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This week saw  the release of another major IPCC Climate Report, stating that without immediate action we will reach a one point five degree rise in climate and beyond by 20300.

Several new contributors to climate change were highlighted, including the cumulative impact of big cities and towns on the climate.

Efforts to turn our cities more green have been taking place across Aotearoa for several months, so Liam Hansen spoke to Crystal Olin from Sustainable cities Aotearoa about what’s being done and what needs to come next.

Aotearoa has a housing crisis. However, Auckland alone has 40,000 unoccupied houses.

Dr Anthony Hoete, a professor of architecture at the University of Auckand and director at QuakeCoRE, New Zealand Centre for Earthquake Resilience talked about issues with housing availability, how Māori housing needs can be rethought, and how different materials might solve construction issues.

On this weeks Thursday Wire, Tuva’a talks to Andrew Little in his weekly chat with the Health Minister. They spoke about flu vaccines. 

Emilia looks at the unrest in Sri Lanka and the latest IPCC report which says ‘it’s now or never’ to prevent a climate catastrophe.

And Joe speaks about what works in co-designed Indigenous youth programmes as well as the state of student homes as we approach the colder part of the year.

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New Zealand researchers have reviewed evidence on health and disability initiatives co-designed with Indigenous and other children and youth from other social groups. The research team say there is an urgent need for formal research to assess how co-designed initiatives affect youth, and how they contribute to achieving equity. Joe spoke to Dr Paula Toko King from the University of Otago on the matter.