The Ministry of Health has released a proposal on an action plan to achieve Smokefree by 2025, suggesting policies including licensing certain retailers and gradually lifting the smoking legal age. Action on Smoke and Health's (ASH) Director Deborah Hart spoke to Justin Wong.
Aaaaaaahhhhh another week of Dear Science! Thisweek James and Aneeka discuss the AstraVeneca COVID-19 vaccine & probability, changing the laws of physics and Yuri Gagarin going into orbit 60 years ago.
Huzzah! James and Aneeka are back for another week with another interesting show.
As always, Wednesday starts of with Dear Science, this time with Allan Blackman. James and Aneeka talk with him about statistics, physics and Yuri Gagarin.
Aneeka brings us the third installment of 'What's the Buzz' where she talks to Kali Mercier from the NZ drug foundation about roadside drug testing.
The show finishes off with James' weekly chat with Brooke van Velden, this week they talk about anti-terrorism legislation and grassroot organisations being using for political agendas.
In the third installment of, 'What's the Buzz?' with the New Zealand Drug Foundation, Aneeka speaks to Kali Mercier, The Drug Foundation's manager for policy and advocacy. They discuss the roadside drug tests that the government is planning on implementing shortly as well as an open letter penned to parliament advocating for drug's to be treated as a health issue as opposed to a criminal one.
A report published today by AUT's New Zealand Work Research Institute looks into the effects local policies have on reducing problem gambling. Lyric spoke with Dr. Christopher Erwin, one of the authors of the study, about the Gambling Act 2003, effects of gambling on individuals, and the three main policy responses to problem gambling, among other issues.
Today on the Tuesday Wire, Lyric Waiwiri-Smith speaks with Dr Christopher Erwin about a study he co-published on the effects of local policies on problem gambling.
Jemima Huston looks into National MP Todd Muller’s sunscreen standards bill which has passed its first reading. Jemima talks to President of the NZ Dermatological Society Dr Louise Reiche about the importance of skin protection and how sunscreen prevents skin damage and skin cancer. She also speaks to Jon Duffy, CEO of Consumer NZ, about whether the members bill could effectively control sunscreen standards in NZ.
Finally, Jemima chats to AUT Asssoicate Professor Katherine Ravenswood about her study into the work environment of support and care workers.
Last week the Sunscreen (Product Safety Standard) Bill, introduced by National MP Todd Muller, passed its first reading in Parliament. The bill would require that all sunscreens sold in New Zealand meet the current standards and provide the level of SPF it says on the bottle. News and Editorial Director Jemima Huston speaks to President of the NZ Dermatological Society, Dr Louise Reiche, about the importance of skin protection and how sunscreen works to prevent skin damage and cancer. She also talks to Jon Duffy, CEO of Consumer NZ, about whether the Sunscreen (Product Safety Standard) Bill could effectively control sunscreen standards in New Zealand.
AUT Business School has released a report on their study into the work experiences of those working is support and care services such as nurses, mental health workers and residential aged care workers. News and Editorial Director Jemima Huston spoke Dr Katherine Ravenswood, an AUT Associate Professor and author of the study, about their findings.
Felix speaks to Green Party Co-Leader James Shaw about a non-discrimination bill for diability assistance animals, the Ministry of Justice’s Māori Victimization Report, and then lastly we talked about last friday’s School Strike for Climate march.