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The Price of Keeping Children Warm w/ Dr. Caroline Shorter: March 31, 2022

 The Price of Keeping Children Warm w/ Dr. Caroline Shorter: March 31, 2022 Caroline Shorter: March 31, 2022, 14.28 MB
Thu 31 Mar 2022

The cost of heating a child’s bedroom through the night in a Wellington winter would run through 46 per cent of the government’s Winter Energy Payment, a study by researchers at the University of Otago, Wellington has found. 

Joe spoke to Dr. Caroline Shorter, a senior researcher from the University of Otago, on the matter.

How Captions Improve Literacy w/ Sophie Jones: March 31, 2022

 How Captions Improve Literacy w/ Sophie Jones: March 31, 2022 How Captions Improve Literacy w/ Sophie Jones: March 31, 2022, 17.72 MB
Thu 31 Mar 2022

A new report was released last week about the state of children’s literacy in New Zealand, demonstrating that it’s time to learn the wide-ranging benefits of using subtitles, in terms of improving literacy. New Zealand’s media accessibility organisation Able creates subtitles and captions for New Zealand TV and media, which have shown the benefits on children’s literacy

Joe talked to Sophie Jones from Able on the matter.

 

Beautiful Chemistry Project w/ Associate Professor Erin Griffey: March 30, 2022

 Beautiful Chemistry Project w/ Associate Professor Erin Griffey: March 30, 2022 Beautiful Chemistry Project w/ Associate Professor Erin Griffey: March 30, 2022, 26.32 MB
Wed 30 Mar 2022

Frances talks to Associate professor Erin Griffey from the University of Auckland who is taking popular beauty recipes from Renaissance Europe and working with a team in the science faculty to recreate and analyse them. They call themselves the Beautiful Chemistry Project, and have a great website where you can have a look at some renaissance beauty secrets.

https://www.beautifulchemistryproject.com/

Erin told Frances a bit about how the project began, what it entails and where it’s hoping to go in the future.

Fair Pay Agreements w/ E Tū's Annie Newman: March 30, 2022

 Fair Pay Agreements w/ E Tū's Annie Newman: March 30, 2022 Fair Pay Agreements w/ E Tū's Annie Newman: March 30, 2022, 16.02 MB
Wed 30 Mar 2022

Tuesday saw the introduction of the Fair Pay Agreements (FPAs) Bill to Parliament. The bill will provide a regulatory foundation for setting pay and conditions across whole industries, through negotiations between employers and workers through their unions. On the Wire this week Frances speaks to Annie Newman from the New Zealand trade union E Tū about what the Bill will mean for workers and their in developing legislation.

EuroVision w/ Cameron Mulgan: March 30, 2022

 EuroVision w/ Cameron Mulgan: March 30, 2022 EuroVision w/ Cameron Mulgan: March 30, 2022, 15.07 MB
Wed 30 Mar 2022

On the Wire this Wednesday Cameron joined Frances from Berlin and spoke about the war in Ukraine, US President Biden’s tour in Europe, elections in Hungary and Serbia and developments in the world of digital tech over there.

The Wire w/ Frances Wright: March 30, 2022

 The Wire w/ Frances Wright: March 30, 2022 The Wire w/ Frances Wright: March 30, 2022, 105.18 MB
Wed 30 Mar 2022

This week on the Wednesday Wire, Aneeka kicks off speaking with the ACT Party’s Brooke van Velden on our weekly catch-up. This week they’re talking about the call for a referendum on co-governance

Frances then speaks with Associate Professor Erin Griffey from the University of Auckland about the Beautiful Chemistry Project - taking beauty recipes from Renaissance  Europe in art history and making them in the lab at the university 

Alex then speaks with Pauline Cleaver, the Associate Deputy Secretary from the Ministry of Education about the new history curriculum and then Frances speaks with Annie Newman, the Assistant National Secretary from E Tu about the introduction of the Fair Pay Agreements bill to Parliament yesterday. 

Finally we jump into this week’s EuroVision where Frances speaks with European correspondent Cameron Mulgan. This week talking further about Ukraine, Biden’s tour through Europe, some elections going on and some changes in the world of digital tech over there.

Call for Co-governance Referendum w/ ACT's Brooke van Velden: March 30, 2022

 Call for Co-governance Referendum w/ ACT's Brooke van Velden: March 30, 2022 Call for Co-governance Referendum w/ ACT's Brooke van Velden: March 30, 2022, 17.36 MB
Wed 30 Mar 2022

This week on our weekly catch-up with ACT's Brooke van Velden Aneeka talks to Brooke about the call for a referendum on co-governance.

US Politics w/ Maria Armoudian: March 29, 2022

 US Politics w/ Maria Armoudian: March 29, 2022 US Politics w/ Maria Armoudian: March 29, 2022, 15.74 MB
Wed 30 Mar 2022

With Ukraine-Russia news dominating the headlines, it's possible you've missed the latest news from the United States. Christina caught up with Dr Maria Armoudian, a senior politics lecturer from the University of Auckland, about recent happenings in US politics.

Dear Science w/ Allan Blackman: March 29, 2022

 Dear Science w/ Allan Blackman: March 29, 2022 Dear Science w/ Allan Blackman: March 29, 2022, 32.09 MB
Tue 29 Mar 2022

This week on Dear Science, Christina caught up with AUT Professor Allan Blackman. They talked about how the war in Ukraine has caused a helium shortage, the materials that make up the crust of Mercury, and why we find certain people boring.

Developments In Long Covid Treatment and Research w/ Trishil Dahya

 Developments In Long Covid Treatment and Research w/ Trishil Dahya Developments In Long Covid Treatment and Research w/ Trishil Dahya, 14.12 MB
Tue 29 Mar 2022

Trishil Dahya reports on the prevalence of Long Covid, as well as the research efforts going into understanding the condition, and the various clinical trials and treatment options for the condition.