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Housing Intensification w/ Shane Henderson, Sally Hughes and Bill McKay: April 29th, 2022

 Housing Intensification w/ Shane Henderson, Sally Hughes and Bill McKay: April 29th, 2022 Housing Intensification w/ Shane Henderson, Sally Hughes and Bill McKay: April 29th, 2022, 16.21 MB
Fri 29 Apr 2022

Auckland council has released for consultation their proposal to rezone parts of the central suburbs for medium and high density housing development.

Casper spoke firstly to Auckland councellor Shane Henderson about proposal, what it will mean for Auckland’s housing development and how people can contribute to the feedback process.

Then, to bring in some wider perspective, Casper had a chat with Character Coalition chairperson Sally Hughes about a desire to preserve special character areas and how it might be reconciled with a need for more affordable housing.

Finally, to round out the discussion, Casper talked to Bill McKay from the Architecture department of the University of Auckland about the impact that the council’s proposal might have on the city in terms of livability, housing supply and the future of urban development.

 

 

The Wire w/ Joe: April 28, 2022

 The Wire w/ Joe: April 28, 2022 The Wire w/ Joe: April 28, 2022, 98.06 MB
Thu 28 Apr 2022

This week on The Wire for Thursday!

We have our regular chat with Andrew Little. Tuva’a speaks to him about the new health system reforms.

Joe speaks to Jude Ball from the University of Otago about adolescent drinking trends. He also will be speaking to Breast Cancer Foundation Chief executive Ah-Leen Rayner about New Zealand’s lack of access to cancer drugs.

Emilia speaks to Sanat Singh from Make it 16 about their case to lower the voting age making it to the Supreme Court. She also speaks to Greg Treadwell from AUT about Twitter agreeing to a sale to Elon Musk.

That's us for the Thursday Wire!

Making the Voting Age 16 w/ Make it 16's Sanat Singh: April 28, 2022

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Thu 28 Apr 2022

A campaign to give 16 and 17 year olds the right to vote has been granted leave to appeal in the Supreme Court. 

While the Court of Appeal agreed that barring teenagers from voting was in fact unjustified age discrimination, they stopped short of making a formal declaration.

Emilia Sullivan spoke to Sanat Singh, co-director of Make it 16 about his campaign heading to the Supreme Court.

Elon Musk Buying Twitter w/ Greg Treadwell: April 28, 2022

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Thu 28 Apr 2022

Twitter has agreed to sell its platform to Elon Musk for a mammoth sixty seven billion New Zealand dollars. 

Musk, who is a self-professed ‘free speech absolutist’ has given hints as to what he plans to do with the site regarding content moderation, user verification, and more.

Emilia Sullivan spoke to Greg Treadwell, head of the journalism department at AUT about what this acquisition of twitter by Elon Musk could mean.

Cancer Treatment in New Zealand w/ Ah-Leen Rayner: April 28, 2022

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Thu 28 Apr 2022

Cancer Control Agency Te Aho o Te Kahu released a report today aimed at measuring the gap that patients have been looking to close for years. The report found there were 18 cancer related medicines with significant benefits that New Zealanders did not have access to.

Joe spoke to the Chief Executive of the Breast Cancer Foundation, Ah-Leen Rayner, on the matter.

 

Adolescent Substance Usage w/ Jude Ball: April 28, 2022

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Thu 28 Apr 2022

Earlier this week, researchers from the University of Otago released a report looking at substance usage amongst adolescents. The study found that rates of alcohol, tobacco, and cannabis usage amongst Kiwi teens peaked about 20 years ago and have declined rapidly since, but our adolescents are still binge drinking at higher rates than their peers in similar countries overseas.

Joe spoke to Jude Ball, from the Department of Public Health, who co-authored the study on the matter. 

Alpine Weta w/ Massey University's Steven Trewick: April 27, 2022

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Wed 27 Apr 2022

Alex speaks with Steven Trewick of Massey University about his research into six new Weta species in the alpine region of the south island.

Government Investment in Decarbonising Industry Fund w/ Georgia Piggot: April 27, 2022

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Wed 27 Apr 2022

Yesterday the honourable Megan Woods, Minister of Energy and Resources announced  the third round of the Government Investment in Decarbonising Industry Fund will provide $13 million to 15 businesses to help them move away from fossil fuels. I spoke with Georgia Piggot,  an environmental social scientist from the University of Auckland, starting by asking her if the funding will inspire other businesses to follow suit, even if they aren’t receiving that funding  

The Wire w/ Alex: April 27, 2022

 The Wire w/ Alex: April 27, 2022 The Wire w/ Alex: April 27, 2022, 95.76 MB
Wed 27 Apr 2022

We start off with a conversation with ACT’s Brooke van Velden about the housing crisis and how to boost housing supply. 

Stella then speaks with Angela Maynard from the Tenants Protection Association about the human rights commission’s call for an independent housing authority and rental WOFs

This is followed by Stella chatting with Georgia Pigot, an environmental social scientist from the university of auckland about the third round of funding for the Government Investment in Decarbonising Industry Fund

Alex then speaks with Associate Professor Kevin Simon of the University of Auckland about microplastic pollution in freshwater. 

And then with Steven Trewick of Massey University about his research into six new Weta species in the alpine region of the south island.

Finally, Stella speaks with ben Birks Ang, deputy director of the NZ drug foundation, about recent police wastewater statistics showing increases in methamphetamine. 

Microplastics in Freshwater w/ University of Auckland's Kevin Simon: April 27, 2022

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Wed 27 Apr 2022

Alex speaks with Associate Professor Kevin Simon of the University of Auckland about microplastic pollution in freshwater.