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Small Business Day w/ Dr Jenine Swail: March 9, 2021

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Fri 9 Apr 2021

Today is Small Business Day and Ayana talked to Dr Jenine Swail about what the day is all about, the challenges facing small businesses, and if creating a day actually addresses these challenges or is more tokenistic. 

Labour's Andrew Little: April 8, 2021

 Labour's Andrew Little: April 8, 2021 Labour's Andrew Little: April 8, 2021, 25.13 MB
Thu 8 Apr 2021

Justin spoke to Health Minister Andrew Little about HPV vaccines, his experience in getting the first Pfizer-Biontech COVID-19 vaccine, and a report from Stuff saying that Ministry of Health officials deliberately delayed and edited out negative statistics from a mental health auditing report.

Neighbourhood Watch: April 8th, 2021

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Thu 8 Apr 2021

Neighbourhood Watch could be live across the ditch soon with quarantine-free travel!

But still over the phone (for now), Justin and Zoe talked about Australia significantly failing to hit their COVID-19 vaccination targets and a legal battle over drilling in South Australia's Lake Torrens.

The Wire with Justin: April 8, 2021

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Thu 8 Apr 2021

On their weekly chat, Justin and Health Minister Andrew Little discussed about his experiences on getting vaccinated, HPV vaccines, and controversies on the Ministry of Health removing negative statistics from a mental health report.

ACT MP Chris Baillie joined the show on the line to talk about his members' bill to remove trading hours and alcohol sales restrictions on Easter.

Justin spoke to Victoria University's Dr Bev Lawton on methods to prevent cervical cancer.

Neighbourhood Watch reports on Australia underperforming on COVID-19 vaccinations and a lawsuit over drilling in South Australia's Lake Torrens. (Also featuring chat on potential trans-Tasman travel!)

Cervical cancer: How to prevent it? w/ Dr Bev Lawton: April 8, 2021

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Thu 8 Apr 2021

Turns out it's not only women that needs to be proactive in conducting smear tests or taking the HPV vaccine to prevent cervical cancer - men also has a role in this.  Victoria University's Dr. Bev Lawton spoke to Justin Wong.

Alcohol sales? On Easter Day?: April 8, 2021

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Thu 8 Apr 2021

ACT Party MP Chris Baillie has put forward a members' bill to scrap Easter restrictions on trading hours and alcohol sales.  He joined Justin live to explain why.

ACT's Brooke van Velden on the Trans-Tasman Bubble and Lightrail: April 7, 2021

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Wed 7 Apr 2021

This weeks chats with James and Brooke focus on the announced Trans-Tasman bubble and lighrail. The two chat about how long the bubble took and ACT's infrastructure policy.

WAI 2750 Report w/ Karanama: April 7, 2021

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Wed 7 Apr 2021

Karanama brings us a report on the Waitangi Tribunals housing policy inquiry, named WAI 2750, and the response on behalf of the crown

Methamphetamines in Aotearoa w/ The New Zealand Drug Foundation: April 7, 2021

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Wed 7 Apr 2021

In the second installment of, 'What's the Buzz?' with the New Zealand Drug Foundation, Aneeka talks to Executive Director, Sarah Helm, about methamphetamines and their place in Aotearoa. 

Dear Science w/ Marcus Jones: April 7, 2021

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Wed 7 Apr 2021

This week Marcus teaches us about looking COVID-19 vaccine side effects, the asteroid that hit the Amazon region and ghost particles underneath the sea.