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Labour's Housing Announcement w/ Nicola Willis: January 22nd, 2021

 Labour's Housing Announcement w/ Nicola Willis: January 22nd, 2020 Labour's Housing Announcement w/ Nicola Willis: January 22nd, 2020, 17.59 MB
Fri 22 Jan 2021

Yesterday the labour party announced where they would be building 8000 public houses, which was met by critism due to the slow pace at which housing is being built. New Zealand is currently in a housing crisis due to a number of factors, which has resulted in rising prices and empty households. James talks to the Nation party's housing spokesperson, Nicola Willis, about the announcement and Nationals stance.

Biden's Climate Change Initiative w/ Wei-Tai Kwok: January 22nd, 2021

 Biden's Climate Change Initiative w/ Wei-Tai Kwok: January 22nd, 2021 Biden's Climate Change Initiative w/ Wei-Tai Kwok: January 22nd, 2021, 20.66 MB
Fri 22 Jan 2021

Jade talks to San Fransisco based climate activist and solar industry professional Wei-Tai Kwok on Biden's new climate change plan and how it may affect how the world and other countries tackles the climate change issue. 

Labour's Andrew Little: 21st January 2021

 Labour's Andrew Little: 21st January 2021 Labour's Andrew Little: 21st January 2021, 24.17 MB
Thu 21 Jan 2021

Justin spoke with Health Minister Andrew Little on the government's COVID response, vaccine rollout, festival drug testing, and parliament security.

Justin's International Desk: January 21st 2021

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Thu 21 Jan 2021

International Desk reports on US President Joe Biden's inauguration, and recaps the worst and best moments of the Trump presidency.

Rip Currents w/ SLSNZ Adam Wooler: January 21, 2021.mp3

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Thu 21 Jan 2021

Ayana spoke to Chief Operations Operator of Surf Life Saving NZ Adam Wooler on a study released stating that 78% of New Zealand beach goers don't know how to identify a rip. There are around five drownings per year and 700 rescues due to rip currents.

The Wire with Justin: January 21, 2021

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Thu 21 Jan 2021

Justin and Health Minister Andrew Little talked about COVID response, vaccines, security at Parliament, and drug testing at festivals.

Ayana talked to Surf Lifesaving NZ's Adam Wooler about rip currents.

She also spoke to Terry Bellamak of Abortion Law Reform Association of New Zealand on the lack of abortion service in South Auckland.

International Desk reports on the inauguration of US President Joe Biden.

No Abortion Services in South Auckland w/ ALRANZ Terry Bellamak: January 21, 2021.mp3

 No Abortion Services in South Auckland w/ ALRANZ Terry Bellamak: January 21, 2021.mp3 mp3, 14.42 MB
Thu 21 Jan 2021

Ayana chatted to ALRANZ Abortion Rights Aotearoa President Terry Bellamak about the lack of abortion services in South Auckland, barriers to accessing healthcare, and safe spaces. 

Dear Science w/ Allan Blackman: January 20, 2021

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Wed 20 Jan 2021

On Dear Science we’re talking about earth spinning one second faster, the history of foods travelling the world, and the systemic flaws of science.

Act's Brooke van Velden on the Vaccine Rollout and Shelly Bay: January 20, 2021

 Act's Brooke van Velden on the Vaccine Rollout and Shelly Bay: January 20, 2021 Act's Brooke van Velden on the Vaccine Rollout and Shelly Bay: January 20, 2021, 22.94 MB
Wed 20 Jan 2021

This week on our weekly catch up with the Act Party, Felix spoke to Brooke van Velden about gang violence and Shelly Bay, but first they talked about the uncertainty surrounding the vaccine rollout:

 

Otago's Dr. Damien Scarf on Social Media Usage and Sleep: January 20, 2021

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Wed 20 Jan 2021

University of Otago's Dr. Damien Scarf recently published a study that looked into the mental wellbeing impacts of social media and sleep. Surprisingly, he found that social media was a lot less impactful than many assume. Felix spoke to Dr. Scarf about the study, first asking for a bit of an outline of what it was all about.