Podcast appearances and mentions of green desk

Have you ever thought about what happens to all the food, which, while perfectly edible, simply doesn't make it to the table? This week, the Green Desk delves into the growing issues of food waste, food insecurity and social isolation, and discusses how they can all be remedied by making better use of the perfectly good food that would otherwise end up in the bin.  Everybody Eats is an organisation founded in 2017 which rescues surplus food items from charities and businesses and converts them into restaurant style food. They have a pay-what-you-can mode, with the aim of making this food accessible to all.  Ahead of Earth Day 2025, Green Desk Producer Liam spoke to Amanda Butland, the Systems and Support Manager at Everybody Eats, about the current food waste crisis and what we could all learn from the Everybody Eats ethos. Thanks to EcoFest!

Donna Kerridge (Ngāti Tahinga, Ngāti Mahuta) is a Kaumatua with more than twenty years of experience sharing matauranga and wisdom on rongoā Māori.  She holds a strong belief in the importance of building connections and learning from our environment as essential to maintaining and restoring our own health. As part of EcoFest 2025, Donna will be facilitating an introductory workshop to Māori medicine, inviting participants to explore health through an Indigenous lens and learn more about the relationship between our taiao and the whenua.  Green Desk Producer Sara spoke with Donna this week to talk more about the workshop, and how rongoā Māori can benefit health outcomes in Aotearoa. Here is that interview. Thanks EcoFest!

For their weekly catchup w/ the Green Party's Ricardo Menendez-March, Oto spoke to him about the Justice Committees recommendations for the treaty principles bill, the $12 billion boost to the New Zealand Defence Force and Donald Trump's Tariffs on New Zealand He spoke to Valerie Morse from Peace Action Wellington for a follow up conversation on the government's boost to the defence budget. And he spoke to Shaun Awatere, Kaihautū Māori Research Impact Leader at Manaaki Whenua - Landcare Research, about the state of the environment report released by the Ministry for the environment. Max spoke to the Director of the Otago Paleo Genetics Lab at the University of Otago, Nic Rawlence, about the supposed “de-extinction” of the Dire Wolf, and the ethics of bringing back extinct species. For this week's Green Desk, Producer Sara spoke to Rongoā Māori expert kuia Donna Kerridge, on her upcoming EcoFest 2025 event into understanding Māori medicine.

BirdCare Aotearoa is a wild, native bird hospital that works to rehabilitate sick and injured birds back into the wild. For their upcoming event: ‘Bird Heros,' a part of EcoFest 2025 on the 6th of April, the workshop will look at the best practices on rescuing wild native birds, and will include a tour of their bird hospital, which is not usually open to the public. For this week's Green Desk, Producer Leilani spoke to the Hospital Manager at BirdCare Aotearoa, Pooja Dorle, about the rehabilitation processes of birds within their hospital ahead of their next workshop. Fellow Green Desk Producer Liam, and News and Editorial Director Joel, went to the previous workshop over the weekend, and spoke to the Chair of the organisation, Kevin Furgeson, and volunteer Marina, and had a tour of their facilities. Thanks EcoFest! BirdCare Aotearoa also has a fundraiser running to shed light on seabirds affected by street lights and brightly lit buildings across the city, affecting their migration patterns and causing birds, such as the protected Petrels, Shearwaters, and Prions, to fall and injure themselves. To support their clinical rehabilitation practices, you can support their campaign on givealittle.

For their weekly catchup w/ the Green Party's Ricardo Menendez-March, Oto spoke to him about Brooke van Velden's changes to the health and safety at work act, The recent controversies over comments made by Greens MPs Tamatha Paul and Benjamin Doyle and The Greens' call to scrap government changes to early childhood care. For this week's Green Desk, Producer Leilani speaks to the Hospital Manager at BirdCare Aotearoa; a rehabilitation hospital for native birds, Pooja Dorle, about how to care for a sick or injured bird. Producer Liam, and News and Editorial Director, Joel, also attended their EcoFest workshop to check out the hospital, prior to their next event on the 6th of April. Thanks to Ecofest 2025! Tuesday Wire Host, Castor, speaks to the Movement Building and Advocacy Director for Amnesty International Aotearoa New Zealand, Lisa Woods, about new research showing many are concerned for social cohesion in the country. For this week's Get Action! Oto spoke to Clinical Psychologist Dr Kumari Valentine about a petition to the government to roll back plans to introduce a new associate Psychology role. And he spoke to Rachel Mackintosh, Assistant National Secretary at E Tū, about a poll they conducted showing opposition to the government's plan to cut living wage requirements for a number of professions.

BirdCare Aotearoa is a wild, native bird hospital that works to rehabilitate sick and injured birds back into the wild. For their upcoming event: ‘Bird Heros,' a part of EcoFest 2025 on the 6th of April, the workshop will look at the best practices on rescuing wild native birds, and will include a tour of their bird hospital, which is not usually open to the public. For this week's Green Desk, Producer Leilani spoke to the Hospital Manager at BirdCare Aotearoa, Pooja Dorle, about the rehabilitation processes of birds within their hospital ahead of their next workshop. Fellow Green Desk Producer Liam, and News and Editorial Director Joel, went to the previous workshop over the weekend, and spoke to the Chair of the organisation, Kevin Furgeson, and volunteer Marina, and had a tour of their facilities. Thanks EcoFest! BirdCare Aotearoa also has a fundraiser running to shed light on seabirds affected by street lights and brightly lit buildings across the city, affecting their migration patterns and causing birds, such as the protected Petrels, Shearwaters, and Prions, to fall and injure themselves. To support their clinical rehabilitation practices, you can support their campaign on givealittle.

For their weekly catchup w/ the Green Party's Ricardo Menendez-March, Oto spoke to him about Brooke van Velden's changes to the health and safety at work act, The recent controversies over comments made by Greens MPs Tamatha Paul and Benjamin Doyle and The Greens' call to scrap government changes to early childhood care. For this week's Green Desk, Producer Leilani speaks to the Hospital Manager at BirdCare Aotearoa; a rehabilitation hospital for native birds, Pooja Dorle, about how to care for a sick or injured bird. Producer Liam, and News and Editorial Director, Joel, also attended their EcoFest workshop to check out the hospital, prior to their next event on the 6th of April. Thanks to Ecofest 2025! Tuesday Wire Host, Castor, speaks to the Movement Building and Advocacy Director for Amnesty International Aotearoa New Zealand, Lisa Woods, about new research showing many are concerned for social cohesion in the country. For this week's Get Action! Oto spoke to Clinical Psychologist Dr Kumari Valentine about a petition to the government to roll back plans to introduce a new associate Psychology role. And he spoke to Rachel Mackintosh, Assistant National Secretary at E Tū, about a poll they conducted showing opposition to the government's plan to cut living wage requirements for a number of professions.

For their weekly catchup with the Green Party, Oto spoke to Ricardo Menendez-March about the government's new replacement to the Resource Management Act, The Green's call for the compassionate release of Dean Wickliffe, and renewed calls for executive MP support of Chloe Swarbrick's members' bill to Sanction Israel  For this week's Green Desk, producer Liam speaks to Brent Bielby, manager of EcoMatters' Bike Hubs, a community project aimed at encouraging more people to take up cycling. Oto spoke to Rich Greissman - Deputy Chair of the Child Poverty Action Group about their call to senior Government Ministers and finance Minister Nicola Willis to restore funding to Ka ora Ka Ako, the healthy school lunches programme. And, for this week's Get Action! Oto spoke to founding chair of Te Taiao o Kāwhia Moana - John Forbes about his group's petition to remove vehicle access from vulnerable areas of the Kāwhia harbour.

Ever wondered what it would be like to bike in an Art Gallery? Well now you can, for the city is your gallery. In collaboration with EcoFest 2025 and various New Zealand artists, Bike Hubs have set up a Street Art Bike Challenge. Now, anyone can ride around the city, discover amazing works of art and win great prizes.  This week, Green Desk Producer Liam speaks to Brent Bielby, manager of EcoMatters' Bike Hubs, a community project aimed at encouraging more people to take up cycling. He explains the goal behind the challenge, as well as how cycling can contribute to a healthy lifestyle and provide a source of freedom and fun.   You can take part in this challenge yourself. All you need to do is take out your bike, pedal over to the artworks, and upload a photo of you and your bike. The challenge will run until the 22nd of April, and you can find a map of all the locations and trails on the EcoMatters website.

Ever wondered what it would be like to bike in an Art Gallery? Well now you can, for the city is your gallery. In collaboration with EcoFest 2025 and various New Zealand artists, Bike Hubs have set up a Street Art Bike Challenge. Now, anyone can ride around the city, discover amazing works of art and win great prizes.  This week, Green Desk Producer Liam speaks to Brent Bielby, manager of EcoMatters' Bike Hubs, a community project aimed at encouraging more people to take up cycling. He explains the goal behind the challenge, as well as how cycling can contribute to a healthy lifestyle and provide a source of freedom and fun.   You can take part in this challenge yourself. All you need to do is take out your bike, pedal over to the artworks, and upload a photo of you and your bike. The challenge will run until the 22nd of April, and you can find a map of all the locations and trails on the EcoMatters website.

For their weekly catchup with the Green Party, Oto spoke to Ricardo Menendez-March about the government's new replacement to the Resource Management Act, The Green's call for the compassionate release of Dean Wickliffe, and renewed calls for executive MP support of Chloe Swarbrick's members' bill to Sanction Israel  For this week's Green Desk, producer Liam speaks to Brent Bielby, manager of EcoMatters' Bike Hubs, a community project aimed at encouraging more people to take up cycling. Oto spoke to Rich Greissman - Deputy Chair of the Child Poverty Action Group about their call to senior Government Ministers and finance Minister Nicola Willis to restore funding to Ka ora Ka Ako, the healthy school lunches programme. And, for this week's Get Action! Oto spoke to founding chair of Te Taiao o Kāwhia Moana - John Forbes about his group's petition to remove vehicle access from vulnerable areas of the Kāwhia harbour.

Ellen, who operates under the pseudonym ‘Chronically Ellen', is a digital creator, photographer and visual storyteller who utilises her skills to uplift sustainable brands through her own online business. As part of EcoFest 2025, she is facilitating two workshops centred around developing skills around sustainable practices and building connections with others. The first involves upcycling old magazines, ‘waste' and second hand materials to create artworks, and the second is a beginner-friendly gardening workshop which teaches participants how to grow food in containers. Drawing on her experiences as a disabled wāhine and eco-friendly creative, Ellen speaks with Producer Sara about the importance of environmentalism and community, her workshops at EcoFest and how listeners can take small steps to make a big difference in the face of the climate crisis. Thanks EcoFest!

For their weekly catch up with the Green Party, Oto spoke to Ricardo Menendez March about Health Minister Simeon Brown's major overhaul to New Zealand's public healthcare system, Prime Minister Christopher Luxon's favorability falling below Labour Leader Chris Hipkins in the latest Taxpayers' union Curia poll and The Greens petition calling on the Government to extend visa-free travel to visitors from Pacific Island nations. He spoke to Dr Sarah Kapeli, A lecturer in the school of psychology at the University of Auckland, about a study she and a team of researchers did on the wellbeing of students from minority communities at the University of Auckland. And he speak to Dr Kerryn Galokale, a PHD Graduate in Pacific Studies at the University of Auckland, about the prevalence of Sorcery Related Violence in the Solomon Islands. Today, Sasha spoke with Chris Ogden, Associate Professor in Global Studies at the University of Auckland about the United States potential decision of leaving the United Nations and the implications this may have for global order. And, to kick off Green Desk for 2025, Producer Leilani speaks to Paul Geraets, New Zealand's most prolific rammed earth designer and builder, about the benefits and history of these sustainable houses, as well as his related upcoming event for EcoFest 2025 - a month-long celebration of our unique environment and sustainable living across Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland!

You've heard of houses made of straw, sticks, and bricks, but what about earth, chalk, and lime? The piggies have announced – rammed-earth houses are in! To kick off Green Desk for 2025, Producer Leilani speaks to Paul Geraets, New Zealand's most prolific rammed earth designer and builder, about the benefits and history of these sustainable houses. You can catch Geraets' upcoming event, 'Hands on With Rammed Earth Building' as a part of EcoFest 2025; a month-long celebration of our unique environment and sustainable living across Tāmaki Makaurau from the 22nd of March to the 22nd of April. Thanks EcoFest!

This week on the Tuesday Wire For Dear Science this week, our expert Doctor Cushla McGoverin chatted to us about Monarch Butterfly Migration, Worms and Snails, and the Tasmanian Tiger genome.  In our weekly catchup with the National Party, Wire host Castor spoke to MP Katie Nimon about polling numbers and catering spending.  On the Green Desk, Jack Marshall heads to The Shed to talk to some tinkers.  And Producer Joel spoke to the President of the New Zealand Council of Trade Unions, Richard Wagstaff, about a nationwide hui occurring tomorrow over worker's concerns regarding legislation the government has implemented since forming a government last year.

Repairing is something of a lost art form. Appliances are built to be replaced rather than repaired. In the age of outlets like Temu and fash fashion houses - Who repairs things anymore? On today's Green Desk, we're heading to The Shed — a workshop hiding in Sandringham's GribbleHurst Park where woodworkers and tinkers spend hours fixing broken things and building new ones from scratch.

This week on the Tuesday Wire For Dear Science this week, our expert Doctor Cushla McGoverin chatted to us about Monarch Butterfly Migration, Worms and Snails, and the Tasmanian Tiger genome.  In our weekly catchup with the National Party, Wire host Castor spoke to MP Katie Nimon about polling numbers and catering spending.  On the Green Desk, Jack Marshall heads to The Shed to talk to some tinkers.  And Producer Joel spoke to the President of the New Zealand Council of Trade Unions, Richard Wagstaff, about a nationwide hui occurring tomorrow over worker's concerns regarding legislation the government has implemented since forming a government last year.

On this week's Green Desk we have part two of a special on The State of Wellington, recorded down in the capital inside Parliament's cafe. If you've read the news in the past month, the capital is being buffeted by gnarly headwinds. Not off the Cook Straight but rather from pesky employees working from home. But are sunny days ahead for Wellington?

This week on The Green Desk we have part one of a special on The State of Wellington, recorded inside Parliament's cafe with the Spinoff Wellington Editor Joel MacManus. He talks about infrastructure, cycleways and tunnels. If you've read the news in the past month, the capital is being buffeted by gnarly headwinds. Not off the Cook Straight but rather from pesky employees working from home. Journalists talking to retail operators and cafe owners have painted a bleak picture of the city. But are sunny days ahead for Wellington?

We all need to eat, but climate change is changing the world in which food grows. So what will a warmer climate mean for agriculture? This week on the Green Desk reporter Jack Marshall speaks with Principal Scientist Linda Lilburne, from Manaaki Whenua - Land Care Research. Lilburne's been involved in research exploring what a changing climate will mean for New Zealand food producers. It seems our farmers will have to rethink what they choose to grow.

This week on the Tuesday Wire... For Dear Science this week, our expert Professor Allan Blackman chatted with us about potentially debunked neuroscience findings, the Franklin expedition, and cancer medication thalidomide. Our weekly catchup with the National party was off this week, as our regular MP Katie Nimon was away.  Wire host Castor spoke to the Mayor of Dunedin, Jules Radich, about the state of health in Dunedin and how the hospital cuts have been received.  They also spoke to PhD candidate and researcher at The University of Otago, Michael Swanson, about the hospital cuts and placing them in the wider politics of the current government.  And on the Green Desk this week, reporter Jack Marshall spoke to Principal Scientist from Manaaki Whenua, Linda Lilburne, about changing crops due to climate change. 

This week on the Green Desk we spoke with lecturer of sustainable architecture, Priscila Besen from Auckland University of Technology. New Zealand is facing an energy crisis, and quick solutions are needed. Large manufacturing businesses are shutting doors around the country, with an Auckland Mill in Penrose announcing its permanent closure last week, which adds up to hundreds of job losses because of the price of power. Here's reporter Jack Marshall:

This week on the Tuesday Wire... For Dear Science our expert Doctor Cushla McGoverin chatted to us about pandas eating better in the past than they do now, using light to spot COVID, and separating liquids using other liquids. In our weekly catchup with the National Party, Wire host Castor spoke to MP Katie Nimon about hospitality spending and the potential for a four-year parliamentary term.  They also spoke to general manager of the Restaurant Association, Nicola Waldren, about hospitality spending in Aotearoa and what more the government could do.  And on the Green Desk, Jack Marshall spoke to lecturer of sustainable architecture at AUT, Priscilla Besen, about solutions to Aotearoa's energy crisis.

This week on the Green Desk, Jack Marshall spoke with freshwater scientist Ian Kusabs about a breakthrough in monitoring kōura, New Zealand's freshwater crayfish.   Kusabs, of Ngāti Tūwharetoa, is a busy man, working with The University of Waikato, iwi groups, and NIWA as a freshwater scientist.  This week Kusabs told the Green Desk about whakaweku, which are bundles of bracken fern, that have proved exceptional at monitoring kōura compared with other methods. 

This week on The Green Desk things get shitty — New Zealand has a poo problem: An estimated 100 million tonnes of cow and sheep manure fall onto New Zealand pastures each year, causing an environmental and economic stink.  Reporter Jack Marshall went to see a man about a dung beetle. Dung Beetle Innovations's Dr. Shaun Forgie is a specialist in dung beetle reproduction, ecology and evolution. And if he has his way, every farm in New Zealand will have these bugs following around their animals.

This week on the Tuesday Wire... For Dear Science this week, we chatted with our expert Professor Allan Blackman about genetic fingerprinting, mobile phones not being linked to brain cancer, and how eating habits can make you live longer.  In our weekly catchup with the National Party, Wire host Castor spoke to MP Katie Nimon about the government's newly announced transport plan and last week's grocery commission.  They also spoke to Professor of Māori Studies Margaret Mutu of Ngāti Kahu, Te Rarawa, and Ngāti Whātua, about Cabinet's reviewing the first draft of ACT's Treaty Principles Bill.  On the Green Desk, Jack Marshall talked to Dung Beetle Innovations' Dr Shaun Forgie about dung beetles and New Zealand's issues with manure. And producer Josef spoke to Professor of Health Economics, Paula Lorgelly, about the economic impacts of Long COVID.

After some time away from 95bFM, reporter Jack Marshall made his triumphant return to the bFM newsroom where he's taking up his role as host of The Green Desk.  This week on the Green Desk, Jack goes spotlighting with Mountains to Sea Conservation Trust at an Auckland golf course to find nature thriving in its waterways.

This week on the Tuesday Wire...  For Dear Science this week, we chatted with our expert Doctor Cushla McGoverin about bats with glowing toes, glue sealing wounds inside the body, and new technology to make green and yellow lasers.  In our weekly catchup with the National Party, Wire Host Castor spoke to MP Katie Nimon about the death of Kiingi Tuheitia, Candace Owens potentially visiting Aotearoa, and the government's second draft emissions reduction plan.  They also spoke to Doctor Timothy Welch about the government's recently announced transport funding allocation.  With the return of the Green Desk, Jack Marshall talked to Sophie Journee from the Mountains to Sea Conservation Trust about the waterways in an Auckland golf course.  And News and Editorial Director, Joel Armstrong, spoke to Staff Researcher at Child Poverty Action Group, Harry Yu Shi, about a recent report showing Aotearoa has poor child poverty statistics compared to European countries.

After some time away from 95bFM, reporter Jack Marshall made his triumphant return to the bFM newsroom where he's taking up his role as host of The Green Desk.  This week on the Green Desk, Jack goes spotlighting with Mountains to Sea Conservation Trust at an Auckland golf course to find nature thriving in its waterways.

Welcome to The Green Desk, the podcast that explores innovative approaches to tackle the pressing issue of climate change. In today's episode, we explore a new technique that offers a fresh perspective on combating the climate crisis. Professor Racheal James, an expert in Geochemistry from the University of Southampton in England talks about enhanced rock weathering as a form of carbon capture.

This week on The Green Desk reporter Jack Marshall speaks with researcher Ella McCallum about her research into the toutouwai, the north island robbin.

This week on The Green Desk we speak look at Rua Bioscience, an East Coast company led by CEO Paul Naske, as they embark on a mission to supply Germany with medical cannabis. When more rules are coming in to potentially phase out some pine trees on the East Coast, could a different kind of "tree" hold the answer to sustainable employment? Listen in with Paul Naske, and gain insights into their mission and genetic-centric approach. 

On the Green Desk, Jack Marshall speaks to Remy Lasseur from AgResearch about VR technology that could help farmers determine where and what trees they should plant.

On the Green Desk Jack Marshall speaks to Amanda Thomas, lecturer in environmental studies at the University of Wellington about stopping oil and gas exploration in Aotearoa. 

  A world-first holistic framework for assessing the mental and psychological wellbeing of wild animals has been developed by Dr Andrea Harvey, a veterinarian and animal welfare scientist from the University of Technology Sydney. The Green Desk's Jack Marshall spoke with Dr Harvey about how this study could potentially revolutionise conservation efforts.

Researchers investigating data from commercial fishing vessels have found that bottom trawling activity increases sharply near newly established marine protected areas. The Green Desk's Jack Marshall spoke with Tai Lohrer about his research into the protected areas to find out why.

On the Green Desk for this week, Jack Marshall speaks to the Department of Conservation's Chief Science Advisor Mike Bunce about the role that new and developing technologies have in solving Aotearoa's biodiversity threats.

On the Green Desk, Jack Marshall speaks to Sarah Bealing, a Restore Passenger Rail supporter from Wellington, about why causing traffic chaos and delays in the Wellington CBD is good for their cause.

Ninety percent of New Zealand's original wetlands have been destroyed by agricultural and urban development and are still disappearing. This week on the Green Desk Jack Marshall spoke with Julie Deslippe, Senior Lecturer in Plant Ecology at Victoria University, looking at the positive effects of restoration in the lower north island.

For their final interview this year, News and Editorial Director Jessica Hopkins spoke to ACT's Brooke Van velden about the Government's expansion to the immigration fast track list. They also discussed Ukrainian President Volodymr Zelenksy addressing Aotearoa's parliament and what we can expect from the ACT Party next year.  Then she spoke to Epidemiologist Professor Michael Baker about how people can minimise the risk of catching and spreading Covid-19 this summer.  And for our Best of the Wire special, we recapped the year that was in news and current affairs. This year, Emilia Sullivan spoke to Geoff McLay from Victoria University Law School about the Supreme Court hearing arguments in a case against Aotearoa's seven largest polluting companies. On Eurovision, our Europe Correspondent, Cameron Adams, spoke to Emillia about Russia's mobilisation and so-called annexation referendums in Ukraine. And on The Green Desk, Frances spoke to Gabrielle Feather, a PhD student at the University of Tasmania about the changing climate and its connection to mental health.  

Welcome to the Thursday Wire! Milly joins the show as a producer, chatting to Ellen Rykers from Forest and Bird about the Bird of the Year results. Frances speaks to Ben Green for The Green Desk about flooding in Gisborne. Tuva'a has his weekly catch-up with Andrew Little and Stella speaks to Penny Hulse about the Future of Local Government Report. Stella also talks to the Cuban ambassador to New Zealand, Mr Edgardo Valdés López and Annalucia from Auckland Cuba Friendship Society about sanctions against Cuba by the US and the 60th anniversary of the Cuban Missile Crisis. 

Frances speaks to Tairāwhiti Emergency Manager Ben Green about a new flooding report.

Frances speaks to Tairāwhiti Emergency Manager Ben Green about a new flooding report.

Today on Green Desk, Joel Armstrong spoke to Professor Craig Stevens from NIWA and the University of Auckland about the state of Aotearoa's marine environment.  

Today on The Green Desk, Joel Armstrong speaks to University of Canterbury Master of Urban Resilience and Renewal student Emily Ward about barriers preventing people from cycling, walking, or taking public transport like the bus or the train.

Welcome to The Thursday Wire! This week on the show, today is World Sight day! Stella speaks to Dan Buckingham, CEO and Tamara Gussy, audio describer, from Able, a media accessibility trust about what they're doing to celebrate. Tuva'a has his weekly catch up with Andrew Little. The Green Desk is covered by Joel, who interviews Emily Ward, a masters student from the University of Canterbury about making public transport more accessible. Stella speaks to Rob Major, a project lead on work that sets out a roadmap for ensuring Aotearoa's seaweed industry is ready to boom.Stella has a chat to Shanan Halbert, MP for the Northcote electorate about resources in the community in response to crime.  

Today on The Green Desk, Joel Armstrong speaks to University of Canterbury Master of Urban Resilience and Renewal student Emily Ward about barriers preventing people from cycling, walking, or taking public transport like the bus or the train.

Today on The Green Desk, Joel Armstrong speaks to University of Canterbury Master of Urban Resilience and Renewal student Emily Ward about barriers preventing people from cycling, walking, or taking public transport like the bus or the train.

Welcome to The Thursday Wire! This week on the show, today is World Sight day! Stella speaks to Dan Buckingham, CEO and Tamara Gussy, audio describer, from Able, a media accessibility trust about what they're doing to celebrate. Tuva'a has his weekly catch up with Andrew Little. The Green Desk is covered by Joel, who interviews Emily Ward, a masters student from the University of Canterbury about making public transport more accessible. Stella speaks to Rob Major, a project lead on work that sets out a roadmap for ensuring Aotearoa's seaweed industry is ready to boom.Stella has a chat to Shanan Halbert, MP for the Northcote electorate about resources in the community in response to crime.  

Today, Stella hosts The Green Desk, as Frances is away. She speaks to one of the authors of a global study about the role that termites may play in climate change. Cate Maccinis-Ng is an associate professor in the school of biological sciences at the university of auckland, and has a particular research interest in plant responses to climatic conditions and the impacts of climate change on biodiversity more broadly.  

Today, Stella hosts The Green Desk, as Frances is away. She speaks to one of the authors of a global study about the role that termites may play in climate change. Cate Macinnis-Ng is an associate professor in the school of biological sciences at the university of auckland, and has a particular research interest in plant responses to climatic conditions and the impacts of climate change on biodiversity more broadly.  

Today, Stella hosts The Green Desk, as Frances is away. She speaks to one of the authors of a global study about the role that termites may play in climate change. Cate Macinnis-Ng is an associate professor in the school of biological sciences at the university of auckland, and has a particular research interest in plant responses to climatic conditions and the impacts of climate change on biodiversity more broadly.  

Today, Stella hosts The Green Desk, as Frances is away. She speaks to one of the authors of a global study about the role that termites may play in climate change. Cate Maccinis-Ng is an associate professor in the school of biological sciences at the university of auckland, and has a particular research interest in plant responses to climatic conditions and the impacts of climate change on biodiversity more broadly.  

This week on The Green Desk, Frances speaks to CEO Heather Saunderson from Keep New Zealand Beautiful about Clean Up Week!

This week on The Green Desk, Frances catches up with Jess from Reparation Studio to talk about her mahi and vision for the future of fashion in Aotearoa. 

Frances brings us The Green Desk, today speaking to PhD candidate from the University of Otago Nick Foster, about his research on pest eradication.

Frances brings us The Green Desk, today speaking to PhD candidate from the University of Otago Nick Foster, about his research on pest eradication.

Frances brings us The Green Desk, today speaking to PhD candidate from the University of Otago Nick Foster, about his research on pest eradication.

Frances speaks with Shane Cunis from Watercare about their Central Interceptor project- which just might be the biggest wastewater infrastructure project in Aotearoa.  

This week on The Green Desk, Frances talks to Ellie Hooper about Greenpeace's call to back the strongest possible Global Ocean Treaty.

Welcome to the Thursday Wire! Today, Tuva'a has his regular catch-up with Labour's Andrew Little, this week talking about security concerns with Tik Tok and a new cystic fibrosis medication. Green Desk is back as always, Frances updates us on the week's environmental news. Stella speaks to Associate Professor on veterinary epidemiology Carolyn Gates from Massey University about transmission mechanisms of foot and mouth disease. She also speaks to MPI's chief veterinary officer Dr Mary Van Alden about what New Zealand's plan is if the disease were to enter the country. Stella speaks to the Green party's spokesperson for education, Teanau Tuiono about the party's calls for pay parity for early childhood teachers. We finish the show with Stella chatting to a Research Assistant from the Manalagi Project, Allyssa Verner-Pula, about their work documenting the experiences of the LGBTQ+ Pasifika community in healthcare settings. AUSA provides a written comment about the current voting in student elections.

This week on The Green Desk, Frances talks to Ellie Hooper about Greenpeace's call to back the strongest possible Global Ocean Treaty.

This week Frances talks to Predator Free Rakiura's Project Director, Campbell Leckie, about the project's recent funding and the predator eradication plan down there.  

This week Frances talks to Predator Free Rakiura's Project Director, Campbell Leckie about the project's recent funding and the predator eradication plan down there.  

This week Frances covers the changing climate and mental health, speaking with Gabrielle Feather, a climate anxiety PhD student at the University of Tasmania.   

This week Frances speaks to Jamie Hoare of Nocar Cargo in Wellington about their cargo delivery service on bikes.

This week Frances speaks to Jamie Hoare of Nocar Cargo in Wellington about their cargo delivery service on bikes.

The Green Desk is back! This week Frances spoke with Megan Williams, a sustainability advocate from the TIA, about the Sustainability Tourism Commitment.

Winter is upon us, which means that tree planting season is too. Apart from being quite huggable, trees are one of our best bets at mitigating climate change and our native wildlife depends on them for shelter and food. This week on the Green Desk Frances Wright caught up with Robyn Haugh, the CEO of Trees That Count, a native tree planting initiative that works through a gifting and planting system. They spoke about how Trees That Count came to be, and what it's doing for our planet and Aotearoa's biodiversity. Whakarongo mai!  

This week on the Green Desk, Frances Wright speaks with Sarah McFadden, the General Manager at Kelmarna Gardens. They speak about the growth of the Kelmarna farm space over the years, local food systems, and how keeping it local keeps waste as low as possible. Whakarongo mai!

This week on The Wire for Rāpare Thursday! Tuva'a speaks about Labour Party's Andrew Little and whether or not the health system is in crisis or not.  The Green Desk is back! Frances brings us the latest on Green related issues. This week she speaks to Professor Dan Tompkins, the Science Director for Predator Free 2050.  Joe speaks to Nic Rawlence from the Palaeongenetics Lab at the University of Otago about how the New Zealand Grayling went extinct and the Mysterious Adzebill. He'll also be speaking to Amy Chan from the University of Auckland about digital tech helping with asthma medication​. Finally, he speaks talks to Dr Lis Ellison-Loschmann from the health research council about addressing key Maori health policies. That's us for The Wire for Rāpare Thursday!

The Green Desk is back! Join Frances at her metaphoric green desk as she brings you all the latest green news. This week she looks at funding from the Government's Jobs for Nature Mahi mō te Taiao programme. Predator Free 2050 Limited has announced $4.8 million in funding for seven companies developing predator eradication tools and ‘best practice' for their use, while creating and supporting jobs. The funding is being invested through the ‘Products to Projects' initiative, launched in 2019 to accelerate development and commercialisation of new tools that will help groups working to achieve mainland eradication of possums, rats and mustelids at landscape scale without the use of fences. Now, three years on, a number of new tools are already available to buy and are successfully in use, with many more only months away. Frances speaks to the Science Director for Predator Free 2050, Professor Dan Tompkins, about why it's crucial to be continually innovating New Zealand's 2050 national eradication goals.   

Kelsey Walker, Founder of From the Green Desk joins the Two Nobodys to talk about her own journey of losing her daughter Hope in 2017, the lack of support for women who have suffered similar losses, and attention that reproductive rights is receiving on both sides of the political spectrum.   Website: fromthegreendesk.com Instagram: @from_the_green_desk FB: From The Green Desk & Kelsey Walker Pinterest: From The Green Desk -- Kelsey Walker started out her life in Kansas City before moving to Chicago with her family. The city formed her passion for reproductive rights and nonprofit missions. She has since worked for nonprofits for the last 11 years, making her start doing search and rescue in New Mexico and climbing her way to becoming a Founder and CEO.  Kelsey is married to her husband, Christopher, who rescued her literally and figuratively. They have two living children, Cayden and Ember, and their baby in the clouds, Hope. They lost Hope in 2017, and after several years of healing, and seeing the injustice surging in Texas, Kansas, and Mississippi, Kelsey finally wrote her memoir. Face Everything And Rise is a memoir on abortion, child loss, PTSD, and finding the strength to rise and become a women's rights advocate. From the book, she formed From The Green Desk, an up-and-coming nonprofit that focuses on coaching, group therapy, and narrative meditation for people who have had abortions, lost pregnancies, or children.

On today's episode of American gypC Podcast we're talking to Kelsey Walker about Women's Reproductive rights, Overcoming PTSD, Abortion and her Non-profit From the Green Desk. Kelsey Walker started out her life in Kansas City before moving to Chicago with her family. The city formed her passion for women's rights and nonprofit missions. She has since worked for nonprofits for the last 11 years, making her start doing search and rescue in New Mexico and climbing her way to become the Founder and CEO of From The Green Desk. The mission of From The Green Desk is to comfort and validate women who are suffering as a result of abortion, child, infant or pregnancy loss. Through peer-to-peer services including coaching, group therapy, a blog, and a podcast, we will eliminate the ‘silent scream' stigma associated with these losses. From The Green Desk was founded after Kelsey's own experience with abortion. At 17 weeks they found out their daughter, Hope, had a genetic condition that caused every single bone in her tiny body to break into 90 degree angles and was threatening Kelsey's life, so they took the impossible option: abortion. From this experience she wrote Face Everything And Rise, a memoir. Guest Link: https://www.fromthegreendesk.com https://www.instagram.com/from_the_green_desk American gypC Podcast Website: http://americangypc.com Donate: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/klaccikcarpenta IG: https://www.instagram.com/americangypcpodcast Music: https://open.spotify.com/artist/0m40c7gVhMJQVqrRmtRi3E --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/american-gypc/support

As we celebrate Women's History Month in March, we're presenting the fourth in a series of guests to mark that occasion -- women who may be unheralded and not all that famous, but who are making significant contributions to society.Today's guest is Kelsey Walker and our topic is abortion. Since she was a teenager, Kelsey's been a warrior for reproductive rights and then had her own experience with abortion. She and her husband learned that their unborn child, whom they named Hope, had the fatal version of osteogenesis imperfecta, or "brittle bone disease." In other words, virtually every bone in Kelsey's baby was broken -- inside her womb.There was no choice but to have an abortion, and onerous state laws not only made this difficult, but resulted in psychological trauma that affects Kelsey to this day.From the trauma of that experience, she wrote a memoir, “Face Everything and Rise,” and now she's founded a nonprofit, “From the Green Desk” to coach and provide group therapy for women who've had abortions, lost pregnancies, or children.By doing this, she says she hopes to eliminate the painful “silent scream” that results from these losses. And along the way, she actively protests against the raft of onerous anti-abortion laws that are being enacted.Kelsey's story is one of courage, and yes, "Hope." Take a listen.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-lean-to-the-left-podcast--4719048/support.

As we celebrate Women's History Month in March, we're presenting the fourth in a series of guests to mark that occasion -- women who may be unheralded and not all that famous, but who are making significant contributions to society.Today's guest is Kelsey Walker and our topic is abortion. Since she was a teenager, Kelsey's been a warrior for reproductive rights and then had her own experience with abortion. She and her husband learned that their unborn child, whom they named Hope, had the fatal version of osteogenesis imperfecta, or "brittle bone disease." In other words, virtually every bone in Kelsey's baby was broken -- inside her womb.There was no choice but to have an abortion, and onerous state laws not only made this difficult, but resulted in psychological trauma that affects Kelsey to this day.From the trauma of that experience, she wrote a memoir, “Face Everything and Rise,” and now she's founded a nonprofit, “From the Green Desk” to coach and provide group therapy for women who've had abortions, lost pregnancies, or children.By doing this, she says she hopes to eliminate the painful “silent scream” that results from these losses. And along the way, she actively protests against the raft of onerous anti-abortion laws that are being enacted.Kelsey's story is one of courage, and yes, "Hope." Take a listen.

Le podcast "Il était une fois l'entrepreneur" est l'ex podcast "l'apprenti", le podcast des histoires d'entrepreneurs. Adam Neumann fait de WeWork la 1ère société de Coworking dans le monde pour une valorisation de 47 milliards de dollars. Mais WeWork est avant tout construite sur la personnalité hors du commun d'Adam. Né en Israël en 1979, Adam Neumann passe ses années adolescentes dans un Kibboutz. Il en garde l'esprit de communauté… mais l'adolescent voit grand et son séjour aux Etats-Unis lui ouvre l'appétit. Il atterrit à New York avec sa soeur, Adi Neumann, mannequin international, en 2001. Il lâche alors ses études à l'Université pour lancer sa 1ère entreprise, Krawlers, qui fait des accessoires pour bébé. Mais le fêtard Adam n'arrive pas à faire décoller le projet. Il rencontre alors un architecte timide, Miguel McKelvey et sur son idée, il crée un 1er projet de Coworking, Green Desk. Le projet cartonne et ils vendent ce 1er projet à un promoteur immobilier. Puis 1 an plus tard, ils lancent WeWork. Adam rencontre alors Rebekah Paltrow, une fille de l'élite juive new yorkaise. C'est le coup de foudre mais surtout un réseau incroyable qui s'ouvre à Adam. Il trouve alors avec Miguel un 1er investisseur qui leur donne 15 millions de dollars pour une valorisation de 45 millions de dollars.. sans qu'ils n'aient rien. Mais Adam Neumann est un vendeur charismatique… il est aussi dyslexique et ne sait pas utiliser un ordinateur. Mais ce n'est pas grave, son aura est telle qu'il a un talent pour convaincre. Il enchaîne alors les levées de fonds et les ouvertures d'espaces… WeWork a rencontré son marché et les espaces se vendent comme des petits pains. Mais il refuse de s'appeler une société d'immobilier, WeWork, c'est plus que ça. C'est une communauté. Sur cette base, il réussit à atteindre une valorisation de plusieurs dizaines de milliards de dollars fin 2015 ! Adam Neumann mène la grande vie, entre soirées alcoolisées, jet privé, voyages et hôtels de luxe, il n'a plus aucune limite. Il commence même à acheter des bâtiments en propre qu'il loue après à WeWork. On est en plein conflit d'intérêt ! Bref, tout va bien pour Adam et WeWork. Mais cela ne durera pas. Inspire Média, le média des histoires d'entreprises et d'entrepreneurs Notes The Cult of We: Wework, Adam Neumann, and the Great Startup Delusion. Eliot Brown, Maureen Farrell https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adam_Neumann How Did WeWork's Adam Neumann Build a $47 Billion Company?

Check it out on Spotify: https://spoti.fi/33Z4VsE Check it out on Apple: https://apple.co/3AHc2DT Kelsey Walker started out her life in Kansas City before moving to Chicago with her family. The city formed her passion for women's rights and nonprofit missions. She has since worked for nonprofits for the last 11 years, making her start doing search and rescue in New Mexico and climbing her way into her current position of Chief Development Officer. Dreams: Wants to really get her book out there to tell the truth about what happens during a termination and what the aftermath is like. From the Green Desk will provide coaching to women for free who have suffered from abortion, pregnancy loss, or PTSD How you can Help: Connect Kelsey to board members for From the Green Desk. The ideal board member has a connection to the mission in some fashion. Help raise 75000 Dollars for From the Green Desk Donate at Fromthegreendesk.com Wefunder.com/FromtheGreenDesk Buy Copies of the book whenever it comes available on Amazon Become a board member and be part of the solution for the problems. Subscribe to the newsletter on the website. Contact them at: Find in Email They Sent

Check it out on Spotify: https://spoti.fi/33Z4VsE Check it out on Apple: https://apple.co/3AHc2DT Kelsey Walker started out her life in Kansas City before moving to Chicago with her family. The city formed her passion for women's rights and nonprofit missions. She has since worked for nonprofits for the last 11 years, making her start doing search and rescue in New Mexico and climbing her way into her current position of Chief Development Officer. Dreams: Wants to really get her book out there to tell the truth about what happens during a termination and what the aftermath is like. From the Green Desk will provide coaching to women for free who have suffered from abortion, pregnancy loss, or PTSD How you can Help: Connect Kelsey to board members for From the Green Desk. The ideal board member has a connection to the mission in some fashion. Help raise 75000 Dollars for From the Green Desk Donate at Fromthegreendesk.com Wefunder.com/FromtheGreenDesk Buy Copies of the book whenever it comes available on Amazon Become a board member and be part of the solution for the problems. Subscribe to the newsletter on the website. Contact them at: Find in Email They Sent

Hello World! Anita Yung is a Canadian Sound Designer based in Toronto and Vancouver. With a passion for animation, Anita is originally a voice actor by trade. After working on the anime series, Black Jack (2017 reboot), and NHK's WakuWaku Be Ponkickies, Anita would officially transition to audio post-production. Anita now works on post-audio and sound design for film/TV productions, animation and video games. Drawing from her time as talent and production crew, Anita uses her past experiences as the grounding base of all her audio storytelling works. She can be found at http://www.anitayung.ca/ (www.anitayung.ca) IG @ anitayung.productions http://linkedin.com/in/anitayung/ (linkedin.com/in/anitayung/) twitter @anitayung The episode starts with a shameless plug for Tangela's merch store. She chose a wonderful company in the UK named Teemill.com ; You can find links to it at http://beatsinabottle.com/ (beatsinabottle.com)! Next up is mouth noises, Izotope plugins, and "on sale" as a marketing tactic. Also, the pros and cons of ProTools v other DAWs. We mention http://www.reaper.fm/ (www.reaper.fm) What happens when you google your interview guest, a la the other "Anita Yungs" on the interwebz. Also, Tangela vs the pokemon. What's in a name? Anita's source of good equipment (a rental store that closed their Toronto location in 2020). Followed by Anita's gear set up she works with at home. a pencil mic by Sennheiser (http://en-us.sennheiser.com/microphones (en-us.sennheiser.com/microphones)), Focusrite Scarlett 2i2 (http://focusrite.com/en/usb-audio-interface/scarlett/scarlett-2i2 (focusrite.com/en/usb-audio-interface/scarlett/scarlett-2i2)), Dynaudio monitors (http://www.dynaudio.com/ (www.dynaudio.com)) Tangela's gear KRK 5's in White (http://www.krkmusic.com/Studio-Monitors/White-Noise (www.krkmusic.com/Studio-Monitors/White-Noise)). The importance of a good looking desk and monitors that look good with it. IKEA product in America v Canada, colors available. Green Desk! Aspiring vs professional, and impostor syndrome. Confidence vs arrogance in job interviews. How does that translate to the live sound scene? We talk about concerts, mosh pits, an outdoor wintertime EDM festival in Montreal, and polar bear swims. Anita's history of living in Winnipeg and Vancouver before moving to Toronto. Anita used to be a voice actress before getting into audio. Tangela asks "How dat work?" Anita got a degree in Communications. She became fascinated with audio engineering while working in voice acting for animated series. She went back to school for post-production. Tangela and Anita talk a bit about the experience of being in college as an older than the 18-21 year old crowd. Anita's favorite project was concurrent with her thesis. During the thesis, she put together a pilot episode for a new animated series and pitched it to some people. She is waiting to hear back on that and has an NDA for it. So no more details. Anita really enjoys doing foley as much as possible for her projects, avoiding libraries. Tangela references the previous episode with Alena Lecorchick. The subject of foley art reminds Tangela of the artists Amon Tobin (http://www.amontobin.com/ (www.amontobin.com)) Anita credits her synth teacher in college with helping her fully understand a lot of fundamentals, such as eq and compression. Tangela talks about how live sound is exhilarating and taps into her anxiety in a productive way. She points out that having the fundamentals down is the real key to running live sound. Everything else is bonus. What are some of Anita's favorite audio tools? She really likes FabFilters for sound design (http://www.fabfilter.com/ (www.fabfilter.com)). Spitfire audio has symphony orchestra samples. (http://www.spitfireaudio.com/shop/a-z/spitfire-symphony-orchestra/ (www.spitfireaudio.com/shop/a-z/spitfire-symphony-orchestra/)) Anita has been using webinars to learn more about audio. She attends webinars...