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Joshua Yuvaraj is the co-director of the New Zealand Centre for Intellectual Property, and a senior lecturer in law at the University of Auckland specialising in copyright and artificial intelligence.

New Zealand and the Cook Islands agreements require regular consultation on defence and security issues. But the Cooks have just signed a secret partnership with China, catching the NZ government unawares. If that's not bad enough, there is a second cause for major concern. It includes our Parliamentary Sovereignty, ownership of the entire NZ coastline and an activist Supreme Court indulging its collective ego. Muriel Newman, an ex MP (nine years) and the founder of the New Zealand Centre for Political Research (NZCPR.com), discusses the threats and dangers to the Parliament's position as the country's ultimate lawmaker. And on the subject of courts, we catch up with Michael Connett, the lawyer who fought and won against the EPA (the Environment Protection Agency) over compulsory fluoridation. Whatever your thoughts on the subject, it's a David and Goliath tale. And we visit The Mailroom with Mrs Producer. File your comments and complaints at Leighton@newstalkzb.co.nz Haven't listened to a podcast before? Check out our simple how-to guide. Listen here on iHeartRadio Leighton Smith's podcast also available on iTunes:To subscribe via iTunes click here See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In Leaders Getting Coffee episode 28, our guest is the former ACT Party Member of Parliament and NZCPR Founder, Dr. Muriel Newman. Dr. Newman moved to New Zealand with her family as a young girl, and brought with her an approach to her education typified by her desire not to let her parents down. That education led to a career teaching in New Zealand and subsequently the USA, before returning to New Zealand to bring up her young children. Her work as a part of Sir Michael Hill's Whangarei team led to a position as President of the local Chamber of Commerce and subsequently as a founding member of the ACT party. After nine years as an MP, she founded the New Zealand Centre for Political Research an independent public policy think tank that provides research-based analysis and commentary on matters of national interest.  NZCPR is guided by a firm belief that informed citizens are at the heart of a well-functioning democracy. During the Leaders Getting Coffee podcast, she speaks to Bruce Cotterill about the enormous challenges for the New Zealand government in the aftermath of the Ardern Hipkins Labour government, in particular the implications of unravelling the failed centralisations, bloated bureaucracies and inflated expectations of those who were set to benefit from government decisions based on race.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

An urgent open letter has called on the Minister of Justice, the Honourable Paul Goldsmith, to amend the Crimes act to include the act of stalking.  Producer Ezra spoke to co-director of the New Zealand Centre for Human Rights Law Practice and Policy at the University of Auckland, Carrie Leonetti, about why criminalising stalking will help prevent innocent people from living in fear.

For Dear Science this week, Professor Allan Blackman chatted to us about reconstructing the genomes of extinct moa, a protein folding prediction programme, and a discovery forcing us to rewrite chemistry textbooks.  Wire host Castor spoke to the National Party's Katie Nimon about the Waikeria prison development and funding for corrections in advance of this week's budget announcements.  He also spoke to People Against Prisons' Emmy Rākete about these developments and the government's approach to crime more broadly.  Producer Sofia spoke to Associate Professor of Medical Psychological Medicine at the University of Auckland, David Menkes, about concerns over direct-to-consumer advertising of prescription medicine in Aotearoa.  And Producer Ezra spoke to co-director of the New Zealand Centre for Human Rights Law Practice and Policy at the University of Auckland, Carrie Leonetti, about how Aotearoa needs to criminalise stalking.

An urgent open letter has called on the Minister of Justice, the Honourable Paul Goldsmith, to amend the Crimes act to include the act of stalking.  Producer Ezra spoke to co-director of the New Zealand Centre for Human Rights Law Practice and Policy at the University of Auckland, Carrie Leonetti, about why criminalising stalking will help prevent innocent people from living in fear.

A leading Māori legal academic says the history of Te Tiriti o Waitangi needs to be better understood.  Many letterboxes throughout the country received copies of Sir Apirana Ngata's explanation of The Treaty of Waitangi, printed and distributed by the right-wing think-tank the New Zealand Centre for Political Research.  New Zealand First leader Winston Peters has brandished copies of Sir Apirana's account on several occasions, including televised election campaign debates last year.  The lead academic in Māori laws and philosophy programme at Te Wananga o Raukawa, Carwyn Jones, says the discussion about Te Tiriti has moved on over the past century.  Jones spoke to Corin Dann.

A new organisation to support neurodiverse Kiwis has been created to lobby for a more responsive education system that meets the needs of neurodiverse people. The Neurodiversity in Education Coalition is founded by the Dyslexia Foundation of New Zealand, ADHD New Zealand, Autism New Zealand and the Centre for Gifted Education. They say the education system is failing to meet the learning needs of neurodiverse students, who have had to struggle to get the support they need. And without proper support, they report that neurodiverse people are strikingly over-represented amongst those disengaged from school, the unemployed, offenders in the justice and prison system, and people with poor mental health. The coalition met with parliamentarians yesterday to gather support, accompanied by a group of "champions" - young people who shared their personal experiences of being neurodiverse. Kathryn speaks to one of these champions, Jas Mcintosh, and Justine Munro, the chief executive of the New Zealand Centre for Gifted Education who is the leading charge behind the Neurodiversity in Education Coalition.

Why do we consider some animals as pests and others as pets? Why do some vegans choose not to date meat eaters? What's the connection between animal oppression and certain types of human oppression? This week, Will Appelbe and Courtney White are joined by Annie Potts from the New Zealand Centre of Human-Animal studies, to discuss these tricky topics and the relationship between humans and animals.

In this episode, Melissa Jones will share her journey of how God provided connections, growth, and new directions in her life...how God brought her to places she could not have imagined. She reminds us that when things are tough or feel meaningless, that this time too has significance and we may never know on this side of heaven what that significance is. Melissa will provide examples of how God does not waste a moment, that every moment counts, including those that seem meaningless. In wasting nothing, God comes full circle, but this time with new vision and God centered purposes. Melissa lives in Christchurch, New Zealand with her husband and has two adult children who also reside in New Zealand. Through M Jones Consultancy, she facilitates professional development by working alongside senior leadership, primary and secondary school teachers to enhance learning programmes. In addition she is a specialist teacher for the New Zealand Centre for Gifted Education and works with the dynamic Computer Science Educational Research Group team at the University of Canterbury. She enjoys scenic walks, bike rides and kayaking around New Zealand where she finds God speaking to her through His magnificent creation that provides a peace as described in Phillipians 4:7 that transcends all understanding. You can click HERE to learn more about Women in Christian Leadership and subscribe to the It's HER Story podcast.

Former Ireland back-row, Alan Quinlan, joined Eoin and Adrian on #OTBAM to look at Andy Farrell's team selection dilemmas for the upcoming tour of New Zealand. Catch OTB's sports breakfast show LIVE weekday mornings from 7:30am or just search for OTB AM and get the podcast on the OTB Sports app or wherever you listen to yours. SUBSCRIBE and FOLLOW the OTB AM podcast. #OTBAM is live weekday mornings from 7:30am across Off The Ball, in association with Gillette | #EffortlessFlow

Financial literacy advocate Dr Pushpa Wood says renters who are aiming to survive on super can no longer afford skyrocketing city rentals. Recent research commissioned by New Zealand Seniors in partnership with CoreData showed that more people are working longer as the advent of Covid has delayed their retirement plans. The Retirement Report 2022 also found that only half of the over 50 year olds surveyed felt they were on track to retire at their preferred age. the Government has just announced an Employment Action Plan to support workers past retirement age. Dr Pushpa Wood is from the New Zealand Centre of Financial Education and Research Centre based at Massey University. She says it's imperative that people of all ages have a plan for their retirement.

The Government is pushing forward with its overhaul to the governance of water. The Three Waters reforms will see council-owned drinking, storm and waste-water services amalgamated into four regional bodies.They also announced yesterday it will be mandatory for councils to join the changes, removing the opt out clause.Dr Muriel Newman is the Director of the New Zealand Centre for Political Research, a public policy think-tank, and she joined Kerre McIvor. LISTEN ABOVE 

On today's show Dr. Don is joined by Dr. Kelly Holt, a returning guest joining us from New Zealand. If you would like to know more about Dr. Kelly, you can listen back to the last time he joined the show in May 2018. Today, Dr. Kelly joins us to discuss how the pandemic has affected him out in New Zealand, what research he has been conducting over the last few years, and where his research is taking him next. Dr. Kelly takes us through how New Zealand has dealt with the pandemic and how it has impacted both the New Zealand College of Chiropractic and chiropractors at large. Now, Dr. Kelly is looking to the future and planning how practice-based research can help practices in real time. Key Takeaways: An update on how New Zealand is dealing with the pandemic. [2:00] How the school has dealt with adapting to the lockdowns. [4:35] The silver lining of the pandemic for chiropractic practices. [7:00] About the research Dr. Kelly has been conducting in the last few years. [8:18] How the research he has been conducting has been helping people. [12:50] What research has Dr. Kelly had published since his last visit? [14:45] Why Dr. Kelly couldn't do what he does without funding and how he attained it. [19:35] Why Dr. Kelly is excited about creating practice-based research. [25:00] The benefits of conducting practice-based research. [29:00] What needs to be in place before commencing practice-based studies. [30:40] How chiropractors in the field can help support the research centre. [36:30] Final words of wisdom. [42:00]   Find out more about the New Zealand Centre for Chiropractic Research: http://research.chiropractic.ac.nz/ Find out more about The Vitality Shift: https://www.thevitalityshift.com

With COVID-19 vaccinations rolling at full speed in many countries, there's a lot of talk about vaccine safety monitoring. But what exactly does that mean and how should we be interpreting data on side effects? Uppsala Monitoring Centre's Helena Sköld and Annette Rudolph walk us through the basics of vaccine pharmacovigilance.Tune in to find out:how suspected side effects are reported and studied around the worldwhy a mere list of reported side effects says little about a vaccine's safety profilehow a global database like VigiBase can help spot unexpected safety issuesWant to know more?Media coverage can greatly affect the rate at which side effects of medicines and vaccines are reported, as shown by this study by the New Zealand Centre for Adverse Reactions Monitoring.When talking about side effects of any medicine or vaccine, it's important not to confuse reporting rates with incidence.In its COVID-19 vaccine safety surveillance manual, the World Health Organization (WHO) outlines how countries should prepare for the introduction of COVID-19 vaccines. Uppsala Monitoring Centre (UMC) has developed guidelines for carrying out pharmacovigilance work during the COVID-19 pandemic and a list of frequently asked questions on suspected side effects of COVID-19 vaccines.Among other things, UMC has been supporting members of the WHO Programme for International Drug Monitoring in their vaccine safety surveillance efforts by improving the VigiLyze and VigiFlow tools.Join the conversation on social mediaFollow us on Twitter, Facebook or LinkedIn, and share your thoughts about the show with the hashtag #DrugSafetyMatters.Got a story to share?We're always looking for new content and interesting people to interview. If you have a great idea for a show, get in touch!About UMCRead more about Uppsala Monitoring Centre and how we work to make medicines safer for patients.

On the podcast this week -Muriel Newman, ten years as an MP for Act, now runs NZCPR, The New Zealand Centre for Political Research. We discuss the notion that democracy is under threat.Patrick Basham makes a return, from The Democracy Institute in Washington DC. We talk about presidential election polling and analyse an exclusive poll result.There is much more to say on riots, demonstrations, journalism and Covid 19.And of course, Mrs Producer.File your comments and complaints at Leighton@newstalkzb.co.nzHaven't listened to a podcast before? Check out our simple how-to guide.Listen here on iHeartRadioLeighton Smith's podcast also available on iTunes:To subscribe via iTunes click here

On the podcast this week -Muriel Newman, ten years as an MP for Act, now runs NZCPR, The New Zealand Centre for Political Research. We discuss the notion that democracy is under threat.Patrick Basham makes a return, from The Democracy Institute in Washington DC. We talk about presidential election polling and analyse an exclusive poll result.There is much more to say on riots, demonstrations, journalism and Covid 19.And of course, Mrs Producer.File your comments and complaints at Leighton@newstalkzb.co.nzHaven't listened to a podcast before? Check out our simple how-to guide.Listen here on iHeartRadioLeighton Smith's podcast also available on iTunes:To subscribe via iTunes click here

This one is a melting pot of ideas and perspectives. Learning about microlearning, learning from gifted kids, and all of this from a chemical engineering Ph.D.My guest today is Kirstine Hulse. She is a chemical engineer, who ended up in a really diverse range of roles including health and safety. And she is a leader in the field of gifted kids education. She is currently the General Manager of Health and Safety at Cavalier Bremworth, the carpet industry legends in New Zealand, and is a Director at the New Zealand Centre for Gifted Education.

How did we get from the gorgeous red junglefowl scratching away in the jungles of south-east Asia to the chicken now eaten in its millions? Brett Westwood and Joanna Pinnock trace the trail. The story's told by Greger Larson, Director of the Palaeogenomics & Bio-Archaeology Research Network; Annie Potts, Director, New Zealand Centre for Human-Animal Studies; Dr Joanne Edgar, University of Bristol School of Veterinary Sciences and by a visit to meet real red junglefowl, the original chicken, at the Pheasantry at Sudeley Castle in Gloucestershire.

This first episode is with Professor Shaun Hendy from the department of physics. Shaun is also the director of Te Pūnaha Matatini, a New Zealand Centre of Research Excellence hosted by the University of Auckland. In this episode we discuss the recent climate strike in Auckland, and scientific communication with the general public. Music - "District Four" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com)

This episode of Knowing Animals features Associate Professor Philip Armstrong. Philip is based on the Department of English, at the University of Canterbury, New Zealand. Philip is also a co-director of the New Zealand Centre for Human-Animal Studies. In this episode we discuss Philips latest book ‘Sheep’. It is part of the ‘Animal’ series edited by Jonathan Bart. It was published by Reaktion Books in 2016.   This episode of Knowing Animals is brought to you by the Australasian Animal Studies Association (AASA). Join AAS today. Find out more at their Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/AASA-Australasian-Animal-Studies-Association-480316142116752/. 

Klaus has just returned from addressing the highest body of the United Nations. The General Assembly - on Earth Trusteeship in April of this year. He is a Professor of Law and Director, New Zealand Centre for Environmental Law, University of Auckland; Chair, IUCN World Commission on Environmental Law Ethics Specialist Group. With all the mounting ecological challenges, climate change, melting tundra, ocean acidification etc - that face us today these are finally being acknowledged as the logical symptoms of a disease and Klaus reiterates this - a disease that is permeating our society as a result of economics gone mad. As an extension of the Chicago school in the 1970’s and then policies by Ronald Reagan and Margaret Thatcher we are left with posing the question - who will look after the planetary environment? That economics having been the main and in many ways the only fundamental agenda over the last 35 - 40 years that we (even ordinary NZers) are realising we are now in deeper trouble. That without factoring urgent ecological solutions and taking action - we are to experience environmental blow-back of increasing proportions. We have been going backwards over this time especially as we have added another three and half billion souls to the planetary population. In doing so - the web of life ‘Nature’ - that embraces and integrates all the ecosystems that are layered over each other from the micro to the macro have been put under unprecedented stress. All due to the increase in mans dominating nature especially around deforestation and pollution at all levels - that has been so overwhelming that our planet’s biota, natural systems and feedback loops are unable to cope with the rapid changes that are upon us. It’s all happening far too quickly and our biosphere can not adapt fast enough in the time available. Thus, with multiple tipping points being reached the possibility of cascading problems is an extreme urgency that has to be addressed. Biosphere collapse has to be avoided!   Today, business people in general when we sit them down and talk ‘one on one’ they will agree that the commercial sector are grabbing and extracting voraciously from the earth, however when they go back to their corporation they cannot or are unable to initiate change. The main reason being that the business world in general has failed themselves by still being ‘ecological illiterate.’ This being predominant in the extreme in the global political arena as well. Today the concept of sustainability has so often been distorted, co-opted, and even trivialized by being used without the ‘ecological context’ that gives it its proper meaning. So, it is worthwhile to reflect about what “sustainability" really means. What is sustained in a sustainable community is not economic growth or competitive advantage, but the entire web of life on which our long-term survival depends. In other words, a sustainable community is designed in such a way that its ways of life, businesses, economy, physical structures, and technologies do not interfere with nature’s inherent ability to sustain life. It may be also likened to ‘durable prosperity’ - that nature will last ad infinitum. The first step in this endeavor, naturally, must be to understand how nature sustains life. It turns out that this involves a whole new conception of life. Indeed, such a new conception of life has emerged over the last 30 years. Called ‘The Systems View of Life’ it is grand synthesis of this new understanding of life.    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=If2Fw0z6uxY Looking back. Historical Limitations. Klaus reviews Western civilisation over the last 3-4,000 years and though we as a Western material culture have ‘seemingly’ benefited hugely from our endeavours we have gradually committed so much ecological and cultural damage - that we are now belatedly realising that there is a limit to growth on a finite ecological - planetary system - that we are now teetering on overhang.  When we go back to Greece the word oikos means household and nomos means management. Oikonomos, economy, is thus - those things concerning the management of the house or home as on our ‘home' planet - earth. Note that eco for ecology and economics also have the same root prefix.  Thinking in terms of relationships is crucial for ecology, because ecology — (as mentioned above - derived from oikos) is the science of the relationships among various members of the Earth Household. Many indigenous cultures embody profound ecological awareness and think of nature in terms of relationships and patterns. Looking at what the Western model has brought to the world. Dualism: Can be seen as another Western construct.      The separation between the human sphere and the natural sphere. Where once we were connected to the earth - the wind whispered, the trees sighed, the brook gurgled and oneness within nature permeated much of life from as far back as neolithic times. We were embedded in natural forces. That over time the academic Greeks started to quantify and measure and objectify things and dualism and ‘separation’ gradually came into being. We put up walls and insulated and isolated ourselves from the environment. Anthropocentric:  human centeredness  - that we can measure everything through the lenses of human experience and that we only look at the environment for its usefulness. Materialism:  the predominance of measuring any reality in the terms of matter as against energy or spirit - or the intangible. Having things and measuring success by ‘owning’ things and stacking them up all around us. Atomism:  and our modern science where we are very proud “knowing all about very little and losing the ability to learn a little about everything” … A shift from a more general understanding to more precise expertise - and thus not seeing the larger context. Locked into reductionism and reducing everything down to the mini particle and eventual invisible energy packets. Greed: when individuals and materialism come together and the so called ‘enlightenment’ - celebrating the idea of individual freedom - another European invention - (has a lot of good things going for it - like human rights and even democracy and so forth) - the dark side is individualism that came into being and - taking it all - with no limits becoming a norm.  This translates that one does not have a sense of collective interdependence and responsibilities anymore - and when you combine these with capitalism and materialism we see the 001% of the 1% express what they are doing at the top of the power structures of today. This is what we have today. We have a great deal of separation - living in buildings doing our best to experience some sort of community yet people have in many ways -  just become consumers rather than citizens. Economism:  that we measure everything through the lens of economic cost benefit analysis - time is money  - be it Local or Central government.  How much is that worth? How much did you win, how much did you lose?   My net worth is ……….. Add up the 1st letters of these 6 words and they Equal = DAMAGE This European experience is totally out of step of non European cultures thus the need to heal our planetary systems and be more open to listen …. We need to become citizens of the earth see ourselves as brother and sisters with other parts of our planet. We are in this together - so we need to know what is it like to articulate what it is to be human on this - our beautiful planet earth. The necessity now is to have a Nationwide Conversation and talk about long term strategies. We are all integrated within the web of life - even if we do not realise it - and with all biota.  However, with climate change upon us and the invisible membrane of our atmosphere that envelope’s our planet as the only barrier between us and deep space. The imperative is to understand we are together - breathing in and out - this invisible barrier that is fundamental to our survival as a species. As Chief Seattle the American First Nation medicine man stated “whatever we do to the web of life - we do to ourselves.” That we as humanity need to understand what the ‘global commons’ is and then how to honour it and respectfully work with it. This is when we learn to become ‘Ecologically Literate.’ http://earthcharter.org/virtual-library2/images/uploads/Korten%20Earth%20Charter%20Indianapolis%20Talk.pdf

In this episode of Knowing Animals we speak to Associate Professor Annie Potts from the New Zealand Centre for Human-Animal Studies at the University of Canterbury. We discuss her co-authored paper ‘Vegan Sexuality: Challenging Heteronormative Masculinity through Meat-free Sex’ which appeared in the journal Feminism & Psychology in 2010. 

New Zealand Centre for Sustainable Cities are hosting a launch event on 20th August 2013 in Wellington for the book 'Homes People Can Afford" The book was put together by Sarah Bierre, Philippa Howden-Chapman and Lisa Early from He Kainga Oranga, the Housing and Health Research Programme. I discussed with Sarah, why they wrote the book, what housing affordability actually means and why it's important.  Reference The Poetics of Space