Govt urged to provide better clothing recycling options
There are growing calls for the government to introduce viable ways people can recycle clothing in order to tackle the country’s growing waste crisis. A rubbish truck emblazoned with a message to put unwanted clothing in the bin has some concerned that clothing is seen as general waste. And as Louise Ternouth reports experts are warning, urgent action is needed to curb the insatiable desire for new clothes.
Our Changing World – A new type of cancer therapy
Claire Concannon visits the Malaghan Institute for Medical Research to learn about a new type of immune cell therapy which could be the future of cancer treatment in New Zealand.
Why forgetting can be beneficial for us
Most of us have had moments, if not days or even weeks during this pandemic we'd rather forget. And the good news is we will says neuroscientist Dr Scott Small. He speaks to Jesse.
Coastal erosion close to claiming homes in Golden Bay community
It’s been a long, winding journey for the residents of Pakawau, who’s homes are being threatened by the eroding seawall in front of them. What was once a long, gentle slop leading to the beach is now a verticle drop that sits mere metres from some properties. The Pakawau Community Residents Association has pled to council many times over the years to install a protective rock wall, to no avail. So, they’re taking matters into their own hands. The association’s coastal protection committee chair Laurie Jarrett talks to Jesse about what they’re doing.
Anil Seth: Being yourself
Our guest today is trying to work out why we think, and why we exist as cognitive beings. It turns out we're not very good at assessing ourselves and how we think. Which makes the whole thing difficult. Professor of Cognitive and Computational Neuroscience at the University of Sussex Anil Seth has put his work on the subject so far down in a new book titled Being You. He joins Kathryn to discuss the fabric of reality and why we have such a hard time comprehending it.
Marlborough Sounds salmon dying after hot summer
Record numbers of salmon have died in the Marlborough Sounds, after a long, hot summer caused sea temperatures to rise. An environmental watchdog group has obtained figures showing a salmon farm company dumped close to 1300 tonnes of dead fish in landfill over the past three months. Here’s Nelson Marlborough reporter Samantha Gee.
Can we flood-proof our homes?
Extreme weather events, like last week's flash flooding in Auckland, are becoming more frequent. The Detail asks if there's anything more we can do to protect ourselves and our homes.
Hiding in plain sight – oceanic manta rays in New Zealand
They are enormous, highly intelligent and threatened. Vice president of Asia-Pacific Marine Programs at Conservation International Mark Erdmann leads a team of researchers trying to build on our scant knowledge and understanding of oceanic manta rays. Mark's work largely focuses on the management of marine protected areas. Having lived in Indonesia for a couple of decades, he's logged a couple of hundred new species of reef fish. Apart from reef fish his speciality is mantis shrimp, endangered sharks, rays and skate. But he tells Kathryn Ryan, manta rays are his absolute favourite animal of all. Mark is a professional marine biologist of some thirty years. His research work has influenced policy and management decisions, and contributed to the expansion of marine protected areas in West Papua. Sightings of manta rays in New Zealand can be logged here.
How hot is the sun?
In breaking news, the sun is hot. But they way it is hot has confused scientists for decades. Bryan speaks to Dr Jonathan Squire of the Department of Physics at The University of Otago who has teamed up with colleagues from Princeton and Oxford and solved a key part of one of the greatest unanswered questions in astrophysics – why the Sun's atmosphere is hotter than its surface?
Antarctica heatwave sends temperatures 40C above normal
There has been a freak heatwave in Antarctica, which holds 70 percent of Earth’s fresh water.