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R1 News Bulletin for Rāmere/Friday June 3rd Tune into R1 News weekdays at 11am or catch up at https://www.r1.co.nz/news or https://instagram.com/r1newsnz

Haere mai ki te R1 News on Radio One 91FM On the programme today we spoke to illustrator, cartoonist and Spinoff Creative Director, Toby Morris, about the importance of Science Communications and his recent win of the Prime Minister’s Science Communications Prize. We spoke to Dr Mei Peng, Senior Lecturer in the Department of Food Science at the University of Otago about her recent study exploring...

Top virologist Dr Jemma Geoghegan has become just the second woman to receive the Prime Minister’s Te Puiaki Kaipūtaiao Maea MacDiarmid Emerging Scientist Prize, awarded in recognition of cutting edge research that furthers its field. Dr Geoghegan spoke to us about her research, winning the MacDiarmid prize and women in virology. Tune into R1 News weekdays at 11am or catch up at https://www.r1.co....

Senior Lecturer Dr. Mei Peng, along with a team of colleagues at the University of Otago’s Food Sciences Department, have recently conducted research proving that the sensory experience of what we eat early in the day impacts on what we want to eat later. This is the first study to show these effects can last throughout the day. Dr. Peng discusses the repercussions of this study for eating habits...

Toby Morris, Creative Director, illustrator and cartoonist at Spinoff, and recent recipient of the 2022 Prime Minister’s Science Communications award, discusses his career in comics, the intersection between art and science and the growing importance of effective science communications. Tune into R1 News weekdays at 11am or catch up at https://www.r1.co.nz/news or https://instagram.com/r1newsnz

R1 News Bulletin for Rāpare/Thursday June 2nd Tune into R1 News weekdays at 11am or catch up at https://www.r1.co.nz/news or https://instagram.com/r1newsnz

Haere mai ki te R1 News on Radio One 91FM On the programme today, we speak to Associate Professor Sergio Biggemann (Marketing Department, University of Otago Business School) on the Government's plan to crack down on the supermarket duopoly, which he says will have little impact on the costs consumers are facing at the till. We also talk with Emily McEwan, Dunedin City Council Policy Planner, on t...

On Monday, the Government announced a series of measures to drive down the prohibitive costs New Zealanders are facing at the supermarket checkout. However, Associate Professor of Marketing at Otago University Sergio Biggemann told R1 News that without fostering greater competition in the supermarket sector, New Zealander's are unlikely to see more affordable groceries. Tune into R1 News weekdays...

R1 News Bulletin for Rāapa/Wednesday June 1st Tune into R1 News weekdays at 11am or catch up at https://www.r1.co.nz/news or https://instagram.com/r1newsnz

The Dunedin City Council has announce changes to the Dunedin City Second Generation District Plan, which will see 1900 new homes built over the next ten years as medium density housing is prioritised. DCC Policy Planner Emily McEwan joins us to explain the importance of these changes. Tune into R1 News weekdays at 11am or catch up at https://www.r1.co.nz/news or https://instagram.com/r1newsnz

Every week, Nico and Seb are joined by local zoologist-in-training Andy Johnston to chat about his creature of the week. This week - skates and rays. Tune into R1 News weekdays at 11am or catch up at https://www.r1.co.nz/news or https://instagram.com/r1newsnz

Nico reviews RNZ's Aotearoa History Show podcast. Tune into R1 News weekdays at 11am or catch up at https://www.r1.co.nz/news or https://instagram.com/r1newsnz

The Sea Society campaign to restrict vehicles on beaches in the Clutha region has led to the Vehicles on Beaches Bylaw coming before the Clutha District Tune into R1 News weekdays at 11am or catch up at https://www.r1.co.nz/news or https://instagram.com/r1newsnz

This week is Samoan Language Week. Seb spoke to OSSA President Ma'ole Sei-Ha Faletolu about the week as a celebration of language, culture and country, especially as Samoa celebrates the 60th anniversary of its independence this year. Tune into R1 News weekdays at 11am or catch up at https://www.r1.co.nz/news or https://instagram.com/r1newsnz

R1 News Bulletin for Rātū/Tuesday 31 May Tune into R1 News weekdays at 11am or catch up at https://www.r1.co.nz/news or https://instagram.com/r1newsnz

Haere mai ki te R1 News on Radio One 91FM On the programme today, Seb speaks to Ma’ole Sei-Ha Faletolu , President of the Otago Samoan Students' Association on Samoan Language Week. Seb chats with Sian Mair on her environmentalist organisation Sea Society, whose campaign to restrict the vehicle usage on beaches in the Catlins to protect native flora and fauna has led to a new bylaw coming before t...

Last week the reserve bank released its May Monetary Statement, which saw increases to interest rate, and an interesting caveat from the bank, claiming unemployment is too low. We caught up with Associate Professor Brain Roper to understand why low unemployment is considered a bad thing. Tune into R1 News weekdays at 11am or catch up at https://www.r1.co.nz/news or https://instagram.com/r1newsnz

This week on Critic Kōrero we spoke with Critic Te Arohi features editor Elliot Weir, about sex work in the COVID-19 era, and the best wines for a BYO. Tune into R1 News weekdays at 11am or catch up at https://www.r1.co.nz/news or https://instagram.com/r1newsnz

Haere mai ki te R1 News on Radio One 91FM On programme today we spoke to OUSA President Melissa Lama about the proposed changes to Albany Street, took a look at AUSA's announcement that they will be leaving NZUSA, making themselves the third students association to do so, and spoke to Politics Professor Brian Roper about the Reserve Bank of New Zealand’s claim that unemployment is 'too low'. Final...

The Auckland University Students Association is set to leave the New Zealand Union of Students Associations. R1News looked into what the severing of ties means, and the history of Student Unions in Aotearoa. Tune into R1 News weekdays at 11am or catch up at https://www.r1.co.nz/news or https://instagram.com/r1newsnz

The proposed changes as a part of the long-overdue Albany street upgrade have been released to the public for consultation, and feature increased bus services, cycleways, and fewer carparks. I spoke to OUSA president Melissa Lama about how these changes will affect students. Tune into R1 News weekdays at 11am or catch up at https://www.r1.co.nz/news or https://instagram.com/r1newsnz

R1 News Bulletin for 30/5/2022 Tune into R1 News weekdays at 11am or catch up at https://www.r1.co.nz/news or https://instagram.com/r1newsnz

This week on Business as Usual we talked about the Official Cash Rate (OCR). In an attempt to combat inflation which is currently at a 30-year high, the Reserve Bank increased the OCR to 2%, making it the highest it's been in 6 years. The reserve bank also stated intentions of raising the official cash rate to 4 percent by the end of the year. We spoke with Murat Ungor from the department of econo...

Haere mai ki te R1 News on Radio One 91FM On today's programme we started off with the astrology report to hear what's in store for Sagittarius and Capricorn. Then we chatted with Michele Driscoll from the Otago Farmers market about what's happening at the market on Saturday morning. And finally we heard from Murat Ungor for our weekly segment Business as Usual about this weeks change of the OCR t...

We spoke to Otago Farmers Market Manager Michele Driscoll about what's in season at the moment, facts about parsnips, what watermelon radishes are, as well as honey and other spicy preservatives available at the market. Tune into R1 News weekdays at 11am or catch up at https://www.r1.co.nz/news or https://instagram.com/r1newsnz