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We speak to Michele Driscoll, market manager of the Otago Farmers Market, to see what’s fresh and in season this weekend at the Saturday Otago Farmers Market. Tune in to R1 News weekdays at 11am or catch up at r1.co.nz/news or https://instagram.com/r1newsnz

Haere mai ki te R1 News on Radio One 91FM On the show today, R1 News's Quintin Jane speaks to OUSA Residential Representative Patrice Le Sueur on OUSA's goal to push student flat hunting back to Semester 2. We are joined live by Dr Melanie Beres, Associate Professor of Sociology at the University of Otago, to talk about sexual violence prevention in schools and the role of consent education. Final...

Cutlers has opened the hunt for North Dunedin flats for 2023. OUSA believes it is too early in the year for first years to be looking for second year flats. Quintin Jane spoke to Patrice Le Sueur (OUSA Residential Rep) about the impact early flat hunting has on our youngest students and the aim to push flat hunting into the second semester. Tune in to R1 News weekdays at 11am or catch up at r1.co....

Newly announced sex education resources from the MOH are contentious and have sparked discussion about the state of sex and consent education in NZ. Dr Melanie Beres, Associate Professor of Sociology at the University of Otago, joins us live to talk about what consent education in schools can and cannot achieve, and the high rates of sexual violence in Aotearoa compared to the rest of the OECD. Tu...

The New Zealand High Court has ruled against the Ministry of Health, finding the MIQ lottery system unjust in individual cases. Advocacy group Grounded Kiwis has been campaigning against the lottery aspect of MIQ for some time. Spokesperson Martin Newell spoke to Sunaina Born about the court case, and what the win means. Tune in to R1 News weekdays at 11am or catch up at r1.co.nz/news or https://i...

R1 News bulletin for Thursday 28th April Tune in to R1 News weekdays at 11am or catch up at r1.co.nz/news or https://instagram.com/r1newsnz

Haere mai ki te R1 News on Radio One 91FM On the programme today Seb Rice-Walsh spoke to Warren Tate, an expert on ME/CFS (chronic fatigue syndrome) about long-COVID. Nico Penny spoke with Dame Catherine Healy about Sex workers rights and the urgent reform needs for migrant workers. We spoke to Fox Meyer, Editor of Critic, about this week’s Critic Te Arohi. We end with Creature of the Week with An...

We spoke to budding-zoologist Andy Johnston about wētā and the new species of weta discovered because of climate change. Tune in to R1 News weekdays at 11am or catch up at r1.co.nz/news https://instagram.com/r1newsnz

Nico Penny interviewed Dame Catherine Healy (a New Zealand sex workers' rights activist) about repealing Section 19 of the PRA which targets migrant workers. The current legislature affects the safety and legality of migrant workers, which the NZPA seeks to change. Tune in to R1 News weekdays at 11am or catch up at r1.co.nz/news https://instagram.com/r1newsnz

We talked to Fox Meyer, Editor of Critic Te Arohi about the newest issue. Tune in to R1 News weekdays at 11am or catch up at r1.co.nz/news https://instagram.com/r1newsnz

Seb interviewed Warren Tate, world-renowned expert on ME/CFS (Chronic fatigue syndrome). Chronic fatigue syndrome has been neglected by the medical community for years. Now, researchers are postulating that Long Covid could be a sub-type of ME/CFS, causing interest in the illness to grow. Seb Rice-Walsh speaks to Warren Tate to discuss what this surge in interest means for people with ME/CFS and t...

R1 News Bulletin for Rātu Tuesday 26th April Tune in to R1 News weekdays at 11am or catch up at r1.co.nz/news https://instagram.com/r1newsnz

Haere mai ki te R1 News on Radio One 91FM On today's programme we had our weekly segment Business as Usual with Economics Lecturer Trent Smith. This week we discussed inflation, which has reached its highest annual rate in Aotearoa since 1990. Karl Metzler, lead of the Covid-19 vaccination rollout for the Southern District Health Board spoke to us about slowing booster rates, and we caught up with...

The annual inflation figures for the tax year ending this March hit 6.9%, making it the highest in New Zealand since 1990. We spoke with Trent Smith from the Department of Economics at Otago University about what it means to have a high inflation rate, how it got this high, and what could be done to combat the effect of inflation. Tune in to R1 News weekdays at 11am or catch up at r1.co.nz/news ht...

One in four adults in New Zealand have still not gotten their COVID-19 booster vaccination. Just over 71% of eligible New Zealanders have received their COVID-19 booster shot, compared to the 95% who are double vaccinated. Karl Metzler, who leads the Covid-19 vaccination rollout for the Southern District Health Board spoke with us about these low booster vaccination rates, why people aren't gettin...

We are back again with our weekly segment Off to Market speaking with Michele Driscoll, market manager of the Otago Farmers Market, to see what’s fresh and in season this weekend at the Saturday Otago Farmers Market. Tune in to R1 News weekdays at 11am or catch up at r1.co.nz/news or https://instagram.com/r1newsnz

R1 News Bulletin for Rāmere Friday 22nd April Tune in to R1 News weekdays at 11am or catch up at r1.co.nz/news https://instagram.com/r1newsnz

Haere mai ki te R1 News on Radio One 91FM Today, we spoke to Jeannie Hayden from ‘Wild Dunedin’ about the upcoming ‘New Zealand Festival of Nature’ and how it promotes environmentally friendly action. We heard from Bethany Elsden about how COVID and the constant changes to life are affecting emerging artists in Aotearoa, and had Jamiema Lorimer, media extraordinaire, live in-studio to tell us abou...

R1 News Bulletin for Rāapa Wednesday 20th April Tune in to R1 News weekdays at 11am or catch up at r1.co.nz/news https://instagram.com/r1newsnz

The New Zealand Festival of Nature begins on International Earth Day, April 22nd. We spoke to Jeannie who has been part of the organization about some of the upcoming events and how you can get involved. Tune in to R1 News weekdays at 11am or catch up at r1.co.nz/news https://instagram.com/r1newsnz

Bethany Elsden is an emerging artist in Aotearoa. She speaks about her experience, what life is like, and how COVID influences everything. Tune in to R1 News weekdays at 11am or catch up at r1.co.nz/news https://instagram.com/r1newsnz

Jamiema Lorimer and I discuss the new film ‘Everything Everywhere All at Once’ and how important it is as a piece of media in the world. Tune in to R1 News weekdays at 11am or catch up at r1.co.nz/news https://instagram.com/r1newsnz

On the show today, Chloë Swarbrick (Green Party MP) told us about a new inquiry into student wellbeing; we speak to Abigayle Young, (a queer student representative living in Philadelphia) about the new anti-trans bills in Alabama; Finn Campbell from Gen Zero Dunedin tells us about the George Street upgrade that is set to start just after Easter. Tune in to R1 News weekdays at 11am or catch up at r...

The Dunedin City Council yesterday unveiled their designs for a $28 million upgrade to take place on George Street starting after Easter and is projected to conclude by 2024. The upgrade will see three individual blocks given their own unique themes that reflect Ōtepoti’s status as a UNESCO City of Literature and emphasise mana whenua. To get a green design perspective, we are speaking with Finn C...

Te Oraka is a student-manned thrift initiative set up by Sustainability at Otago, that helps reduce anxiety and guilt about climate change by making a difference in education and what we can do within our control. Jesikah Triscott from Sustainability at Otago joined us to talk about what it is and how we can get involved. Tune in to R1 News weekdays at 11am or catch up at r1.co.nz/news https://ins...