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Aotearoa continues to have one of the highest leptospirosis rates among developed countries, with flooding (notably the Hawkes Bay floods in 2023) being one of the main catalysts. 

A recent study shows that other causes include exposure to rodents, working with uncovered cuts, and handling of livestock. The carried lepto strains are currently not protected by any existing vaccines.

Last week, producer Faith spoke to researcher and epidemiologist Professor Jackie Benschop from Massey University about the disease, and what needs to be done. 

This episode of bLine looks at the importance of representation in the arts. As an audience member, I’m constantly searching for people like me in all the art I consume. There's something really special about identifying with a character in a movie or hearing someone sing about experiences that you’ve had. For those from marginalised and minority backgrounds, however, representation can be hard to come by.

In this week’s episode of bLine, we spoke to art director and founder of BEINGS.co, Leon Bristow, musician and presenter of Little Gay In, Jason Parker, and artist and project manager for Arts Makers Aotearoa, Claudia Jowitt.

Happy listening!

Oto played 2 hours of the latest releases by artists from the Asian diaspora.

Jack Glacier is up in the studio for a kōrero with Rosetta and Milly about his show Flaura - which you can catch Saturdays 11pm-1am on the mighty b. Jack also shares a couple of epic new tracks from the Flaura compilation, set to drop on vinyl later this year. Whakarongo mai nei!

Song selections:

DJ SWEAT - BB

Wear Pounamu and Hasji - Ngā Ohaoha

Nate is up in studio for Loose Reads! He's chatting with Rosetta and Milly about Arundhati Roy’s Memoir 'Mother Mary Comes to Me.' Whakarongo mai nei!

Thanks to Timeout Bookstore!

It's Monday Breakfast with Rosetta and Milly! On the show today: Fashun with Penelope Noir, Nate from Timeout is up for Loose Reads, and Jack Glacier chats about Flaura for Bosom Selecta. Whakarongo mai nei!

Last week, a study was published in the Sports Medicine Journal revealing that over an extended period, male high-level rugby players were more likely to develop Alzheimer’s disease or other neurodegenerative diseases than the general population.

This comes as increasing research and attention is being paid to head trauma, and the way it affects the individual long term.

Monday Wire Producer Alex spoke to Dr Stephanie D’Souza, co-author of the study and Senior lecturer at the University of Auckland, about the Study’s results, what they tell us about head and brain injuries, and what that means for New Zealand’s national sport.

Recently, ACT Party Leader, David Seymour, announced the party’s position statement on climate, saying that if the Paris Agreement isn’t reformed, the country should leave the agreement.

The Paris Agreement, signed by New Zealand by the then National-led government in 2016, aims to keep the global average temperature rise to well below 2°C above pre-industrial levels, with an overall aim of keeping the temperature increase to 1.5°C. Currently, Aotearoa is one of 195 UN parties to adopt this framework.

If the country were to leave the Paris Agreement, the country would join the likes of the US, who signed an executive order to withdraw this year, and Iran, Libya, and Yemen, who have never formally joined the agreement.

For our weekly catchup with the ACT Party’s Simon Court, News and Editorial Director and Monday Wire Host Joel spoke to him about the Paris Agreement, and our future with this framework.

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For our weekly catch-up with the ACT Party, News and Editorial Director and Monday Wire Host, Joel, speaks to MP Simon Court about the party’s stance on the Paris Agreement.

Joel also speaks to Dr Maria Armoudian, an Associate Professor in Politics and International Relations at the University of Auckland, the director of the University’s Sustainability Hub, and the co-director of the Ngā Ara Whatū Centre for Climate, Biodiversity and Society at the University, about the ACT Party’s stance on the Paris Agreement, and the importance of the framework.

And Alex speaks to The University of Auckland’s Dr Stephanie D’Souza about a study showing that high-level rugby players faced an increased risk of Alzheimer’s and other dementias at later ages.

Whakarongo mai!