Charlie joins Rosetta in the studio to brew up some delicious PNG single origin kawhe - filter style! Whakarongo mai nei!

Thanks to eighthirty coffee roasters!

Poor Milly is still māuiui, but Rosetta has lots of goodies lined up for you on Breakfast this morning! E whai ake nei; Whakataukī o Tēnei Wiki with Arini Loader, This Is How We Brew It with Charlie, Loose Reads with Nate, and bosom selecta with Anniversary Eve! Whakarongo mai nei!

Thanks to eighthirty coffee roasters!

Last week, the treasury released an estimate that New Zealand may need to pay up to 5 billion dollars in overseas carbon credits to honour its Paris Agreement commitments and make up for a shortfall of 84 million tonnes of emissions.

Just before this estimate was released, the ACT party proposed terms for a new Nationally Determined Contribution towards the Paris Agreement and reiterated that if the current NDC could not be changed to these terms, the country should leave the agreement.

Included in their proposition was the recognition of a split gas approach, which treats methane differently, resetting the emissions reduction plans around more realistic targets and keeping agriculture out of the emissions trading scheme.

Also, last week, energy minister Simeon Brown announced that the government will back down on plans to pay for a Liquified Natural gas import terminal through a levy after public backlash about consumer costs.

The government has said it still wants to go ahead with the facility, but has yet to announce an alternative funding model.

Finally, Labour announced a new election public transport fees cap policy of 20 dollars in Auckland, Christchurch and Wellington and 10 dollars elsewhere last week, and Transport Minister Chris Bishop responded by suggesting the government could instead use funds to increase bus and train services in peak times.

For this week’s catch-up with the ACT Party, host Thomas spoke to MP Simon Court about each of these issues, beginning with discussions over his party’s NDC proposal.

This week on Loose Reads, Nate is reviewing the wonderful and weird pukapuka The Shadow of the Object, by Chloe Aridjis. Whakarongo mai nei!

Thanks to Timeout Bookstore!

A new study has been released that shows the impact of human-induced climate change on global sea levels, focusing on the change from 1900 to 2005. 

It found that, worldwide, one in a hundred-year flooding event had a median increase to the 1 in 8-year event average over this time. Even more concerningly, the study found that the increase was not geographically balanced, and Wellington coastal floods have increased to roughly a twice-per-year occurrence.

Relevantly, last week Wellington faced large swells up to 9 metres, resulting in a state of emergency and mandatory evacuation orders at numerous bays in the area.

To discuss the results of the study and how best to respond to the findings, host Thomas talked to Victoria University Professor of Climate Science & Physical Geography, James Renwick.

This week on the Monday Wire...

For our weekly catchup with the ACT Party, host Thomas spoke to ACT MP Simon Court about the party’s proposed Nationally Determined contribution towards the Paris Agreement, funding for the Liquified Natural gas import terminal and public transport policy.

He also talked to Victoria University Professor of Climate Science & Physical Geography James Renwick about a study which found concerns with costal flooding events in Wellington.

And he spoke to Association of Salaried Medical Specialists executive director Sarah Dalton about Pharmac changing eligibility criteria for diabetes medication and Health NZ stopping cardiology groups from objecting.

Caeden also spoke to Asthma and Respiratory Foundation New Zealand Chief Executive Letitia Harding about calls from the World Health Organisation to ban flavoured tobacco products.

Pharmac has recently proposed changing who can receive funded treatment for key diabetes medication, moving it in line with a cabinet directive from 2024 saying public services should be prioritised on the basis of need, not race.

There has been an outcry from health professionals, such as the cardiac network, saying data shows that Maori and Pacific people are more at risk of diabetes, regardless of their socio-economic status, and the best way to maximise health benefit for dollars spent is by targeting these groups.

Further criticism has been directed at Health NZ, which has banned the cardio network from objecting to the removal of eligibility criteria, saying it would breach the 2024 cabinet directive. Cardiologists will be forced to make submissions as individuals, a move the network has said is silencing scientific evidence in the name of politics 

To discuss the eligibility changes and Health NZ silencing cardiologists, host Thomas spoke to Association of Salaried Medical Specialists executive director Sarah Dalton.

Oto and Jaycee spoke with the members of The First Child Lily and Cam about their latest single 'Eyeless in Wonderland', their love for the local scene and their upcoming album. 

Crawley and Harry had a chat with the great Miriam Clancy, who joined us to discuss her new single with Dion Lunadon--a ripper cover of Martin Phillipps's "I Love My Leather Jacket."

Arini shares a whakataukī to guide us through our wiki! Whakarongo mai nei!