The impacts of Cyclone Gabrielle have continued to be a major priority for the New Zealand Government, as they are likely to continue to be for the foreseeable future. 

Recent photographs and examinations have revealed just how bad the extent of the damage has been, with areas in the west coast of Auckland and east coast of the North Island drastically affected. 

The government's plan is slowly being solidified and outlined, as discussed by defence minister Andrew Little in his chat with Tuva’a Clifton this morning. 

150 countries recently signed the Global Methane Pledge, promising the most effective course for reducing emissions and keepimg warming below 1.5°C. However, experts are calling this claim into question. This is particularly so in Aotearoa, whose largely agricultural methane emissions differ from that of other countries. 

Hanna spoke to Dr Kevin Trenberth, Distinguished Scholar at Colorado's National Centre for Atmospheric Research and Honorary Affiliate at the University of Auckland. They talked about why biogenic methane cannot be treated like fossil methane, nor methane like carbon dioxide, and whether current climate policy is up to scratch. 

My laptop is MIA so we play music off the system, I also get Punk'd halfway through the show. Tune in to see how!

On The Wire for Rāapa Wednesday, News & Editorial Director Jessica Hopkins speaks to Sophora from Fridays for Future Tāmaki Makaurau about a youth-led global climate strike happening on 3 March. 

For their regular catch up, the ACT Party’s Karen Chhour discusses the government’s initial cyclone emergency support and calls to make gender-affirming healthcare more accessible for Irawhiti and transgender people.

And Producer Troy Matich interviews Maggie Shui, and Eleanor about the new Re: docuseries, Dating While Asian.

Molly talks to multidisciplinary artist Jamie Krasner, aka James K. Head of record label zhe rocks, James K's music expresses a broad spectrum of noise. Often introspective, her sound dances between shoegaze and heavier downtempo techno. Inviting introspective listening, James K's newest release Random Girl is worth a solid exploration (with good headphones).

Auckland Transport has come under fire for pausing the works on cycleway work in Auckland. Due to local government and mayoral changes, many cyclists have been left with disconnected routes, with approved plans that have been left on pause. 

Milly had a chat with Tony Mitchell from Bike Auckland about the issue.

Casper had a chat with Gary Taylor, CEO of the Environmental Defence Society on the topic of managed retreat.

Managed retreat is a phrase that’ll come up a lot as National and Labour work on bipartisan legislation that will create the foundations of a multi-government strategy.

The devastating impacts of Cyclone Gabrielle have compounded discussions that were already underway after the intense flooding in Auckland two weeks earlier.

One topic on the minds of many is infrastructure. Casper had a chat about this with National’s Shane Reti – why it failed so bady, what do we need to do to fix it and whether it's time for New Zealand to change our approach to building for extreme weather.

This week, on Casper's final Tuesday Wire show, Joel Rindelaub chatted about animals that do drugs for Dear Science. Casper talked to National’s Shane Reti about infrastructure resilience and Gary Taylor from the Environmental Defence Society about managed retreat.

Milly spoke with Toby Williams from the Federated Farmers regarding the issue of forestry slash. She also talked to Tony Mitchell from Bike Auckland about Auckland cycleway plans.

Doctoral Candidate at the University of Auckland from the Faculty of Engineering drops by the show to talk about his research into the destructive potential of tropical cyclones and how Auckland City can plan, prepare and mitigate the risks. Whakarongo mai nei.