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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. Finally, Sunaina hears from Martin Newell of Grounded Kiwi's about their recent court win against the Ministry of Health, after a High Court ruling found the lottery system used to allocate MIQ spaces last year was unjust.

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R1 News Bulletin for Rātu Tuesday 26th April

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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 the impact that post-viral illness will have on the medical system.

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We talked to Fox Meyer, Editor of Critic Te Arohi about the newest issue.

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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.

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We spoke to budding-zoologist Andy Johnston about wētā and the new species of weta discovered because of climate change.

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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 Andy Johnston (budding zoologist), where this week we discuss wētā.

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R1 News Bulletin for Rāmere Friday 22nd April

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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.

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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 getting vaccinated, and what can be done to increase the uptake of booster shots.

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