Over 50% of the LGBTQ+ community is affected by mental illness. Gay and bi men make up 80% of new HIV transmissions in New Zealand. To raise money for essential support services for the rainbow community, the New Zealand AIDS Foundation is fighting discrimination with perspiration. Sweat with Pride gets people active and raises money. Scott Faville speaks to Beth Goulstone (of the New Zealand AIDS Foundation) about Sweat with Pride.

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In the past, recovery regimes for athletes that menstruate have followed the same guidelines as athletes who don’t. Physiotherapist and PhD student, Emma O’Loughlin has conducted a study that looks at how the menstrual cycle affects rehabilitation after an ACL injury.

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R1 News Bulletin for Thursday 7th April.

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On the programme today, we speak to Nina Santos from Mind The Gap NZ about the government considering implementing a pay transparency regime; we talk to Dudley Benson (co-owner of Woof!) about the decision to keep vaccine passes as a requirement of entry at Woof!; Athina Koncke speaks to Kate Bonne (co-president of SEA) about Students for Environmental Action Ōtepoti and the Container Return Scheme; and Athina Speaks to Dave Bennett about DCC noise control complaints.

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R1 News Bulletin for Wednesday 6th April

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The government is considering putting a pay transparency regime in place. Employees will be able to compare their wages to other people working in their sector, with the hopes that they will be able to use this information to be paid fairly.

Last year, organisation ‘Mind The Gap NZ’ provided a policy recommendation and course for change on ethnic and gender pay reporting for Aotearoa. The Gender pay gap was 9.1% in the June 2021 quarter, where it has stayed for the past decade, and the gap between a European Male employees and a Pacifika woman is 27%. And Disabled people in Aotearoa face a pay gap of 18%.

Athina Koncke Speaks to Nina Santos from Mind The Gap

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Vaccine passes are no longer required in Aotearoa as of midnight Monday (4th of April). Without government mandating, few businesses have kept vaccine passes in place. Ōtepoti bar Woof! has decided to keep vaccine passes as a condition of entry. Athina Koncke spoke to Dudley Benson (co-owner of Woof!) about why they made this decision, and what it represents.

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Athina Koncke speaks to Kate Bonne (co-president of Students for Climate Action) about student volunteer week and SEA’s thoughts on the government proposed initiative, the Container Return Scheme.

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The DCC noise control department receives, on average per annum, 4000 noise complaints. Athina Koncke spoke to a student who has been making consistent complaints about a troublesome neighbour.

Though we know how many complaints are being lodged with the DCC, we do not know haw many of these complaints are for house parties, and how many are for music venues/events. Athina talked to Dave Bennett, from Save Dunedin Live Music about the harm noise control can have on local musicians.

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On the programme today, Seb Rice-Walsh talked to Melissa Lama (President of OUSA) and Megan Prentice (Student advocate and friend to Sophia Crestani) about the North Dunedin street clean up in memory of Sophia Crestani; Nico Penny talks to University of Otago Global Studies Professor Antonie Alm about the rise of anti-Semitism in NZ; we talk to Andy Johnston (zoologist-in-training) about the Creature of the Week, seals and sea lions; and Nico Penny talks to Local Legend Mickey Little (of Barefoot Blooms).

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