How we can transition to an equitable and low-carbon transport system with
Every year, New Zealanders drive 35 billion kilometres by car – the equivalent of Earth to Mars and back 325 times. Māori and Pasifika miss out far more than other groups on visiting GPs because of la...
3 Feb 202227min
Bees to Bioplastic – Veronica Harwood Stevenson, Humblebee
There’s a thing called the SIN List. Standing for Substitute It Now, the list identifies the chemicals in our textiles, furniture, food, and daily life that are slowly poisoning us, killing our bodies...
21 Jan 202244min
Tackling building waste – Dr Teri-Ann Berry
I speak with Dr Terri-Ann Berry, Associate Professor at Auckland’s Unitec and the co-founder of the Environmental Solutions Research Centre and the aptly named Sustainable Construction Avengers. Each ...
8 Des 202143min
IPCC Report Part 3 – The insider’s guide, with Prof Dave Frame
This week Vincent is joined by Professor Dave Frame, Director of the New Zealand Climate Change Research Institute (CCRI) at Victoria University and a lead author on the Sixth Assessment Report of the...
29 Nov 202157min
Streetscape reallocation with Dr Kirsty Wild
In more than 150 cities around the world, Covid 19 has been what you might call a shot in the arm for walking and cycling. To encourage social distancing, they added cycleways, extended footpaths and ...
22 Nov 202126min
Building for Zero - Andrew Eagles, Green Building Council
Buildings are responsible for around 20 percent of New Zealand’s carbon footprint. Which makes the building sector a critical part of the ambition to be net-zero by 2050. And yet our homes are notori...
15 Nov 202143min
Live from COP26 - Olivia Wannan, Stuff
Olivia Wannan is one of a handful of New Zealand journalists to attend COP26 in Glasgow, rubbing shoulders with the rich and powerful to watch as the world’s climate policy is argued and hopefully agr...
7 Nov 202123min
E-Biking On a Roll – Mike Tritt, Electrify NZ
If you think you're seeing more e-bikes on the roads, you're not wrong. In New Zealand, their sales are soaring. But it wasn't always this way; the e-bike revolution started with motivated people and,...
3 Nov 202123min
