Green Planet <link>http://www.planetaudio.org.nz/green-planet</link> On Green Planet, Tim Lynch brings unique perspectives to a breadth of topics. Hear Tim in discussion with alternative voices in green economics, politics, systems, solutions, sustainability. The views on this programme do not necessarily reflect the views of the station. Discussions on Green Topics https://plfm01s1.blob.core.windows.net/episodes/episode-917958-221006-080000.mp3 Discussion with alternative voices in green economics, politics, systems, solutions, sustainability and more. Thu, 6 Oct 2022 08:10:00 +1200 Discussions on Green Topics https://plfm01s1.blob.core.windows.net/episodes/episode-917868-220929-080000.mp3 Discussion with alternative voices in green economics, politics, systems, solutions, sustainability and more. Thu, 29 Sep 2022 08:09:00 +1200 Discussions on Green Topics https://plfm01s1.blob.core.windows.net/episodes/episode-908093-220922-080000.mp3 Discussion with alternative voices in green economics, politics, systems, solutions, sustainability and more. Thu, 22 Sep 2022 08:09:00 +1200 Discussions on Green Topics https://plfm01s1.blob.core.windows.net/episodes/episode-907149-220915-080000.mp3 Discussion with alternative voices in green economics, politics, systems, solutions, sustainability and more. Thu, 15 Sep 2022 08:09:00 +1200 Warren Snow - Envision https://plfm01s1.blob.core.windows.net/episodes/GP17488WSnowWaste.mp3 Having worked for the Tindall Foundation and Zero Waste NZ, Warren has has a clear understanding NZ's waste problems. He has been at the forefront of battling unsustainable practices across the economic spectrum. Warren discusses his aim is to help build strong, self-reliant communities that protect and value natural resources. First broadcast March 2005 Sun, 11 May 2008 00:05:00 +1200 Hans Kriek - S.A.F.E. https://plfm01s1.blob.core.windows.net/episodes/GP19734HKriek.mp3 Hans talks about the work of SAFE- Save Animals from Exploitation, which undertakes high-profile campaigns utilising its expertise, resources, members, volunteers and the media, in an effort to prevent animal abuse in a society that allows battery hens and sow crates. First broadcast April 2006. Sun, 11 May 2008 00:05:00 +1200 Jane Kelsey - World Trade Organisation https://plfm01s1.blob.core.windows.net/episodes/GP17520JKelsey.mp3 Jane Kelsey, a professor of Law at the University of Auckland, is one of New Zealands leading left-wing intellectuals committed to economic and social justice. Jane talks to Tim about the World Trade orgnisation and its impacts on economies, employment,indigenous peoples, the environment, a nation's sovereign rights. First Broadcast Feb 2005 Sun, 11 May 2008 00:05:00 +1200 Glen Holland - Conservation animal medicine https://plfm01s1.blob.core.windows.net/episodes/GP18337GHolland.mp3 Originally from South Africa, (then) Director of Auckland Zoo Glen Holland talks about Conservation medicine, species rescue, avian initiatives and the outreach programmes of the zoo. First broadcast Oct 2005 Sun, 11 May 2008 00:05:00 +1200 Reinhardt Kanuka - Eco-architecture https://plfm01s1.blob.core.windows.net/episodes/GP18146Reinhardt.mp3 After studying Psychology and Sociology at the University in Berlin, Germany and achieving a Masters degree in Architecture, Reinhard gained practical experience in human society, culture, religion and philosophy while travelling in over 30 countries for over 40 years, focusing especially on their living and built environments. Bioharmonic architecture, how to build and live in harmony with life, and how to create a home for the soul. Discusses the making of sacred space and bringing community together on the land. First broadcast May 2005 Sun, 11 May 2008 00:05:00 +1200 Gaia Shan-Singer - Wholistic sexuality https://plfm01s1.blob.core.windows.net/episodes/GP22044SShanSinger.mp3 Tim talks to Gaia about her book "Genitals, Love and Other Bits and Pieces" - Things our mothers never taught us and our fathers never knew. A fresh insight into sexuality and choices. First broadcast Dec 2007. Sun, 11 May 2008 00:05:00 +1200 Russell Norman - State of the Environment 07 https://plfm01s1.blob.core.windows.net/episodes/GP20903RNorman.mp3 In early 2007 Russell Norman took on the role of co-leader of the NZ Greens . Here he revisits his inaugural State of the Environment address. First broadcast March 2007 Sun, 11 May 2008 00:05:00 +1200 Alyn Ware - Nuclear disarmament https://plfm01s1.blob.core.windows.net/episodes/GP19893Alyn Ware.mp3 Life long activist in New Zealand for Peace and Disarmament, Alyn is currently a Consultant at Large for the Lawyers' Committee on Nuclear Policy (USA), Outreach Educator for the Aotearoa New Zealand Foundation for Peace Studies, Global Coordinator of the Parliamentary Network for Nuclear Disarmament, and Consultant for the International Association of lawyers Against Nuclear Arms. First broadcast June 2006 Sun, 11 May 2008 00:05:00 +1200 Albino Gola - Dowsing https://plfm01s1.blob.core.windows.net/episodes/GP0036AGola.mp3 Albino is a Dowser studying alternative healing,for the best position to situate new homes on land that is free from the effects of underground streams and harmful radiation. First broadcast Feb 2006 Sun, 11 May 2008 00:05:00 +1200 Bob Harvey - the eco city https://plfm01s1.blob.core.windows.net/episodes/GP19687BHarvey.mp3 Mayor of the Eco City Waitakere in Auckland NZ. Working to become the most ecological and sustainable city in Australasia. Former President of the Labour Party, Bob wants NZ on the global sustainability map. First broadcast April 2006 Sun, 11 May 2008 00:05:00 +1200 Brian Gould - the Democracy Sham https://plfm01s1.blob.core.windows.net/episodes/GP20094Brian Gould.mp3 Vice Chancelor Waikato University on the need for the electorate to awaken to their collective power. Wrote the THE DEMOCRACY SHAM. How Globalisation Devalues Your Vote. Former deputy leader British Labour Party prior to Tony Blair. First broadcast May 2007 Sun, 11 May 2008 00:05:00 +1200 Bruce Lipton - Epigenetics https://plfm01s1.blob.core.windows.net/episodes/GP22070BLipton.mp3 World leading Cellular biologist, Author The Biology of Belief revealed that the environment, operating though the membrane, controlled the behavior and physiology of the cell, turning genes on and off. His discoveries, which ran counter to the established scientific view that life is controlled by the genes, presaged one of today's most important fields of study, the science of epigenetics. First broadcast Feb 2007 Sun, 11 May 2008 00:05:00 +1200 Denys Trussell - FOE, Transport strategies https://plfm01s1.blob.core.windows.net/episodes/GP0037DTrussell.mp3 A poet, biographer, essayist, classical pianist and teacher, Denys has been working for environmental causes for around 40 years and has a keen insight to the challenges that surround us. Sun, 11 May 2008 00:05:00 +1200 Dr. Bob Willard - corporate sustainability https://plfm01s1.blob.core.windows.net/episodes/GP18357BWillard.mp3 Canadian author of The Sustainability Advantage and The Next Sustainability Wave. Bob is a leading expert on the business value of corporate sustainability strategies addresses corporations, consultants, academics, and nongovernmental organizations, globally. First broadcast Oct 2005 Sun, 11 May 2008 00:05:00 +1200 Dr. Klaus Bosselman - the Earth Charter https://plfm01s1.blob.core.windows.net/episodes/GP0038KBosselman.mp3 Green law and the Earth Charter. Author of When Two Worlds Collide, Bosselman helped negotiate the first Earth Charter at the 1992 Rio Global Forum. He later served as a legal adviser to the Earth Charter Drafting Committee and continues to promote the Charters implementation in Germany and New Zealand. He is Chair of Earth Charter Aotearoa New Zealand (ECANZ) and Co-Chair of the IUCN Environmental Law Commission Ethics Specialist Group. First broadcast March 2006 Sun, 11 May 2008 00:05:00 +1200 Dr. Rodger Spiller - Ethical investment https://plfm01s1.blob.core.windows.net/episodes/GP0039RSpiller.mp3 Rodger Spiller talks to Tim about caring about the planet by caring where you put your money. First broadcast Aug 2006 Sun, 11 May 2008 00:05:00 +1200 Elaine West - local government and open democracy https://plfm01s1.blob.core.windows.net/episodes/GP21672Ewest.mp3 Elaine has been involved in Local Government Politics in Auckland promoting open democracy. She has chaired many local groups of concerned citizens using Genuine Progress Indicators with emphasis on keeping public assets in public hands. First broadcast Sept 2007 Sun, 11 May 2008 00:05:00 +1200 Elizabeth Chalmers - intentional communities https://plfm01s1.blob.core.windows.net/episodes/GP0040EChalmers.mp3 Earthsong Eco Village Swanson, Auckland Hear how they deal with decision making, children, functions, visitors, pets, waste, permaculture, and numerous other contingencies to look for when dealing with community. First broadcast Nov 2005 Sun, 11 May 2008 00:05:00 +1200 Gerry Coates - Engineers for Social Responsibility https://plfm01s1.blob.core.windows.net/episodes/GP18282GCoates.mp3 Gerry Coates is a professional engineer and company director of Ngi Tahu descent. He started Engineers for Social Responsibility here in NZ,which has now gone global. His expertise includes governance and leadership, forensic investigations, strategic planning, ethical and feasibility studies and renewable energy studies. He originally started Engineers for Social Responsibility here in NZ,which has now gone global. First broadcast May 2007 Sun, 11 May 2008 00:05:00 +1200 Jeanette Fitzsimmons M.P.- State of the Planet https://plfm01s1.blob.core.windows.net/episodes/GP19103JFitzsimmons1.mp3 Co-leader NZ Green Party. Tim talks to Jeanette about her Arpil 2006 'State of the Planet' speech. A most capable politician, Jeanette clearly articulates the links of climate change to energy and focuses our attention on solutions. First broadcast April 2006 Sun, 11 May 2008 00:05:00 +1200 Joe Polischer - Permaculture https://plfm01s1.blob.core.windows.net/episodes/GP19024JPolischer.mp3 Joe talks to Tim about the extremely marginal plot of land that has been turned into a sustainable permaculture paradise with highly productive organic garden and orchard, an energy-efficient passive solar home and a wonderfully rich lifestyle. Animals, birds and bees are now integrated into its edible landscape. First broadcast Nov 2005 Sun, 11 May 2008 00:05:00 +1200 John Hogan - Conservation volunteers https://plfm01s1.blob.core.windows.net/episodes/GP19345JHogan.mp3 Civic Elder and Man of the Trees, John Hogan from Three Streams Albany in Auckland, is the chairman of the New Zealand Trust for Conservation Volunteers that since 1999 has placed hundreds of volunteers in scores of conservation projects throughout New Zealand. First broadcast Jan 2006 Sun, 11 May 2008 00:05:00 +1200 Lansing Barrett-Gresham - healer and teacher https://plfm01s1.blob.core.windows.net/episodes/GP0041LBarrettGresham.mp3 Lansing is both the founder of Integrated Awareness and principal of Touchstone, a healing center in Cotati, California, devoted to that purpose. Lansing has taught IA for 30 years in North America, guiding people to awaken their innate healing abilities. He teaches and models a healers most important duty � to recognize and respond to the whole person. First broadcast June 2005 Sun, 11 May 2008 00:05:00 +1200 Lloyd Geering - the Greening of Spirituality https://plfm01s1.blob.core.windows.net/episodes/GP19160LGeering.mp3 An Emeritus Professor of Victoria University of Wellington, who was tried for heresy in 1967 and aquitted, Lloyd Geering offers insights into the need for humanity to urgently restore the Garden of Eden in which we live. Actively involved in wakening humanity he keenly works for green political and spiritual change. First broadcast Dec 2005 Sun, 11 May 2008 00:05:00 +1200 Pre-conception care and conscious parenting https://plfm01s1.blob.core.windows.net/episodes/GP17792GeorgeJackson.mp3 Loula George Bsc N.D, Dip Herb Med has been a registered naturopath and medical herbalist since 1989 and is now working closely with programs devised by Francesca Naish(author of Natural Fertility and Better Babies) and FORESIGHT, the British Association for the promotion of preconception care. Hilary Jackson is dedicated to "conscious parenting." First broadcst March 2005 Sun, 11 May 2008 00:05:00 +1200 Margaret Crozier - Greenpeace NZ https://plfm01s1.blob.core.windows.net/episodes/GP17459MCrozier.mp3 First elected female leader of a national NZ political party - Values, forerunners of the Greens. Currently a Director of Greenpeace NZ. Margaret talks to tim about the issues Greenpeace NZ are presently involved with. First broadcast Jan 2005 Sun, 11 May 2008 00:05:00 +1200 Malcolm Rands - sustainable business https://plfm01s1.blob.core.windows.net/episodes/GP18844MRands.mp3 Ecostore Founder, Malcolm Rands talks about sustainable business. Malcolm helped set up NZs first green dollar exchange, computer-based community bartering system that is still working around NZ and with his partner Melanie was a co-founder of Mamaki, NZs first permaculture eco village. He's also a member of the New Zealand Business Council for Sustainable Development. First broadcast Sept 2005 Sun, 11 May 2008 00:05:00 +1200 Murray Cameron - sustainable cities https://plfm01s1.blob.core.windows.net/episodes/GP0043MCameron.mp3 Murray has been involved for many years in promoting shifts towards better environmental management and more sustainable ways of living. His recent focus has been on urban sustainability, now at the forefront of the policy agenda with Sustainable Cities being a key theme of the NZ Government's Sustainable Development Programme of Action. First broadcast Dec 2004 Sun, 11 May 2008 00:05:00 +1200 Philip Mirkin - earth housing https://plfm01s1.blob.core.windows.net/episodes/GP0034PMIrkin.mp3 Low cost, low impact building systems. Innovative earth builders are bringing the ability to construct your own warm, strong, water resistant home out of mud, clay, paper, cement etc, for costs that are a fraction of a modern city house. www.hybridadobe.com Using the above materials and with an understanding of local body laws, it is possible after a thorough induction for an excellent passive solar home to be built by you and your friends, that will empower you to affiliate more with the land and enthuse you to become more involved in intentional community. First broadcast May 2006 Sun, 11 May 2008 00:05:00 +1200 Rod Oram - climate change https://plfm01s1.blob.core.windows.net/episodes/GP20091ROram.mp3 Top NZ Business journalist, Rod is an adjunct professor in the New Zealand Centre for Innovation and Entrepreneurship at Unitec, NZ. A recipient of many awards, Rod has come out with a lucid understanding of climate change and the remedies. Interview assistant is Coombs, community strategist. First broadcast Aug 2006 Sun, 11 May 2008 00:05:00 +1200 Sue Kedgley - safe food https://plfm01s1.blob.core.windows.net/episodes/GP0044SKedgley.mp3 Green Party spokesperson on Health. Sue has a commitment to ensuring the food we eat is safe. Author of six books, she previously worked for the UN, as a TV reporter, at the Ministry of Agriculture and had six years' experience as a Wellington City Councillor prior to her election in 1999. Sue talks to Tim about keeping GE out of the food chain, transfats, safer oils and pop drinks. First broadcast Dec 2006 Wed, 5 Nov 2008 00:11:00 +1200 Theresa Grantham - green trader https://plfm01s1.blob.core.windows.net/episodes/GP19083TGrantham.mp3 Promoting sustainable handcrafts. Two worlds/community business. Theresa and Kate talk to Tim about ways to create wealth and opportunities for co-operatives and villages around the world, through doing business based on conscious consumerism which supports communities working with recycled and non-toxic products and ecologically sound practices. First broadcast Sept 2007 Wed, 5 Nov 2008 00:11:00 +1200 Tony Watkins - Architecture of Involvement https://plfm01s1.blob.core.windows.net/episodes/GP0045TWatkins.mp3 Sing your own song - What an individual with courage can do. One of NZ's most original architects riffs on his favourite themes. Tony loves an architecture which responds not only to the environment and climate, but also to culture. An architecture of involvement. First broadcast March 2006 Wed, 5 Nov 2008 00:11:00 +1200 Udo Erasmus - dietary oils https://plfm01s1.blob.core.windows.net/episodes/GP20359UErasmus.mp3 Moving away from the dangers of the modern diet. Free radicals and understanding fats &amp; oils. First broadcast Oct 2007 Wed, 5 Nov 2008 00:11:00 +1200 Vanessa Atkinson - Energy revolution https://plfm01s1.blob.core.windows.net/episodes/GP17040VAtkinson.mp3 Vanessa Atkinson the lead climate campaigner from Greenpeace, which has launched the NZ Energy Revolution, a comprehensive report on what action NZ needs to address in this very late moment of climate change. First broadcast March 2007 Wed, 5 Nov 2008 00:11:00 +1200 Transition Towns https://plfm01s1.blob.core.windows.net/episodes/GP22975_20081201220629.mp3 Tim talks with James Samuels who is involved in the operation of the Transition Towns project on Waiheke Island and Finn Mackesy, educator and change agent. Designed for communities to address the twin challenges of climate change and peak oil, there are already 43 groups around NZ and the idea is flourishing globally. Wed, 5 Nov 2008 00:11:00 +1200 John Stansfield - Sustainable Systems https://plfm01s1.blob.core.windows.net/episodes/GP23001_20081208220438.mp3 With current global events pointing us towards community and cooperation, hear how gardens, organics and neighbourhood support overlap with Transition Towns as Waiheke Islander, John Stansfield tells how an organic dream grew into an oasis of fulfillment as well as extending into a waste stream management and recycling system that in many ways is a world leader. Wed, 5 Nov 2008 00:11:00 +1200 Nicky Hager - journalist and author https://plfm01s1.blob.core.windows.net/episodes/GP23076NHager_20090121220702.mp3 New Zealander Nicky Hager is an author and investigative journalist, whornwrites about issues involving intelligence networks, environmental issuesrnand politics. He has degrees in physics and philosophy and has beenrndescribed as "New Zealand's leading investigative journalist.rnAuthor of Secret Power: New Zealand's Role in the International Spy Network, rnSecrets and Lies : The Anatomy of an Anti-Environmental PR Campaign, rnSeeds of Distrust: The Story of a GE Cover-up and The Hollow Men: A Study in the Politics of Deception, Nicky describes the challenges he sees, including how people can be influenced by vestedinterests and unethical motivations. Wed, 5 Nov 2008 00:11:00 +1200 Warwick Davies - Industrial Waste and Recycling https://plfm01s1.blob.core.windows.net/episodes/GP23052WDavies_20090121220240.mp3 Warwick a NZer has spent 20 years developing a world leading technology that under one umbrella eliminates industrial and household waste, turning it into a valuable resource for manufacturing many different products, but most important it recovers the energy from waste. Warwick has first hand experience on declining polar ice due to warming of the worlds oceans, which are reaching a critical threshold. He sees the elimination of methane gas, a super potent greenhouse gas from landfills and atmosphere as a major step to remediation and sustainability. Wed, 5 Nov 2008 00:11:00 +1200 Dave Bruer https://plfm01s1.blob.core.windows.net/episodes/GP23214Druer_20090319220558.mp3 Dave Bruer went to the University of Illinois to get a Masters degree in electrical engineering - electronic design and found himself in Los Angeles working in aerospace. He was twice honoured by the US government for significant electronics design. In 1981 he came to New Zealand to begin a solar energy company. He contracted with the NZ government for 5 years to run the "Design to the Sun" project, to write a design manual for architects and promote passive solar design in New Zealand. He taught at the University of Auckland School of Architecture. Today he is the Founding Director of Anew NZ, a charitable trust that is leading a national initiative called "What Matters Most to New Zealanders". Wed, 5 Nov 2008 00:11:00 +1200 Dr. Jan Wright - Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment https://plfm01s1.blob.core.windows.net/episodes/GP22233JanWright_20090630084033.mp3 Dr Jan Wright Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment. As an independent Officer of New Zealands Parliament, the PCE has wide-ranging powers to investigate environmental concerns. As an Officer of Parliament, the Commissioner's job is to hold the Government to account for its environmental policies and actions. The PCE is a policy reviewer standing outside the system of environmental management and reporting on it. Listen to learn more � Fri, 14 Nov 2008 00:11:00 +1200 Dr. Robert Howell - Building a Whole Earth Economy https://plfm01s1.blob.core.windows.net/episodes/GP23415Howell_20090630084100.mp3 Dr Robert Howell, CEO of the Council of Socially Responsible Investment in NZ, discusses a bold Quaker initiative for a just and flourishing earth - On Right Relationship, Building A Whole Earth Economy. In 2003, 39 Quakers met in Wallingford Pennsylvania to consider the moral challenge posed by the global economic system and the heedless destruction of the Earth's ecosystems and failing to serve the well being of hundreds of millions of people. Dr. Howell talks of "right relationship", the commonwealth that is life, on fairness and why Ecology needs, in many ways, to set the boundaries for the Economy. Fri, 28 Nov 2008 00:11:00 +1200 Dr. Niki Harre - The Psychology of Sustainability. https://plfm01s1.blob.core.windows.net/episodes/GP2360_Harre_20090923184337.MP3 Dr. Niki Harre is co-author and compiler of the book "Carbon Neutral by 2020" with Quentin Atkinson. Niki works with school children on matters of Waste and on larger initiatives regarding recycling and land fills. She is a psychologist working with groups such as Transition Towns and is a tireless worker for social justice and ecological change. First b'cast Sept '09 Tue, 2 Dec 2008 00:12:00 +1200 Bernard Merwood - NZ Values Political Party https://plfm01s1.blob.core.windows.net/episodes/GP23658_BMerwood_20090925220811.mp3 Listen to a 40 year Values campaigner, who asks the hard questions and requests us to self reflect today, look at Dark Green options and also what the ancient Chinese Taoists offer; Taoism being a way we can look at nature and follow a philosophical system that brings us to a more open and honest way of working with natural systems and each other. First b'cast Sept '09 Thu, 11 Dec 2008 00:12:00 +1200 Jakob von Uexkll https://plfm01s1.blob.core.windows.net/episodes/GP23580_Uexkull_20090923184314.MP3 Jakob von Uexkll of the Alternative Nobel Prize &amp; Word Future Council describes how the privileged elite are grimly holding on to the old paradigm, when we urgently need to be working towards a more sustainable and just world view. He suggests that the old ways of activism, including civil disobedience and communicating personally with our elected representatives are as valid today as they were in the past. First b'cast Aug '09 Tue, 23 Dec 2008 00:12:00 +1200 Fluoride Action Network https://plfm01s1.blob.core.windows.net/episodes/GP23486_Fluoride_20090923184250.mp3 Mary Byrne &amp; Mark Atkin. What society would buy toxic waste that is banned in Europe and especially from the country of origin, Belgium and then drip feed it into 60% of another countries public water supply? Listen to a very revealing interview about the state of our drinking waterand plans to have more fluoridation be piped into more Kiwi dwellings. First bcast July "09 Tue, 23 Dec 2008 00:12:00 +1200 Clive Monds - Fisheries Management https://plfm01s1.blob.core.windows.net/episodes/GP23735Mons_20091117150526.mp3 With the world fishing stocks falling, what is the state of our waters and the fish. Clive Monds spokesman for Environment and Conservation Organisations of NZ, has been active in the environmental movement for over 30 years and represents ECO on various fisheries management issues in NZ. First broadcast Nov 2009 Tue, 23 Dec 2008 00:12:00 +1200 Kath Dewar - Greenwashing & Marketing Sustainability https://plfm01s1.blob.core.windows.net/episodes/GP23759Dewar_20091117151411.mp3 When is green marketing, green wash? With over a third of New Zealanders taking social and environmental ethics into account when they shop, the businesses competing for their spending money are waking up to their needs. Kath speaks about the challenges and opportunities for businesses wanting to promote their social and environmental credentials - and the legal protection New Zealanders have against Greenwash. Also, examples of companies getting it right. First broadcast Nov 2009 Tue, 23 Dec 2008 00:12:00 +1200 Bill Watson NZ Sea Shepherd Society https://plfm01s1.blob.core.windows.net/episodes/GP23702_SeaShep_20091117150033.mp3 Each whaling season� Japanese whale hunters head into southern oceans to kill the great cetaceans and back in Japanese waters they slaughter and capture dolphins. The International Whaling Commission is polarised, with pro-whaling countries able to block efforts to improve conservation measures. In this setting the Sea Shepherd goes where governments and international bodies fail to. It is only their direct action that is keeping the spotlight on the annual slaughter. Tue, 23 Dec 2008 00:12:00 +1200 Dr.Jim Salinger. Climate Change, Global Warming & Denialists https://plfm01s1.blob.core.windows.net/episodes/GP_Salinger_20100306222324.mp3 Dr. Jim Salinger formerly of NIWA (National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research). Lead author for the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change,which was awarded a Nobel Peace Prize in 2007 for their efforts to build up and disseminate greater knowledge about man-made climate change, and to lay the foundations for the measures that are needed to counteract such change. In 2006, he was elected to the position of President of the Commission for Agricultural Meteorology at the World Meteorological Organization. Jim is a world authority on climate change for NZ, specialising in glaciers and ice. Listen to 30 years of climate experience and Jim's understanding of what the possibilities are. Tue, 23 Dec 2008 00:12:00 +1200 Growing Localised Gardens https://plfm01s1.blob.core.windows.net/episodes/GP23714Local_gardens_3_20091201113902.mp3 Tim talks with Darren Millington of Urban Abundance and Megan Beard of Whole Health Hinemoa. Hear how a good keen couple have teamed up with others to negotiate a way of obtaining urban land, pioneering and gardening it in such a way that as a working model, it can be easily replicated. First broadcast 29 Oct 2009 Tue, 23 Dec 2008 00:12:00 +1200 Wade Doak - Ocean sanctuaries https://plfm01s1.blob.core.windows.net/episodes/GP_Doak_20100306220951.mp3 Diver, aquanaut, ocean researcher, writer, photographer, Wade Doak is an authority on dolphins and ocean ecosystems and argues passionately for the urgent need to protect more areas as reserves and sanctuaries.Listen to an engrossing story of contact with inhabitants of the undersea world. Tue, 30 Jun 2009 00:06:00 +1200 Paul Larkin - free energy https://plfm01s1.blob.core.windows.net/episodes/GP_Larkin_20100306221018.mp3 Paul Larkin is part of a group, who wish to introduce breakthrough technologies that have the power to radically transform our planet &amp; way of life. Free energy motors devices &amp; systems, use a small amount of input power to draw a larger amount from the surrounding environment. By redesigning our technology we can create electrical devices such as motors &amp; generators that collect radiant electricity �from the Active Vacuum� or Ether. Tue, 30 Jun 2009 00:06:00 +1200 Dennis Tegg Coromandel Watchdog https://plfm01s1.blob.core.windows.net/episodes/GP_Tegg_20100306222348.mp3 How is it that it only needs the Prime Minister and the Minister for Conservation to say yes to mining? No one else and no Act of Parliament is required! The gold is only a tiny proportion of the material extracted, less than 10 parts in one million. The gold is extracted using cyanide, so safe storage of the mine waste poses a serious problem. Listen to a clear and coherent 50 minute insight into the issues and learn some simple methods of how to take action. First broadcast Feb 2010 Mon, 14 Sep 2009 00:09:00 +1200 Palestine - Tuma Hazou Middle East Analyst https://plfm01s1.blob.core.windows.net/episodes/GP_Hazou_20100610134117.mp3 Palestine another narrative. Informed and experienced, Tuma Hazou talks of history and possibilities. Born and educated in Jerusalem,Tuma Hazou joined BBC Arabic Services in London, worked as a Radio and TV Journalist, Filmmaker in Jordan, contributing to the BBC, UPI, ABC, and Special advisor to Prince Hassan, then Crown Prince of Jordan. Tuma Hazou was formerly Chief of Information and External Relations at UNICEFs regional Office for the Middle East and North Africa in Amman. First Broadcast June 2010. Wed, 24 Mar 2010 00:03:00 +1200 Richard Main Gardens 4 Health https://plfm01s1.blob.core.windows.net/episodes/GP Main.mp3 What initially started with the Counties Manukau District Health Board Diabetes Projects Trust as a project to curtail the rapid increase in diabetes has led to a pioneering approach to food growing and bettering ones health. This has been to enable local citizens to work in groups or singularly to learn and grow their own health and well-being. Thu, 22 Apr 2010 00:04:00 +1200 Cool Schools https://plfm01s1.blob.core.windows.net/episodes/GP CoolSchools.mp3 Tim talks with Peace Foundation President Yvonne Duncan, Cool Schools National Trainer Christina Barruel and UK lawyer Janine Edge on the positive benefits of teaching mediation within schools. Thu, 22 Apr 2010 00:04:00 +1200 Penny Bright Alienation of Public Assets https://plfm01s1.blob.core.windows.net/episodes/GP Bright.mp3 In conversation with Tim, Penny Bright claims Auckland Super City is a multi-national corporate grab� of over 28 Billion Dollars of New Zealand assets. Judicially recognised 'Public Watchdog' on Metrowater, water and Auckland regional governance matters, Penny Bright has the details at her fingertips and articulates the tools citizens have to respond to the imposition of the 'Super' City. Thu, 22 Apr 2010 00:04:00 +1200 Margaret Jefferies - Lyttleton Community Project https://plfm01s1.blob.core.windows.net/episodes/GP Margaret Jefferies.mp3 Tim talks to Margaret Jefferies about the innovative grass-roots solutions Project Lyttleton has undertaken. Time banking, waste minimisation and energy initiatives are just a few of the topics discussed. Tue, 6 Jul 2010 00:07:00 +1200 Colin Beardon - Waiheke Biosphere https://plfm01s1.blob.core.windows.net/episodes/GP Colin Beardon.mp3 Tim talks to Colin about Waiheke Island's natural beauty, and the possibility of turning it into a Biosphere Reserve. What does this mean? Colin discusses this idea, plus a range of environmental issues relating to Waiheke. Thu, 5 Aug 2010 00:08:00 +1200 Pete Russell and James Samuel - Out Of Our Own Back Yard https://plfm01s1.blob.core.windows.net/episodes/GP Pete Russell and James Samuel.mp3 Ooooby.org is a NZ initiative out of Waiheke Island. It is revitalising localized community, connections with neighbors and in particular, a revolution around home-grown produce. Tim talks to Pete and James to find out more. Thu, 5 Aug 2010 00:08:00 +1200 Liese Groot-Alberts - Loss, Grief and Bereavement https://plfm01s1.blob.core.windows.net/episodes/GP Liese-Groot Alberts.mp3 Tim talks to grief therapist Liese Groot-Alberts about dealing with the loss of a loved one, and the ways we can help people who are 'transitioning' or have suffered a recent loss. Thu, 26 Aug 2010 00:08:00 +1200 Diana Shand - IUCN https://plfm01s1.blob.core.windows.net/episodes/GP - Diana Shand.mp3 The IUCN is the world's biggest environmental organisation. But who are they? What do they do? Tim talks to Diana about the IUCN, the environmental issues facing our planet, and what the IUCN can do to make a positive impact. Mon, 6 Sep 2010 00:09:00 +1200 Jeanette Fizsimmons on Mining & More https://plfm01s1.blob.core.windows.net/episodes/GP_JFitzsimmons2011.mp3 In discussion with Tim, Jeanette shines her lucidity on key issues: her work on mining on conservation land, about the hydra of challenges that the conservation worker has to contend with, about global challenges and Grandparent action. First b'cast Oct 2011 Tue, 31 May 2011 00:05:00 +1200 Graeme Sait - Microcosm in the Macrocosm https://plfm01s1.blob.core.windows.net/episodes/GP Graham Sait.mp3 Graeme Sait, is an Author/Educator and co-founder of Qld Company, Nutri-Tech Solutions (NTS), a recognised world leader in sustainable agriculture/horticulture. Graeme tells of the profound interdependence of soil microflora, bacteria and fungi that is crucial to plant growth and healthy soil. Thu, 22 Sep 2011 00:09:00 +1200 Genevieve Simperingham https://plfm01s1.blob.core.windows.net/episodes/GP - Genevieve Simperingham.mp3 Founder of The Peaceful Parental Institute, Genevieve talks about alternative ways to raise children. She discusses using love, communication, trust and love rather than traditional 'reward and punishment' techniques. Thu, 1 Nov 2012 00:11:00 +1200 Lynda Wharton - Women's Health https://plfm01s1.blob.core.windows.net/episodes/GP_Wharton_20100306224203.mp3 Lynda is well known as a health researcher, columnist and author. She is a regular columnist for Mindfood magazine, Fitness Life and Australian Nature and health. Tim talks to Lynda about her most recent book, Wellbeing�. Its 400 pages cover many aspects of female health and wellbeing from a holistic perspective. Tue, 19 Mar 2013 00:03:00 +1200 Dr Pryesh Tavari https://plfm01s1.blob.core.windows.net/episodes/GP_Tewari_20100306223718.mp3 a medical doctor and physician born in India, Dr. Tavari talks to Tim about an inspiring way of using technology to take medicine into the villages and rural areas of India whereby up to 700 million people are able to access health and healing information. Pryesh also discusses what it means "to be of service to our fellow man". Wed, 20 Mar 2013 00:03:00 +1200 Palestine - August 2014 https://plfm01s1.blob.core.windows.net/episodes/GP_Houzou0814.mp3 Tama Hazou talks about the history of Hamas and Israeli occupation of Palestine and the current options for stopping the bombing. Mon, 21 Sep 2015 00:09:00 +1200 Kia Ora Gaza https://plfm01s1.blob.core.windows.net/episodes/GP_KiaOraGaza.mp3 In this interview with Lisa Er, Roger Fowler, leader of two Kiwi humanitarian convoys to Gaza, encourages us to stand for peace and justice for the Palestinians. Roger is organizer of Kia Ora Gaza which has sponsored NZ involvement in several international solidarity convoys to break Israels inhumane siege of Gaza. Roger was awarded a QSM Queens Service Medal in 1999. First bcast: 8 Sept 2016 Fri, 26 Aug 2016 00:08:00 +1200