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Peter Templeton has been a competitive woodchopping commentator for over thirty years.
In Southland, the sport began with a single bet between two axemen in the 19th century. More than 100 years on it has become an institution.
Apart from being a spectacle of heritage sport, what makes woodchopping especially interesting is the collection of values celebrated through it. It's inclusive with men and women of all ages and levels of experience participating with hard work, humbleness, humour, community spirit, competitiveness, and exemplary good sportsmanship.
This podcast concerns itself in part with understanding New Zealand values. While empirical data has been elusive thus far, competitive woodchopping does offer an anecdotal picture of a value set. Through paying attention to feelings of pride or admiration we can tell how aligned we are as individuals with the values expressed by Peter as he describes the sport he is so passionate about.
Of course it’s also just great to hear a yarn about New Zealand and Australian domination of a global sport with individuals and families enjoying enduring legacies of championship.
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The New Zealand Attitudes and values Survey is a longitudinal study of the way New Zealanders attitudes and values change over time. Chris Sibley is a professor at the university of Auckland and has been running the study since he began it twelve years ago.
His original goal was to understand intergroup relations within New Zealand. As time moved on the scale of the study grew, now with 1% of the nation participating, offering deep insight into a very broad range of subjects.
Topically, Chris and his collaborators surveyed some participants post lockdown to understand how their thinking had changed on a few subjects.
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In today's episode we hear from two scientists, Simon Thornley, Lecturer on Epidemiology at the University of Auckland, and co-author of COVID-19 Plan B, and Dr Kári Stefánsson, CEO of deCODE genetics in Iceland.
deCode genetics has conducted the most comprehensive study in the world of the spread of COVID-19 throughout a population. I called Kari to ask for some context on deCODE and explain the results of their study.
As the New Zealand lockdown enters its fourth week, a flood of data both local and global is giving us a deeper understanding of COVID-19. The sensibly cautious approach taken by our government in a time when information was limited is beginning to conflict with this new understanding. The situation is natural during a time of unfolding crisis, decision makers can’t steer an entire nation’s pandemic response based on information that changes by the day. It is important that we stand together as a people in our response to crisis. However, the dark side of this national unity is an intolerance of perspectives that are not in support of our course of action. On social media channels, dissenting voices are being shouted down and the mass media is actively excluding expert opinions that are not in line with the nation’s government.
Produced and presented by Arthur Falls with research support from Oliver Pattison. If there are any subjects you’d like to hear explored on this podcast please shoot through an email to [email protected]
Plan B: http://www.covidplanb.co.nz/
deCODE: https://www.decode.com/
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This episode examines New Zealand’s economic outlook in the face of the Coronavirus with economist Shamubeel Eaqub. Shamubeel authored a book on regional inequality entitled Growing Apart: Regional Prosperity in New Zealand and co-authored with his wife Selena, two books: Generation Rent and The New Zealand Economy: An Introduction.
