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New Zealand audio books, stories, and music for kids of all ages. ICYMI (In Case You Missed It) is news made for kids, not their parents or people over 30. It's about the stuff you care about, the stuff that impacts your life, the stuff you don't want to miss. ICYMI, a round-up of the week's news, is RNZ and TVNZ Public Interest Journalism funded through New Zealand on Air.

  • 1[In Case You Missed It] Rising Sea Levels Join us for a weekly round-up of the news! Plus in our explainer this week we look at sea level rise. People often talk about rising sea levels, but what does it really mean? In this week's explainer we look at what is causing sea level rise and the likely impact on all of us. Find out more about the news stories covered in our bulletin FIFA Women's World Cup kicks off. Kākāpō moved to live on mainland for the first time in nearly four decades. Northern hemisphere struggles with heatwaves and floods. Australian man and his dog survive three months adrift at sea.

Primary Title
  • Storytime | In Case You Missed It
Date Broadcast
  • Saturday 22 July 2023
Start Time
  • 06 : 00
Finish Time
  • 07 : 00
Duration
  • 60:00
Channel
  • Radio New Zealand National
Broadcaster
  • Radio New Zealand
Programme Description
  • New Zealand audio books, stories, and music for kids of all ages. ICYMI (In Case You Missed It) is news made for kids, not their parents or people over 30. It's about the stuff you care about, the stuff that impacts your life, the stuff you don't want to miss. ICYMI, a round-up of the week's news, is RNZ and TVNZ Public Interest Journalism funded through New Zealand on Air.
Classification
  • Not Classified
Owning Collection
  • Chapman Archive
Broadcast Platform
  • Radio
Languages
  • English
Captioning Languages
  • English
Captions
Live Broadcast
  • Yes
Rights Statement
  • Made for the University of Auckland's educational use as permitted by the Screenrights Licensing Agreement.
Genres
  • Children
  • Music
  • News
  • Reading
Hosts
  • Catriona MacLeod (Presenter, RNZ News / Storytime)
  • Tāne Rolfe (Presenter, In Case You Missed It)
Contributors
  • Irirangi Te Motu / New Zealand On Air (Funder, In Case You Missed It)
(FUNKY MUSIC) - Kia ora. Welcome to In Case You Missed It. Ko Tane toku ingoa. Time to tahuna te ahi with a look at what's been happening here in Aotearoa and overseas. Firstly, though, our thoughts and prayers are with the whanau who have lost loved ones in the shooting that occurred yesterday in Auckland CBD. Ko o matou whakaaro me o matou karakia ki nga whanau i tenei wa. The FIFA Women's World Cup kicked off to a crowd of over 40,000 people last night at EdenPark with New Zealand's match against Norway, which saw the Football Ferns win the first game of the tournament with a spectacular goal from Hannah Wilkinson. - I will remember that forever. I'm really proud and really stoked that I could do that for my team tonight. - More than 2 billion people are expected to tune in for the Women's World Cup, the largest sporting event New Zealand has ever held. A group of four male kakapo have been flown from Whenua Hou, or Codfish Island, to a new home on 3400ha of fenced land on Maungatautari in Waikato. This marks the first time in four decades that kakapo have lived on the mainland. - This is a significant turning point for kakapo. They've had some scary days. They were almost a lost species. It was such a significant day, and a symbol of hope to come. - Maungatautari is a large space with plenty of good habitat for kakapo. And while it's still unknown whether they will successfully establish themselves there, the main focus of this move is to learn if kakapo can thrive in a fenced sanctuary. This comes as their island homes are almost at capacity following years of successful conservation work from DOC and Ngai Tahu in partnership. Now, what would you do if you won $1.5 billion? Hard to comprehend, right? Well, that is the estimated size of the jackpot for the Powerball lottery in the United States this week. $1 billion is a ridiculous amount of money, and way more than the New Zealand Lottery's prize pool. Which brings us to This Week in History. (DRAMATIC MUSIC) This week in 1987, the first-ever lotto ticket went on sale. Yes, the first live draw on August the 1st was hosted by Doug Harvey and Ann Wilson, and the seven balls were picked from 40 by the barrel, an automated number picker. Originally, lotto tickets cost 50 cents per line. Now a popular option is a $25 triple dip. Over the years, we've seen a host of famous faces helming lotto, including Hilary Timmins, Grant Kereama, Grant Walker, Marise Wipani and of course, Sonia Gray. The largest prize won by a single ticket was just over $44 million, in a Powerball draw in 2016, with the winning ticket sold at a Food Mart north of Auckland. Thanks to Lotto New Zealand players, thousands of organisations including Surf Life Saving New Zealand, Coast Guard and even the arts receive essential funding to help make good things happen in our communities. Overseas, health warnings were issued for millions of people this week as heat waves hit much of Europe and America. A third of the United States was under a heat alert earlier this week, and in Italy and France, government warnings were issued as temperatures hit over 40 degrees. There was also flooding in South Korea, India and in New York. - Here comes the rain again, New Yorkers. Here comes the rain. It just seems unrelenting this year. - From extreme heat to rising sea levels, climate change is real. But what exactly are rising sea levels? (SOFT ELECTRONIC MUSIC) You've probably heard about rising sea levels, but have you ever wondered what it means? Let's look at how it happens. As global temperature rises due to climate change, the ice above sea level is melting and running into the ocean, which makes the sea level rise. Plus, water expands as it gets warmer, so you can see why the global sea level has risen more than 17cm in the last century. It might not seem like much, but every 3cm of sea level rise covers 75cm of beach. Also, Aotearoa sits on top of two tectonic plates, which are massive slabs of rock. And so as the plates shift, parts of Aotearoa move up and down. Naturally, the water levels will be much higher and more likely to flood in areas of Aotearoa that are moving downwards. With climate change speeding up the ice melt, many of New Zealand's coastal towns and cities could be underwater in just 30 years' time, and that will affect all of us. So what can we do? Firstly, we should all be more aware of what is happening as a result of climate change, and how we and our whanau can reduce our carbon and household waste levels. There are carbon calculators online where you can work out the size of your carbon footprint and make changes to reduce it. Secondly, we need to make plans to protect our coastline communities from being taken by the sea. This will involve relocating some communities further inland, while other coastlines may be able to be strengthened and protected. Te Tai Pari O Aotearoa programme has developed technology that we can use to forecast how the coastlines of Aotearoa will be impacted until the year 2300. This gives us the opportunity to see into the future so that we can avoid being taken by surprise. As they say, dogs are man's best friend, and that certainly was the case for an Australian sailor who was rescued by a Mexican tuna boat after being adrift at sea with his dog for nearly three months. Timothy Shaddock said that he is grateful to be alive after setting foot on dry land for the first time since their ordeal began. Shaddock told the media that he and his dog had survived on raw fish and rainwater after a storm damaged his vessel and wiped out its electronics. Before we go, a mystery could soon be solved, with the news that the U.S. police investigation into Tupac Shakur's unsolved murder has been revived. Yes, it's been nearly 30 years since the iconic rapper was gunned down on a Las Vegas street on September the 7th, 1996. But Nevada authorities served a search warrant this week in connection with the rapper's death. Will the truth finally be revealed? We'll just have to wait and see. Well, that's In Case You Missed It for this week. Thank you so much for joining us. We'll be back at the same time, same place next Friday. Have a great weekend. Hei kona.