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Feed My Flat is a non-profit initiative out of the Department of Human Nutrition at the University of Otago, which provides weekly meal kits to students on a budget. For $85 per week, they’ll provide the recipes and ingredients to feed four people for three dinners; thesix-person meal kit which will cost you $130 per week. R1 News reporter Seb Rice-Walsh spoke to Kimberly Ti, Human Nutrition student and one of the people behind Feed My Flat.
Last week, the world caught its first glimpse of the supermassive black hole at the centre of the Milky Way. Sagittarius A Star is the second black hole to ever be imaged. The feat was accomplished by the Event Horizon Telescope collaboration - a global network of observatories working collectively to observe with black holes. R1 News's Seb Rice-Walsh spoke to University of Otago Astrophysicist Jonathan Squire about black holes and the incredibly difficult task of imaging them.
This week on Critic Kōrero, Quintin speaks to Critic Te Arohi staff writer Lotto Ramsey on Issue 12 - the Menstruation Issue - and their article on transmasculine menstruation.
The Green Party has announced its candidates for the DCC and ORC for the 2022 local body elections. Mayor Aaron Hawkins is running for a second term, and Councilor Marie Laufiso is running for both Mayor and Council on the DCC. Outsider Alan Somerville is the Party's candidate for Otago Regional Council; R1 News reporter Quintin Jane spoke to him about his reasons for running.
Budget 2022 saw a raft of policy announcements, including close to one billion dollars for disability advocacy. This funding will see the creation of a new Ministry for Disabled Peoples. We spoke to co-president of the Otago Disabled Students Association Sean Prenter about what this new Ministry can do for the disabled community.