On today's episode, we tackle New Zealand's dirty little secret: our throwaway bottle problem. With a shocking 2.57 billion single-use drinks bought last year and only 800,000 recycled, we discuss the lack of incentives to recycle and the government's slow progress in implementing a nationwide bottle recycling plant. Listen in as we also explore the water bottling process and how we're getting ripped off by big companies, and ponder why we don't set up our own water bottling plant and export it to the world.

Additionally, we're joined by the talented Antonia Prebble to discuss her new comedy project and her experience raising her two children in a slower-paced lifestyle. Antonia shares her thoughts on the challenges of creating drama compared to reality TV and the joy of working on Double Parked, a show about a lesbian couple trying to get pregnant. We chat about how the show breaks boundaries by having lesbian characters as the central focus without making their sexuality a point of the story, and how it reflects the reality of the situation.


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(0:00:10) - New Zealand's Recycling Crisis
(0:07:32) - Recycling and Work-Family Balance in NZ
(0:19:44) - New Zealand TV and Double Parked with Antonia Prebble
(0:31:46) - Duncans Mum!

On today's episode, we tackle New Zealand's dirty little secret: our throwaway bottle problem. With a shocking 2.57 billion single-use drinks bought last year and only 800,000 recycled, we discuss the lack of incentives to recycle and the government's slow progress in implementing a nationwide bottle recycling plant. Listen in as we also explore the water bottling process and how we're getting ripped off by big companies, and ponder why we don't set up our own water bottling plant and export it to the world.
Additionally, we're joined by the talented Antonia Prebble to discuss her new comedy project and her experience raising her two children in a slower-paced lifestyle. Antonia shares her thoughts on the challenges of creating drama compared to reality TV and the joy of working on Double Parked, a show about a lesbian couple trying to get pregnant. We chat about how the show breaks boundaries by having lesbian characters as the central focus without making their sexuality a point of the story, and how it reflects the reality of the situation.
 --------- EPISODE CHAPTERS ---------
(0:00:10) - New Zealand's Recycling Crisis (0:07:32) - Recycling and Work-Family Balance in NZ (0:19:44) - New Zealand TV and Double Parked with Antonia Prebble (0:31:46) - Duncans Mum!

After 30 years fronting other people’s brands across TV, radio, and newspapers, Duncan Garner is finally in charge. Welcome to his podcast - Duncan Garner: Editor in Chief.

After 30 years fronting other people’s brands across TV, radio, and newspapers, Duncan Garner is finally in charge. Welcome to his podcast - Duncan Garner: Editor in Chief.