Aerospace Summit Protest and Industry Response w/ Stop the Space Waste Organiser Sam Murphy: 14 September, 2023

On the 11th and the 12th of September, a group of activists protested Aerospace New Zealand’s Aerospace Summit in Ōtautahi Christchurch.

News and Editorial Director Jessica Hopkins spoke to Stop the Space Waste organiser Sam Murphy, who was a part of the protest about their concerns with the summit and the aerospace industry in Aotearoa.

She started off the interview asking Murphy about their motive for protesting the summit. 

She also spoke to Aerospace New Zealand President Mark Rocket, about what they believe are misconceptions about the aerospace industry.  

She started off the interview asking Rocket about the purpose of the summit and who was involved.