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For Dear Science this week, our expert, Professor Allan Blackman, chats with us about the importance of uranium 235.

Thanks to MOTAT, the museum inspiring the innovators of tomorrow!

A majority of Youth MPs across the political spectrum are calling for the current voting age to be decreased for local and general elections, allowing 16-and-17-year-olds the right to vote.

These Youth MPs have also signed an open-letter calling for the voting age to be lowered.

This follows the Supreme Court’s 2022 ruling that the current voting age of 18 discriminates against 16-and-17-year-olds, with the decision made on the grounds listed in the Human Rights ACT 1993.

A bill to allow 16-to-17-year-olds to vote in local elections had previously passed its first reading in August 2023, but was axed by the government last year.

News and Editorial Director, Joel, spoke to Make It 16 member and Youth MP for Ilam, Sam Allan, about lowering the voting age, and what it means to have young voices represented in local and general elections.

*This caption has been edited to clarify that not all political parties had Youth MPs who had signed the open letter. NZ First Youth MPs did not sign the letter.

Featuring a kōrero with Dana and Alden about their new album Speedo, then later Audio Culture with Petrina Togi-Sa'ena dicussing The Pacific Music Collection, thanks to AudioCulture - Iwi Waiata

Thanks to The Beer Spot!

Recently, new NIWA-led research has shown that Aotearoa’s native forest’s are absorbing substantially more carbon dioxide than previously thought.

This has raised concerns that the government is not doing enough to regulate pests that are harming native forest carbon sinks.

News and Editorial Director, Joel, spoke to the Northland Regional Manager for Forest and Bird, Dean Baigent-Mercer, about this, and what the government is doing regarding these concerns.