Comedian Nic Sampson brings in some of his favourite stand-up. Including comedy from Angela Dravid, Saturday Night Live, Will Ferrell & Kristen Wiig, and Paul F. Tompkins.
Check out Nic's show, Jewel Heist, at the NZ International Comedy Festival!
Researchers from the University of Auckland have shown how cows can successfully be toilet trained and how it could help reduce Greenhouse Emissions and Water Contamination. Joe speaks to one of the researchers, Douglas Elliffe, on the matter.
Risk is a new exhibition by Tim Wagg. It’s centred on the Ara Tūhono – Pūhoi to Warkworth Project.
Through a series of printed aluminium panels, Wagg depicts the physical infrastructure of the road alongside the corporate structure underlying the asset’.
Beth had a kōrero with Tim about Risk and the creative thinking behind the project.
This week Bronwyn spoke to Tracey about the party’s opposition to the $100 million Southland Recovery Package, especially in the context fo the Tiwai Aluminium Smelter. We also talked abut a number of issues that are topical in Parliament at the moment, such as paid mandatory managed isolation and code of conduct for MPs. Lastly, we spoke about the government's $20 million in regional funding to tackle methamphetamine use and what that means for families and children.
We are enlightened to learn about the Redneck Games, where you may compete in sports like toilet seat tossing and armpit serenading, before a pivot to the national pride of our world scrabble champion.
David Britten from the Stardome Observatory chats about NASA's space toilet challenge & Rocket Lab's recent launch failure. David also mentions what's going on in the night sky & what's happening at the Stardome during the school holidays.