The Wire with Joel

Antarctica New Zealand has recently deployed new underwater robots to document the bottom of the ross sea. 

The new robots conduct “speed-sampling” , a new style of sampling allowing quick capturing of areas regular divers cannot receive. 

These robots are being deployed in efforts to understand as much of the ross sea as possible, before the changing climate makes that task impossible. 

Liam had a kōrero with MIles Lamar, an investigator on the Antarctica New Zealand programme, about the robot and the climate.

Policy.nz is back! The website breaking down the candidates of local elections has been relaunched for the upcoming votes in a few weeks time. 

The website has been running since 2017, and is currently compiling each of the over 500 candidates and breaking down their policies.

Liam had a chat with their editorial director, Ollie Neas, about what’s gone into the site and how people can use it. 

 Stella speaks with Dr Jagadish Thaker, a senior lecturer from the University of Auckland about a new study from the University of Cambridge that offers a strategy for combating misinformation online using inoculation theory.

145 workers at the Kawerau factory that manufactures Purex toilet paper have been locked out for three weeks after their strike and rejection of a three percent pay rise. Today, Stella spoke to John Crocker, secretary of Unite Union, about the dynamics of lockouts, and the unusual aspects of this particular case.