The Wire with Castor

Science? Bees? Killer insects taking over cockroaches to grow their children inside of? Look no further than Science Simon! Producer Jack Marshall has a yarn with Dr Simon Pollard from the University of Canterbury about fake science, his love of bugs and teaching, and even throws in a couple bad jokes into the mix.

Producer Kelly Enright and reporter Laura Kvigstad talked to Andrew Mackintosh and Nancy Bertler, both from the Antarctic Research Centre. They explain the implications that the one trillion tonne iceberg that calved off the Anarctic Peninsula will have on us, and speculate upon the fate of the remaining Larsen C Ice Shelf. 

With more than 1 million sexually transmitted infections (STIs) acquired every day worldwide, there would be huge impacts for potential effective medical treatments. This makes the study by Dr Helen Petousis-Harris all the more powerful with hope for a vaccine in the pipeline. Drug resistance, especially for gonorrhoea, is a major threat to reducing the impact of STI's worldwide. Producer Jack spoke to Dr Petousis-Harris about what her team’s study has found.

Yesterday, ACT party leader David Seymour announced a proposal to increase a limit on student loan borrowing, in response to rent pricing reaching extortionately high levels, with rent increasing by 45% since 2006.The New Zealand Union of Students’ Association have said there is more than meets the eye with these proposals, so producer Harry chatted with their president Johnathon Gee to find out more.