The Wire with Caeden

On Tuesday, Boris Johnson visited the Queen at her Balmoral estate to hand over his formal resignation, after former foreign secretary Liz Truss was elected by members of the Conservative Party to replace him as the next Prime Minister of the UK.

To find out who Liz Truss is and what Britons think about her appointment, Emilia spoke to Neal Curtis from the University of Auckland.

On Dear Science this week we introduced a very special new co-host: Dr Joel Rindelaub from the University of Auckland, who is taking the reins from Marcus Jones.

This week Joel chatted to Christina and Emily about air pollution and gut health, diamond rain on icy planets, and the complex social structures that dolphins can form, which can apparently get quite freaky!

Nationwide demand for plasma donations now exceeds that for blood. Yesterday Sky Tower lit up gold to highlight the urgent need for plasma donors nationwide, with the New Zealand Blood Service urging Kiwis to give up an hour and a half of their time to give some of this life-saving "liquid gold" and save lives. 

Emily spoke to the National Communications and Marketing Manager at New Zealand Blood Service, Asuka Burge, about the agency's new plasma campaign and how you can get involved.

Former Wire host Christina Huang is back to her old stomping grounds for a special guest spot on the Tuesday Wire.

In exciting news, the team welcomed brand new Dear Science co-host Dr Joel Rindelaub from UoA. This week, Joel chatted to Christina and producer Emily about air pollution and gut health, diamond rain on icy planets, and the complex social structures that dolphins can form, which can apparently get quite freaky!

Christina spoke to Rotorua Mayor Steve Chadwick about Sunday's allegations of sub-standard living conditions in motels used as emergency housing on Rotorua's Fenton Street.

She also spoke to Dr Shane Reti for the Wire's weekly catch-up with the National Party. This week, they discussed the Rotorua emergency housing crisis, youth crime and the banning of petrol cars.

Emily spoke to Asuka Burge from the New Zealand Blood Service about the need for plasma donors.

She also spoke to Sarah Pritchett from WasteMINZ about food waste minimisation efforts at the consumer and retail levels.

Finally, Christina wrapped up the show with a chat to University of Auckland student Viviana Becker about the recent Chilean referendum to implement a new constitution.

Whakarongo mai nei!