The Wire with Caeden

Researchers from UoA, AUT and the National Institute of Water & Atmospheric Research have recently discovered the levels of damage that anchors are causing to Picton Harbour.

Anchors are destroying parts of seabed, and producing amounts of sediment that could supposedly fill an olympic  swimming pool. 

The researchers believe that this issue could be seen in worse states around the world, Considering Picton harbour is generally lower congestion compared to ports of Wellington and Los Angeles.

Liam spoke to NIWA  lead researcher and UoA professor Sally Watson about what the study means and what it could predict for anchor damage around the world.

The 2022 annual budget will set the direction of New Zealand’s efforts to combat climate change, allocating resources towards crucial areas such as transport, energy and infrastructure.

Casper spoke to Bronwyn Hayward, a professor in the political science department of Canterbury University and a member of the IPCC intergovernmental panel on climate change, about how the budget might address climate change. Casper began by asking what sorts of investments she is anticipating with regards to addressing climate change.

The Government has recently announced their bringing forward of the Aotearoa border opening to the 31st of July.

This includes a newly implemented two tier system for migrant workers, allowing professional industry workers to gain permanent residency quickly. 

As this pushes back other workers in industries with high turnover rates, the Migrant Workers Association of New Zealand have publicly condemned the new system. 

Liam had a chat with Anu Kaloti from the association about their frustrations, first asking her to summarise the scheme new government scheme

Each new species discovered need a name, however, how do researchers or scientists come up with a name for a species? That’s exactly what a recent study from the University of Otago was looking to find out.  Researchers looked at naming trends for almost 3,000 parasitic worms over he last two decades and found some interesting trends surrounding the naming process of new found species. Joe spoke to one of the authors of the study, Professor Robert Poulin from the Department of Zoology at the University of Otago, on the subject.