The Wire with Sara

Science has proven to be a key part of how Aotearoa’s society functions, but its importance isn’t reflected in the amount of funding allocated to research. Stella spoke with Dr Lucy Stewart, senior scientist and co-president of the New Zealand Association of Scientists about the recent budget's allocation of funding to research, and the intricacies of the research system.

It's World Ocean Day! To celebrate, the vast and expansive Ocean, Trishil speaks to Associate Professor Travis Horton from the University of Canterbury about his research into Ocean protection with the use of satellite and drone technology. 

We cover the technology, funding, and ocean acidification

In the wake of multiple deadly mass shootings in the United States, Christina did some research on the gun culture deeply entrenched in US society, as well as the political reluctance to introduce stricter gun legislation. Here is her report.

This week on the Wire, Christina and Jack did some deep dives on some hot-button topics.

In the wake of a string of mass shootings over the weekend, Christina looked into gun culture and gun control laws in the United States.

Jack looked into graffiti in Tamaki Makaurau. He spoke with graffiti artist CAPO, street art expert Dr Reuben Woods, and city councillor Shane Henderson.

Christina also had her regular catch up with Allan Blackman on Dear Science. This week, they discussed the imperial and metric systems, a super-reactive chemical that could change how we analyse the climate, and silk tags used to detect if medication is dodgy or not.

And finally, James Hita, a seabed mining campaigner from Greenpeace, called into the show to chat with Christina about a Greenpeace petition being delivered to Parliament on Wednesday.

Whakarongo mai!