The Wire with Manny

Producer Louis also spoke to Massey University's Caroline Miller, who is an Associate Professor at the School of People, Environment, and Planning. They discussed the report's strengths and weaknesses, as well as potential changes moving ahead.  

This week on The Wire, James is joined in studio by Marcus, Sam and Ilena to put together a jam packed show.

Marcus bring us information on black holes, CRISPR and the human family tree.

James talks to Brooke van Velden about the compensation for Waikeria prisoners and the proposed hate speech laws.

Sam talks to Amnesty International's Margret Taylor about academic freedom for Chinese international students, as well as wider issues diaspora groups face in New Zealand. 

Ilena talks to Rick Zwann from Forest and Bird about RMA reform.

This week Dear Science ranges all the way from billions of light years away to right down to the microscopic.

Marcus explains to us how scientists are looking at black holes and neutron stars, and whether a black hole can swallow a neutron star whole.

Zooming right in, Marcus talks us through the CRISPR gene and how it is has been tested to treat deadly diseases within the body.

finally, Marcus explains all the controversies around the Dragon Man and other memebers of the human family tree, and whether we should see a restructure.

A group of academics at the University of Otago Faculty of Law are advocating for New Zealand to build a successful online court system. News and Editorial Director Jemima Huston speaks to the lead author of the report, Bridgette Toy-Cronin, about what an online court system would look like in New Zealand. They discuss how online courts could make a difference to case back-up, how online courts pose problems for those without access to the internet and whether Bridgette could ever see New Zealand's court system being completely online.