The Wire w/ Castor: 18th June, 2024.
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For Dear Science this week, we chatted to Dr. Cushla McGoverin about a potential new treatment option for polycystic ovary syndrome, and a new development in the study of pain and 34,000 year old termite moulds.  Wire host Castor spoke to the National Party’s Suze Redmayne about changes to speed limits and agriculture being removed from the ETS.  He also spoke to the University of Auckland's Kendra Cox about removal of section 7AA from the Oranga Tamariki Act.  He also spoke to Dr Gabriela Baron about green consumerism and its impacts on the environment.  Producer Elle spoke to Greenpeace Aotearoa’s Freshwater Campaigner Will Appelbe about the Resource Management (Freshwater and other matters) Amendments Bill.
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