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 Lou takes you through your Wednesday Morning with some cruisy tunes and a cheeky interview with Travis from Big League. 

Lung cancer is the largest cancer contributor to the life expectancy gaps between Māori and non-māori, being the leading cause of death for Māori women and the second leading cause of death for Māori and non-māori men. In spite of this, Aotearoa has no national lung cancer screening program at all, even though similar programs exist for Breast, cervical and bowel cancer. 

To address this, a team of researchers at the University of Otago started a series of projects in collaboration with Te Whatu Ora to help develop a lung cancer screening pathway in Aotearoa, which they’ve called Te Oranga Pūkahukahu. 

Oto spoke to study lead Sue Crengle, Senior Māori Health Researcher at the University of Otago of Kāi Tahu, Kāti Māmoe and Waitaha descent, to discuss the project and the impacts of lung cancer on Māori.

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A collaboration between HelloFresh and Massey University reveals that 87% of Kiwis suffer from spice-xiety.

Evidence suggests that Kiwis struggle to use spices outside their comfort zone.

Producer Elle spoke to Massey University professor Joanne Hort about Kiwis’ taste preferences and aversion to trying new flavour profiles.

Breakfast conversation with Desley Simpson the Deputy Mayor, and Woroud Alzaher about adults living with cerebal palsey. Thanks to Atomic Coffee & the Unviversity of Auckland

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This Tuesday on The Wire...

For Dear Science this week, Wire host Castor chatted to Professor Allan Blackman about fighting cancer with gold nanoparticles, trends in the melodies of popular music, and NASA’s Mars mission crew. 

In our weekly catchup with the National Party, Castor spoke to MP Sam Uffindell about the residential tenancies amendment bill and tolls on the roads of national significance.

He also spoke to Dayle Takitimu from Te Kāhui Tika Tangata Human Rights Commission about indigenous rights in Aotearoa. 

Producer Elle spoke to the University of Auckland’s Tom Pearce about standardised testing in primary schools. 

She also spoke to Massey University’s Professor Joanne Hort about New Zealanders’ use of spices.

The United Nations hosted Expert Mechanism on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (EMRIP) 2024 is taking place in Geneva this week, with Aotearoa’s Te Kāhui Tika Tangata Human Rights Commission in attendance. 

Particularly, the commission will be commenting on Aotearoa’s historical approach to indigenous rights in Aotearoa as well as the approach of the current government. 

Wire host Castor spoke to Te Kāhui Tika Tangata’s indigenous rights governance partner, Dayle Takitimu, about the EMRIP assessment and what it could mean for our current and future governments.

This week on Dear Science, Wire host Castor chatted to Professor Allan Blackman about fighting cancer with gold nanoparticles, trends in the melodies of popular music, and NASA's fake Mars mission.