This week on the Tuesday Wire...

For Dear Science this week, our expert, Dr Cushla McGoverin, speaks with us about Tardigrades, Nanofibre drug delivery Implants, and Lengui the one handed gorilla.

For our weekly catchup with the National Party, Host Alex spoke with MP Ryan Hamilton about the Government’s Budget, and what it means for Health, Students, and other parts of government spending

For Green World this week, producer Liam spoke to Richard Capie from Forest and Bird, about the effects that the government’s latest budget, which includes $38 million dollars of cuts to the department of conservation, will have on the environment. 

And Liam also spoke to Andrew Deutschle from Watercare, about the phasing of Puketutu Island and its biosolids project.