This week on the Tuesday Wire Joel Rindelaub joined Casper and Christina in studio to talk science news for the Dear Science segment.

Casper spoke to Dr Shane Reti from the National party, as he does each week, this time discussing engagement in local body elections as well as the independent electoral review now under consultation.

Christina spoke to Dr Lara Greaves, a political commentator from the university of Auckland about the outcome of the Sam Uffindell bullying investigation.

She also had a chat with UoA student Layba Zubair about her petition to reform consent legislation in Aotearoa.

And Casper talked to Dr Tanisha Jowsey about a petition being read to parliament about officially classifying Chronic Fatigue Syndrome as a disability.