Listen "Should New Zealand better prepare for catastrophe risks? w/ the University of Otago’s Nick Wilson: 29 September, 2025"
Episode Synopsis
In a recently released study from the University of Otago, researchers surveyed over 1000 participants, with over two thirds of these participants supporting the idea of the government developing plans to deal with catastrophe’s, extending across the political spectrum.
Such catastrophes include nuclear war, the spread of bioengineer infectious diseases, and weather events.
News and Editorial Director and Monday Wire Host Joel spoke to Senior Researcher and a Population Health Professor at the University of Otago, Wellington, Nick Wilson, about this study, and what the government already has in place to deal with these risks.
Such catastrophes include nuclear war, the spread of bioengineer infectious diseases, and weather events.
News and Editorial Director and Monday Wire Host Joel spoke to Senior Researcher and a Population Health Professor at the University of Otago, Wellington, Nick Wilson, about this study, and what the government already has in place to deal with these risks.