15 Dec 2025

The marine scientist fighting misinformation over ocean issues

From Afternoons, 1:25 pm on 15 December 2025
Marine scientist and PhD candidate Veronica Rotman.

Marine scientist and PhD candidate Veronica Rotman. Photo: SUPPLIED / Veronica Rotman

Marine scientists say New Zealanders want to engage with ocean issues but doing that is getting harder. 

Knowing what information to trust online is getting more difficult, and that’s why Veronica Rotman has established NZ Ocean News. 

Veronica is a marine scientist and PhD candidate at the University of Auckland; she joins Jesse to explain what NZ Ocean News is and how you can access it.