Lately for Monday 7 September 2020
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Virtual reality museums opens doors
10:45 PM.The W.D. Trotter Anatomy museum at the University of Otago is New Zealand's oldest and biggest anatomy museum and a unique study is being undertaken by Anatomy PhD student Ruth Warren. Read more Audio
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Extradition hearings continue for Julian Assange
10:30 PM.Rob Hugh-Jones from the BBC World Service joins Karyn to look at the events that look likely to make international headlines this week. Read more Audio
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Erebus crash memorial closer to being realised in Auckland
10:20 PM.The long-delayed Erebus crash memorial is a step closer as the Ministry for Culture and Heritage has been granted permission by Heritage New Zealand to build the structure in Parnell's Dove-Myer… Read more Audio
Photo: RNZ
10:20 Erebus crash memorial closer to being realised in Auckland
The long-delayed Erebus crash memorial is a step closer as the Ministry for Culture and Heritage has been granted permission by Heritage New Zealand to build the structure in Parnell's Dove-Myer Robinson Park.
Karyn speaks with Reverend Dr Richard Waugh from the Erebus National Memorial group.
Proposed Erebus memorial design Photo: Ministry of Culture and Heritage
10:30 Extradition hearing continues for Julian Assange
Rob Hugh-Jones from the BBC World Service joins Karyn to look at the events that are becoming international headlines this week.
Julian Assange's extradition hearing is underway in London's Old Bailey, pro-democracy protests are escalating in Belarus and Hong Kong, and Europe struggles to work out what its relationship is with Covid19 restrictions.
A supporter of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, holds a flare as he calls for Assange's freedom outside Woolwich Crown Court Photo: AFP
10:45 Exploring the virtual reality of the anatomy museum
The W.D. Trotter Anatomy museum at the University of Otago is New Zealand's oldest and biggest anatomy museum and a unique study is being undertaken by Anatomy PhD student Ruth Warren.
Ruth has developed a virtual reality tour of the museum to try to understand how people react to exhibitions of viscera and anatomical features, and she joins Karyn to discuss how the tech works, and why she thought it was important to do.
Photo: Otago University