5 Oct 2023

What would a minister for space do?

From Nights, 10:18 pm on 5 October 2023

National leader Christopher Luxon has promised that, if elected, his government will commission a brand-new minister for space. But what would a minister for space do, for example? What sort of clout does New Zealand have in international extraterrestrial matters? What happens if you fart in a rocket ship? Dr Anna-Marie Brennan - a senior lecturer in law at the University of Waikato, talks to Nights about the complex nature of space law and governance.