Christchurch has kicked off a global day of protests against Donald Trump's cutbacks to science funding. The city has hosted the first of 500 science marches being held around the world today. Canterbury University associate professor Bronwyn Hayward says the Christchurch event focused on how science is under threat. She says speakers talked about why science and social science education matters, and how education is less expensive than ignorance. Ms Hayward says speakers at the event had a mixed message.

Source: New Zealand Herald April 22, 2017 02:03 UTC