Audio Search
You were trying to access an older item called are weeds taking over.
Here is what we found via search:
Displaying all 21 items
-
Life in the fast and slow lanes of braided rivers
In the ever-shifting streams and channels of a braided river, creatures must adapt to change. Claire Concannon joins a researcher on the spectacular Cass River near Tekapo for a spot of electrofishing… Video, Audio
-
Locals fear cyclone-hit settlement Pakowhai may never be the same
Audio 16 Aug 2023Like many small Hawke's Bay settlements decimated by Cyclone Gabrielle, Pakowhai remains a shell of its former self and locals fear it may never be the same again. On February the 14th, the Tutaekuri… Video, Audio
-
The Week in Detail: Bank fraud, broken roads and the kākāpō
The Detail podcast brings you the issues behind the news every weekday. Here's what we covered this week. Audio
-
Gardening with Xanthe White: Winter work saves summer time
Now is the perfect time to be having a big clear out of the weeds in your garden - it'll save you time in the summer. And don't waste them - you can compost them while most are seed-free at this time… Audio
-
Battling weeds with biocontrol
In Aotearoa we talk a lot about mammalian predators attacking our native wildlife, but other insidious pests are quietly taking over – weedy plants. Tackling these weeds using chemical and mechanical… Audio
-
Gorsebusting: volunteers ghosting an invasive weed in Okarito
A West Coast volunteer project to rid a lagoon of an invasive weed, is bringing people and businesses together across New Zealand. Okarito Lagoon is swamped by gorse. It's threatening biodiversity… Audio
-
Foraging on the rise to combat cost of living
Foraging is gaining popularity as fruit and vegetable prices increase and the rise in cost of living means people are having to be more creative about where and how they get their food. Audio
-
The Abundant Garden, Niva and Yotam Kay
Niva and Yotam Kay have produced what's being welcomed as a "go-to guide to gardening". Their book The Abundant Garden will be appreciated by established as well as budding food growers. Audio
-
Lawnmowing – a simple task with an illuminating history and uncertain future
John Bluck explores the past, future, and current state of lawnmowing in a light-hearted but informative talk in six closely-cropped chapters. Audio
-
Regional Wrap
Taranaki could be heading for its driest January in 40 years and central Otago's waiting for its first drop of rain for the year. Audio
-
Regional Wrap
King Country farmers are spreading out ewes into lambing paddocks and are innoculating them before lambing. Agricultural work has ground to a halt this week while farmers wait for things to dry out in… Audio
-
Best features of 2018: the gardeners
Audio 30 Nov 2018Wading into the weeds over summer? Between them, RNZ's gardener interviews have enough fresh tips to turn the greenest of dirt diggers into green thumbs.
-
The Mixtape: DLT and MC B-Ware of Upper Hutt Posse
Wellington hip-hop pioneers Upper Hutt Posse have just been inducted into the Hall of Fame. Members Darryl Thomson aka, DLT and Bennett Pomana, aka MC B-Ware, joined us to reminisce and select songs… Video, Audio
-
Dr Compost's tips for super soil
Ben Elms – aka Dr Compost – is a man passionate about the difference between dirt and soil. The key to great yields is 'superhero' soil and for that you'll need compost, he says. Video, Audio, Gallery
-
Philip Hulme: 'NZ is one of the weediest places on earth'
Introduced plant species are already taking over the New Zealand landscape, and ornamental garden plants could 'jump the fence' and get out of control too, says bioprotection specialist Philip Hulme.
… -
Take that, Tutsan
Tutsan's days are numbered. Thanks to years of fundraising and work by a team of mainly volunteers, the invasive weed is now on the menu for a moth and a beetle that have been brought to New Zealand… Audio
-
Predator Free NZ - ambitious and under-funded
The Government has announced ambitious plans to make New Zealand predator-free by 2050 - but how achievable is it?
-
An ode to mangroves
Mangroves have a mixed reputation, with some people thinking of them as weeds while others, including writer Kennedy Warne, value them for their ecosystem function and as a natural breakwater. Audio
-
Weeds taking over and causing damage
Common garden weeds are taking over good pasture land and causing huge damage to the local eco-systems, says the Department of Conservation, which has released a list of 12 of the worst offenders that… Audio
-
Changi Prison Survivor
Roland de Bruyne is an elderly Malaysian Aucklander and a survivor of the infamous Changi Prison during the Japanese occupation of Singapore during WW2. Last year his children discovered letters and… Audio
-
Are weeds taking over?
Audio 8 Sep 2009Lynley Hayes is a research leader at Landcare Research, Lincoln University, studying bio-control of weeds. Audio