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Maungataniwha range in northern Hawkes Bay is one of our most significant geological sites. Pete Shaw - Manager of the Forest Lifeforce Restoration has been keeping the fossil finding legacy alive. Audio

Giant penguins weighing up to 150 kilograms once roamed the waters around New Zealand. Claire Concannon speaks to a palaeontologist and learns about penguin evolution, extinct species that dwarfed… Audio

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A newly unveiled fossil fish called Qikiqtania wakei is thought to have shunned the forward march of evolution, eschewing the ability to walk and deciding to stay in the water. Audio

Last week we spoke to Dr Nic Rawlence about his campaign for New Zealand to adopt a fossil emblem and celebrate its pre-historic past. Well, another way we can do that is by getting future generations… Audio

The natural world has always held a fascination for people, and James Ryan is no different - but he HAS taken it one step further than his peers. The 12-year-old Cantabrian has written a book about… Audio, Gallery

An eagle with long talons once roamed the skies of South Australia, while terrorising koalas.

Scientists have confirmed a fossil, found five years ago, is of a newly discovered species that was alive… Audio

A Pacific maritime researcher says more aid money should be diverted to develop sustainable shipping in the region to avoid tragedies like the recent Kiribati ferry disaster. Audio

Fossils are the words and strata are the pages of our planet's diary, says palaeontologist James Crampton. He's joining local iwi Ngai Tuhoe on a hunt for evidence of dinosaur fossils in Te Urewera. Audio, Gallery