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Claire Concannon
Dr Claire Concannon has a PhD in biochemistry. She moved to New Zealand from Ireland in 2017 to work as a science communicator at Otago Museum before joining RNZ in 2021.
RNZ Programmes
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Our Changing World
Stories about science and nature from out in the field and inside the labs across Aotearoa New Zealand. Winner 2022 New Zealand Radio Awards Best Factual Podcast - Episodic
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Search results for Claire Concannon
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Summer 34 – Three decades of albatross research
18 Apr 2024Journalist Rebekah White meets two people who have been counting albatrosses on remote islands in the subantarctic for more than three decades. Their research shows that at least one species is en… Video, Audio
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Taking on water - marine protection in Aotearoa
11 Apr 2024New Zealand once led the world in marine protection. Now it looks like we will fail to meet our international promise to protect 30 percent of our ocean estate by 2030. Why is stopping fishing so… Audio
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A tale of two islands – erect-crested penguins
4 Apr 2024The Bounty Islands are tiny in terms of area – just some bits of granite jutting out of the ocean. But they are huge in terms of seabirds. James Frankham joins a team researching the erect-crested… Audio
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Our Changing World – Erect-crested penguins
3 Apr 2024Erect-crested penguins lead largely unknown lives on some of New Zealand's most remote subantarctic islands. A research team travels south to unlock this enigmatic species' secrets. Audio
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The mystery of how godwits sleep in flight
Kuaka bar-tailed godwits make the longest non-stop flights, and researchers are using hi-tech tags to solve the mystery of how and when they sleep. Audio
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Our Changing World – Can godwits fly and sleep?
27 Mar 2024Kuaka godwits make the longest non-stop flights, and researchers are using hi-tech tags to solve the mystery of how and when they sleep. Audio
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The stuff of life - Carbon capture in our ocean ecosystems
21 Mar 2024What roles do our ocean ecosystems play in capturing carbon? Kate Evans speaks to iwi Māori working to improve the health of an estuary in the Bay of Plenty, and to scientists studying the fiords of… Audio
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Our Changing World – Fiordland’s secrets
20 Mar 2024What roles do our ocean ecosystems play in capturing carbon? Kate Evans speaks to scientists studying the fiords of New Zealand’s southwest coast. There’s potential for huge amounts of carbon to be… Audio
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Fish out of water - How to grow fish on land
14 Mar 2024People and livestock gobble so much fish that the seas soon won’t keep up. Is the answer to grow fish on land? Kate Evans meets scientists figuring out the puzzles of how to farm some of New Zealand’s… Audio
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Our Changing World: Growing fish on land
13 Mar 2024People and livestock gobble so much fish that the seas soon won’t keep up. Is the answer to grow fish on land? Kate Evans meets scientists figuring out the puzzles of how to farm some of New Zealand’s… Audio
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Kina-nomics - The kina are taking over, what can we do?
7 Mar 2024Kina numbers are exploding on some of our reefs, decimating seaweed habitats. Could this problem be solved by eating them? Kate Evans investigates the potential of kina-nomics. Audio
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Our Changing World: Fixing kina barrens
6 Mar 2024Kina numbers are exploding on some of our reefs, decimating seaweed habitats. Could this problem be solved by eating them? Kate Evans investigates the potential of kina-nomics. Audio
