Our Changing World

Tsunami hazards for New Zealand were recently revised based on new knowledge about very large earthquakes on plate boundaries Read more Audio

Researchers at the MacDiarmid Institute are using 3D printing and self-assembling materials inspired by biominerals to recreate bone. Read more Audio

University of Adelaide evolutionary biologist Alan Cooper discusses his latest findings that have redrawn the family tree of the kiwi. Read more Audio

Meet the kiwi's close cousin, the flightless elephant bird from Madagascar, and find out what ancient DNA tells us about prehistoric New Zealand. Read more Audio

A mobile phone app has been developed which can tell visually impaired users where they are in a particular building Read more Audio

A NZ/German expedition discovers frozen methane and gas vents off the east coast in an area with active submarine landslides. Read more Audio

Pacific geckos are nocturnal and searching for them involves using spotlights at night in the hope of catching a glimpse of their eyes or belly Read more Audio

Peter Devane performs revision surgery on Fiona James to replace her existing hip implants with a newer, more robust material Read more Audio

Research into extremely toxic cyanobacteria levels in a New Zealand lake could help clean up water supplies around the world Read more Audio

The Wakatipu Wilding Conifer Group is tackling the growing problem of wilding pine trees in the Queenstown basin Read more Audio

The Kopuatai peat bog on the Hauraki Plains is a natural laboratory to study how the planet breathes and uses carbon. Read more Audio

New Zealand climate scientists discuss the consequences of the irreversible melting of glaciers in West Antarctica. Read more Audio