Our Changing World

University of Auckland physicist Shaun Hendy presents a lecture about how innovation drives the economy. Audio

Dendrochronologist Jonathan Palmer finds a surprising Christmas connection when he counts the tree rings of the world's loneliest tree. Read more Audio

Marlborough Boys College student Tom Morgan wins the supreme award in Genesis Energy Realise the Dream competition. Audio

A Czech ornithologist is asking New Zealanders to join a citizen science project studying the dialects in Yellowhammer song. Audio

HITLabNZ has been developing a semi-automated computer-based colour analysis of flags and logos. Audio

A programme that uses a musicial metronome helps Parkinson's Disease patients to avoid 'freezing'. Audio

A small UAV or unmanned aerial vehicle and video camera may be a new way to aerially monitor toxic algae in rivers. Audio

A web only special where Roger Dennis explains why he believes Christchurch could become the world's first smart city Audio

In the first project for Sensing City, school students are testing water quality with smart phones and paper diagnostic kits Audio

New molecules that exist in different spin states may be the basis for molecular switches and memory for nano-computers Audio

Wellington residents are working to make city parks, reserves and gardens a safe 'halo' for native birds Audio

Ten years after its rediscovery, the breeding ground of the New Zealand storm petrel was finally discovered on Little Barrier Island Audio