Our Changing World

Dunedin-based company Oritain uses chemical fingerprinting of produce to verify the origin of foods Audio

Gabby O'Connor's latest installation is inspired by Shaun Hendy's research on innovation Audio

A Plant and Food Research team explains how kiwifruit are stored to keep them in best condition and taste Audio

NIWA scientist Olaf Morgenstern is building a next-generation climate model which incorporates ozone depletion Read more Audio

University of Otago nutrition scientist Sheila Skeaff discusses MPI's latest report on our iodine status Audio

An archaeologist has been quantifying how many fish, shellfish, seabirds and marine mammals were eaten by early Maori Read more Audio

Frederique Vanholsbeeck is developing medical imaging techniques that use light to create 3D images of biological tissue Audio

Socks are the focus of a textile research project into the best fibre, yarn and fabric structure Audio

The endophytic fungus in perennial ryegrass uses siderophores to grab iron from their host Audio

Scientists from Te Papa and Auckland Museum prepare a rarely-seen 2.1m sharp-tailed sunfish for display Audio

Like yellow-eyed penguins, New Zealand sealions only recently colonised the mainland, after another sealion species went extinct Read more Audio

An Auckland company has developed soft stretchy Bluetooth sensors using artificial muscles to measure human body motion Audio