Our Changing World

Department of Conservation ranger James Lang takes Alison Ballance on a night walk on Tiritiri Matangi Island. Audio

Waikato University biologist Criag Cary phones in during an expedition to explore underwater geysers in the eastern Pacific. Audio

Wildlife vet Richard Jakob-Hoff shows Alison Ballance around the New Zealand Centre for Conservation Medicine at Auckland Zoo. Audio

Veronika Meduna visits the fossil forest and other geological sites at Titahi Bay, with Year 13 students from Tawa College. Audio

Waikato university scientists Carolyn King and Chrissen Gemmill trace the origins and migration of house mice in New Zealand. Audio

A team of biologists explain the rich repertoire of regional kokako dialects. Audio

Tertia Thurley and Morag Fordham search for kokako nests on the island sanctuary. Audio

Alison Ballance heads out to a Northland beach to find New Zealand fairy terns, our rarest birds. Audio

Ecologist Colin Miskelly and marine biologist David Schiel discuss a newly revised landmark book about the Chatham Islands. Audio

Massey University scientist Barbara Egli tries to work out family connections between the island's robins. Audio

This feature marks the centenary since Ernest Rutherford received New Zealand's first Nobel Prize. Audio

Te Papa history curator Kirstie Ross has written a book called Going Bush: New Zealanders and Nature in the 20th Century. Audio