Our Changing World

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

A 23-million year old volcanic crater in inland Otago has a rich fossil biota and hoods clues to ancient carbon dioxide levels. Audio

NIWA marine scientists Di Tracey and Helen Neil work on deepsea corals, a diverse but little known group of organisms. Audio

Leila Walker and Rose Thorogood take Alison Ballance to check out hihi nests on Tiritiri Matangi Island. Audio

Victoria University anthropologist Jeff Sissons explains the destruction of marae in eastern Polynesia during the 19th century. Audio

James Hector was one of New Zealand's great men of science and established the country's major scientific institutions. Audio

Scientists have discovered a new species of penguin whose extinction allowed hoiho to colonise New Zealand. Read more Audio

Tiritiri Matangi Island is an open sanctuary, which has been revegetated and is now home to rare species of wildlife. Audio

Palaentologists use New Zealand's unique marine fossil record to work out factors that contribute to extinction risk. Read more Audio

As the world's oceans become more acidic, what will be the impact on phytoplankton and seaweeds? Read more Audio

This project tracks white-capped albatrosses to work out how much they overlap with the subantarctic squid fishery. Read more Audio

Lichen expert Barbara Polly takes a Kiwi Conservation Club team on a lichen expedition. Read more Audio