Our Changing World

The Fishes of New Zealand is the first definitive guide to all of our freshwater and marine fishes since 1872, and it includes more than 1260 species Read more Audio, Gallery

Science historian Simon Nathan discusses his biography of Sir James Hector, New Zealand's first government scientist. Read more Audio

NIWA has produced some electronic field guides to coastal creatures, including one on crabs Read more Audio

Material scientist Martin Allen has developed wearable UV sensors that allow school children to monitor their exposure to the sun's ultra-violet radiation. Read more Audio

They call it the 'mussel crusher', a machine developed by NIWA to test the strength of New Zealand mussel shells and help the local aquaculture industry Read more Video, Audio

The prototype of a haptic feedback glove is being used to control a flight simulator but could have future use in physiotherapy Read more Audio

Research into intelligence in New Caledonian crows has won Alex Taylor the 2015 Prime Minister's MacDiarmid Emerging Scientist Prize Read more Video, Audio

The 2015 Prime Minister's Science Prize goes to osteoporosis researchers Ian Reid, Mark Bolland and Andrew Grey. Ian Reid also won the Rutherford Medal and Liley Medal Read more Audio

As NASA considers a mission to Mars, it is investigating what happens to an astronaut's brain during long-duration space travel. Read more Audio

Gaia Vince is the author of Adventures in the Anthropocene, which won the 2015 Winton Science Book Prize. Read more Audio

The WWF Conservation Innovations awards recognise the best ideas that help conservation projects to succeed. Read more Audio

Whaingaroa Harbour Care have planted more than 1.4 million native plants along streams around Raglan,and the harbour is much cleaner as a result Read more Audio