Our Changing World

New research confirms that Antarctica will contribute sigificantly to future sea level rise unless greenhouse gas emissions are curbed from 2020 onwards. Read more Audio

French experts Pierre Ducret and Lucile Schmid discuss the social impacts of climate change and the challenges in building a fair, low-carbon economy. Read more Audio

Wellington recently joined the Rockefeller Foundation's 100 Resilient Cities programme and urban planners are now mapping out a long-term resilience plan for the capital. Read more Audio

Tiny skin mites are causing mange and feather loss amongst red-crowned parakeets on Tiritiri Matangi Island, and a screening programme is keeping an eye on the problem Read more Audio, Gallery

Motu's director Adam Jaffe responds to the government's science funding strategy and discusses recent research into the efficacy of the Marsden Fund. Read more Audio

There are a million hectares of stony soils in New Zealand - and scientists are using lysimeters to measure how water and cow urine move through them Read more Audio

This week, the government announced the creation of the Kermadec ocean sanctuary, which covers 620,000 square kilometres and bans mining, prospecting and fishing. Read more Audio, Gallery

We live in a high salt world, so how feasible is it in our current shopping environment to eat a low sodium diet Read more Audio

Environmental Defence Society policy analyst Marie Brown discusses the challenge of how development projects can offset biodiversity losses. Read more Audio

There have been hundreds of relocations of animals for conservation reasons in New Zealand and Australia - so what lessons have we learnt Read more Audio

The Great Barrier Island community discusses the frightening prospect that they could be the sole survivors after a global flu pandemic. Read more Audio

At Wildbase, New Zealand's only dedicated wildlife hospital, vets treat more than 300 native animals each year as well as doing research on conservation issues. Read more Audio