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Our Changing World for Monday 4 January 2016

  • Previous Episode: Monday, 28 December 2015
  • Next Episode: Monday, 11 January 2016
  • A possum-free Otago Peninsula

    science environment

    9:45 PM.Science communication student Guy Frederick catches up with the Otago Peninsula Biodiversity Group to hear how their plan to get rid of possums on the peninsula is coming along Read more Audio

  • Urban wildlife - should we care?

    science environment

    9:40 PM.Wildlife management student Hannah Murdoch investigates the issue of urban wildlife and urban biodiversity Read more Audio

  • Living with Parkinson's disease

    science health

    9:36 PM.Science communication student Steve Banks talks with clinical neurologist Martin Pollock about living with Parkinson's disease, and with neuroscientist John Reynolds about research into the disease Read more Audio

  • Coastal erosion: people versus nature

    science environment

    9:20 PM.Science communication student Sam Fraser-Baxter investigates coastal erosion at Dunedin's famous surf beach St Clair, and talks with locals about the ongoing problems Read more Audio

  • Gearhead Granny

    science environment

    9:06 PM.Science communication student Siana Fitzjohn talks with climate activist Rosemary Penwarden about living a low carbon lifestyle and the 'electric-ute' car converted to run on electricity Read more Audio

  • Flower of the Underworld - A Parasitic Treasure

    science environment

    9:34 PM.New Zealand's most unusual flowering plant has a strong connection with a rare nocturnal mammal - and both are thriving in the forests of Pureora. Read more Video, Audio

  • Expedition to Subantarctic Antipodes Island

    environment

    9:20 PM.Alison Ballance joins a DOC expedition to remote Antipodes Island, and discovers its strange - and noisy - inhabitants Read more Audio

  • Mission Complete: New Zealand's first ocean glider takes to the seas

    science environment

    9:20 PM.NIWA oceanographers retrieve an autonomous ocean glider after a successful two-week deployment to explore physical and biological properties of the ocean. Read more Video, Audio

  • Black Petrels - New Zealand's Most At-Risk Seabird

    environment

    9:06 PM.Black petrels are a common sight at sea in the Hauraki Gulf, and are at risk from being accidentally caught by recreational and commercial fishers Read more Audio

  • Previous Episode: Monday, 28 December 2015
  • Next Episode: Monday, 11 January 2016
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