Our Changing World for Thursday 21 January 2016

9:45 PM.The ruru, or morepork, is our only surviving native owl and locals living on Banks Peninsula are giving them a helping hand by providing luxury accommodation. Read more Audio

9:34 PM.Geologists will decide later this year whether to add a new human created epoch - the Anthropocene - to the geological time scale Read more Audio

9:20 PM.Auckland's Dalmatian community has contributed to a genetic survey of New Zealand, which shows that just about all of the world's genetic lineages are represented in New Zealand. Read more Audio

9:06 PM.John Darby began building floating nest platforms for Lake Wanaka's grebes three years ago - and they're a resounding success Read more Audio, Gallery

12:00 PM.The 2016 kakapo breeding season is underway, with the exciting news that a female with Fiordland genes has mated for the first time with two first-time males Read more