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Our Changing World for Monday 8 January 2018

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  • The rabbit problem

    environment farming
    A file photo shows a rabbit in the grass in an unspecified part of New Zealand

    9:06 PM.Science communication student Berenice Mathieu, from the University of Otago, finds out about moves to introduce a more virulent strain of RHD or rabbit calicivirus into New Zealand to control… Read more Audio

  • Rediscovered - the New Zealand storm petrel

    science environment
    New Zealand storm petrel.

    9:07 PM.The Northern New Zealand Seabird Trust has been trying to solve the many mysteries of our smallest seabird, the New Zealand storm petrel, which breeds on Hauturu / Little Barrier Island. Read more Audio, Gallery

  • Breaking Babel

    science language
    Spoken Word poet Marina Alefosio

    9:07 PM.In a city as culturally diverse as Auckland, how is the Kiwi accent changing and evolving? Read more Video, Audio

  • Uncovering the past

    history science
    Old headstone

    9:06 PM.Archaeologists have been working alongside the Milton community to excavate an old Anglican cemetery, to find 'lost burials' and restore the stories of early Otago farmers. Read more Audio, Gallery

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