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Our Changing World for Thursday 8 February 2018

  • Previous Episode: Thursday, 1 February 2018
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  • Safe houses for Kaikoura's baby paua

    science environment
    Reyn Naylor from NIWA and Tom McCowan from the Paua Industry Council with a pāua 'house' being trialled in Wellington and Kaikōura.

    9:07 PM.NIWA is testing small 'safe houses' for baby paua, with the idea of boosting the population on the earthquake-damaged  Kaikōura coast. Read more Audio

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  • Using light to reveal hidden molecular information

    science arts
    Portrait of a Maori man named as Hoani or Hamiora Maioha, and signed G Lindauer, but revealed to be a fake.

    9:06 PM.Michél Nieuwoudt uses light to uncover hidden information in different kinds of material, from milk to works of art. Read more Audio

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  • Our Changing World for 8 February 2018

    science environment

    9:04 PM.Designing and testing concrete 'safe houses' for baby paua, and using light to detect art forgeries and the properties of milk. Audio

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  • World-first genetic analysis reveals Aussie white shark numbers

    science environment

    12:00 PM.Australian and NZ scientists reveal size of New Zealand and eastern Australian great white shark population. Read more

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  • Previous Episode: Thursday, 1 February 2018
  • Next Episode: Thursday, 15 February 2018
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