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Our Changing World for Thursday 17 May 2018

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  • Mistletoe rescue mission

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    After the mistletoe seeds are harvested, they have to be rubbed to remove the skins and make the sticky mucus appear.

    9:07 PM.Botanists have banded together to bring native mistletoes back to Wellington city, using seeds rescued from a plant growing on a dying tree. Read more Audio

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  • Understanding New Zealand's largest fault

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    The JOIDES Resolution in port at Timaru, before embarking on a two-month voyage to study slow-slip earthquakes at the  Hikurangi subduction zone.

    9:06 PM.New Zealand's first underwater observatories are recording the 'creaks and groans' of our largest fault to better understand slow-slip earthquakes. Read more Audio

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  • Our Changing World for 17 May 2018

    science environment

    9:05 PM.A rescue mission to return mistletoe to Wellington city, and a research trip to study the Hikurangi subduction zone, home to some of New Zealand's largest earthquakes. Audio

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  • Previous Episode: Thursday, 10 May 2018
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