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Our Changing World for Thursday 18 February 2021

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  • Weka: a wily but wary bird

    environment
    A juvenile weka showing the curious nature of the species.

    9:07 PM.Ornithologist and author Ralph Powlesland is intimately acquainted with the weka families on the regenerating Marlborough Sounds farm where he lives. Read more Audio

  • Disaster law

    science law
    Rubble and damaged buildings line a deserted Colombo street in central Christchurch after the quake.

    9:06 PM.University of Canterbury's John Hopkins and Toni Collins explain disaster law and shortcomings in NZ's legal system highlighted by the Canterbury earthquakes. Read more Audio

  • Our Changing World for 18 February 2021

    science environment

    9:05 PM.The natural history of Marlborough's weka and disaster law: what it is and its role in disaster resilience. Audio

  • Previous Episode: Thursday, 11 February 2021
  • Next Episode: Thursday, 25 February 2021
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