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10 Jan 2019Don't count your kākāpō chicks until they hatch, kākāpō leaky homes and lots more kākāpō sex, all in episode 4 of the Kākāpō Files.
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Woof Woof the talking tui
9 Jan 2019Woof Woof the talking tui inspired University of Otago student Joel Zwartz to find out how birds and people talk.
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Busy birds
3 Jan 2019Kākāpō breeding action really kicked off on Christmas Eve and in episode 3 of the Kākāpō Files we discover it is in full swing.
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Never ask a boy 'why?'
Science communication student Mary Rabbidge takes a look at the brains of teenage boys, to find out why they behave the way they do.
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Early birds
22 Dec 2018In episode 2 of the Kākāpō Files we find out that when it comes to kākāpō breeding the early birds are, well, very early.
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Kākāpō - night parrot
21 Dec 2018The kākāpō is one of the world's rarest birds, and in the first episode of the Kākāpō Files we learn about the giant flightless parrot's 'love triangle.'
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Salps - a surprising jelly-like relative
20 Dec 2018The 'jelly soup' that many New Zealanders experienced at the beach last summer was caused by blooms of salps.
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The good side of pain
An accidental encounter with the tree nettle, ongaonga, and some self experimentation may lead to a new pain treatment.
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NZ falcons thriving in logged pine plantations
13 Dec 2018Rare native New Zealand falcons are thriving in some unexpected places, including recently logged pine forests.
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Muscle wasting and 'skinny fat' in old age
Our muscles lose strength and mass as we age, and old age expert Debra Waters says we should do resistance training so we won't develop sarcopenia.
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Place names tell a story about lost species
6 Dec 2018Place names turn out to be a good record of where plants and animals once occurred and where they have been lost.
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Eavesdropping on noisy seaweeds
29 Nov 2018Tiny, noisy gas bubbles produced by a tropical seaweed are part of the soundscape of a coral reef.
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Giant willow aphids - a sticky invasive nuisance
29 Nov 2018Scion entomologists are trialling a parasitic wasp that they hope will control a growing nuisance: the giant willow aphid.
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Celebrating 70 years since takahē rediscovery
22 Nov 2018The Department of Conservation and special guests celebrate the dramatic rediscovery of the takahē in Fiordland, 70 years ago.
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Marsden Medal won by molecular 'discoverer'
15 Nov 2018Warren Tate has jointly won the 2018 Marsden Medal for a lifetime of molecular discoveries about proteins and the genes that code them.
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Award for hands-on microbiology
15 Nov 2018Judith Bateup has been awarded the Cranwell Medal for science communication, for running hands-on microbiology classes for school students.
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Getting from A to B: research into older drivers
New Zealand has a growing population of older drivers and an important issue is 'when do they give up driving?'
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Old ice gives insights into future sea level rise
8 Nov 2018Melting polar ice will be the biggest contributor to sea level rise in future - but will it come from Greenland or Antarctica?
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Biggest risk to ageing well is loneliness
Yoram Barak says there are some simple ways of maintaining a healthy brain into old age. Good social relationships are key.
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From hills to the sea - a community thinks about freshwater
1 Nov 2018Te Awaroa o Porirua Whaitua committee is a group of locals thinking about freshwater quality in the Porirua catchment and harbour.
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Myrtle rust research
25 Oct 2018Scientists are working to better understand the invasive plant disease myrtle rust, and how it might impact native plants and ecosystems.
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A flower map to help NZ beekeepers
25 Oct 2018A Honey Landscape Map for New Zealand could help beekeepers find the best flower-rich sites for their beehives.
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NZ’s top researchers honoured
18 Oct 2018Half of this year's science prizes have been awarded to women.
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Snapper may be next farmed fish
18 Oct 2018Maren Wellenreuther, from Plant and Food Research, has won the 2018 Hamilton Award for her work developing snapper as a future aquaculture species.
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