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  • No films, no music, no sleep: Is 'raw-dogging' long flights heroic or foolish?

    News
    World travel
    11 Aug 2024
    Man on plane looks out window.

    Health experts warn that more extreme versions of the trend can pose serious risks.

    No films, no music, no sleep: Is 'raw-dogging' long flights heroic or foolish?
  • Argue with Science

    Audio
    science
    11 Aug 2024
    A glistening glass-like visualisation of a complex molecule. Text reads "Argue with Science, with Mary Argue"

    Mary Argue is back guiding us through the latest weird and wonderful headlines from the world of science. Audio

  • 'Moana 2' stars kick off Disney's D23 fan convention

    News
    World media
    10 Aug 2024
    LAS VEGAS, NEVADA - APRIL 11: Dancers perform onstage for 'Moana 2' at the Walt Disney Studios Presentation during CinemaCon 2024 at The Colosseum at Caesars Palace on April 11, 2024 in Las Vegas, Nevada.   Gabe Ginsberg/Getty Images/AFP (Photo by Gabe Ginsberg / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / Getty Images via AFP)

    The convention opened with a live performance from the anticipated animated film Moana 2. Video

    Disney's D23 fan convention showcases 'Moana 2,' 'Avatar: Fire and Ice' and 'Incredibles 3' films
  • 'Could be equally devastating' - Are we at the risk of a megaquake?

    News
    New Zealand natural disasters
    10 Aug 2024
    An aerial photo shows a house collapsed by the earthquake in Osaki City, Miyazaki Prefecture on August 9, 2024. At 4:43 p.m. on Aug. 8th, the earthquake measuring magnitude 7.1 occurred off the coast of Miyazaki Prefecture.  ( The Yomiuri Shimbun ) (Photo by Kota Kiriyama / Yomiuri / The Yomiuri Shimbun via AFP)

    A seismologist says New Zealand is unlikely to have a megaquake such as the one Japan is on high alert for, but a lesser quake could still be more devastating.

    New Zealand unlikely to have megaquake, but dangers exist - seismologist
  • Eruption at Whakaari raises alert level

    News
    New Zealand Bay of Plenty
    9 Aug 2024
    No caption

    The Volcanic Alert Level has now been raised to Level 3 and the Aviation Colour Code raised to orange.

    Minor eruption at Whakaari / White Island sees alert level rise
  • 'War on nature': Proposed cuts 'deeply disappointing'

    News
    New Zealand Politics
    9 Aug 2024
    Stylised illustration of cardboard box full of personal effects and wilted potted flowers

    Any proposed cuts at the EPA make no sense and carried risks for the environment, Environmental Defence Society chief executive Gary Taylor says.

    'War on nature': Proposed Environmental Protection Authority cuts 'deeply disappointing'
  • 'I want to take everything I've learned back home'

    News
    Pacific Cook Islands
    9 Aug 2024
    Antony Vavia (left) is the first Pacific Islander to graduate with a PhD in marine biology from Auckland University of Technology.

    Cook Islands' Antony Vavia, 28, is first Pacific islander to graduate with a doctoral degree within marine sciences from Auckland University of Technology.

    'I want to take everything I've learned back home': AUT's first Pacific marine biologist
  • Paris Olympics closing ceremony - what you need to know

    News
    Sport Olympics 2024
    9 Aug 2024
    Snoop Dogg at the basketball men's quarterfinal between Brazil and United States during the Paris Olympic Games on 6 August, 2024.

    The Paris Olympics will close on Monday after 329 gold-medal events.

    Paris Olympics closing ceremony - what you need to know
  • Canterbury river and lake levels drop as dry winter persists

    News
    New Zealand
    9 Aug 2024
    Aerial shots of Lake Camp, inland from Ashburton, taken on August 2 showing the water level in the high country lake

    The dry conditions are causing ecological concerns and pushing up power prices.

    Canterbury river and lake levels drop as dry winter persists
  • What makes for bad songwriting?

    Audio
    music culture
    8 Aug 2024
    No caption

    Thoughtful and skillfully written song lyrics can elevate a good song into a great song. But what about terrible lyrics? Can they do the reverse and totally ruin a song? Audio

  • Rage-bait influencers are profiting off your anger

    News
    New Zealand Media & Technology
    8 Aug 2024
    Rage-baiting, or rage-farming, has a new wave of content creators and social media influencers not only inciting rage online - but profiting off viewers' anger too.

    It's staged interactions and storytimes, disgusting cooking videos, and mistakes that, frankly, just piss people off.

    'Rage-baiting': How content creators are profiting off your anger
  • Job cuts for the Environmental Protection Authority and Ministry of Justice

    News
    New Zealand Corrections and Clarifications
    8 Aug 2024
    Stylised illustration of cardboard box full of personal effects and wilted potted flowers

    The government's environmental watchdog and justice ministry have confirmed a total of 169 jobs are planned between them.

    Job cuts for the Environmental Protection Authority and Ministry of Justice
  • Our musical minds

    Audio
    science music
    8 Aug 2024
    A man sitting at a desk looking at two computer monitors. One is showing brightly coloured waveforms. There is a microphone on the desk.

    Making and processing music is something unique to human brains, says Dr Sam Mehr. But why are we so attuned to rhythms, melodies and matching tones? Claire and Sam take a deep dive into the universal… Video, Audio

  • Our musical minds

    News
    Our Changing World science
    8 Aug 2024
    A man sitting at a desk looking at two computer monitors. One is showing brightly coloured waveforms. There is a microphone on the desk.

    Making and processing music is something unique to human brains, says Dr Sam Mehr. But why are we so attuned to rhythms, melodies and matching tones? Claire and Sam take a deep dive into the universal…

    Audio

    Our musical minds
  • Our Changing World – Music on the brain

    Audio
    science music
    7 Aug 2024
    A man in a shirt and blazer stands in a wood-and-glass foyer. He is smiling at the camera and has his hands clasped in front of him.

    Making and processing music is something unique to human brains, says Dr Sam Mehr. But why are we so attuned to rhythms, melodies and matching tones? Claire and Sam take a deep dive into the universal… Audio

  • 'It will wipe out this village' - Fears about council's stopbank plan

    News
    New Zealand Hawke's Bay
    7 Aug 2024
    Piri Galbraith, Raina and Doc Ferris, Ana and Paul Scia Scia are urging the Regional Council to listen to local knowledge when it comes to protecting people from the flooding of their awa

    A Hawke's Bay village says a plan to build stopbanks along its river will destroy the town out in future floods. Audio

    'It will wipe out this village' - Porangahau fears for council's stopbank proposal
  • Southland towns record poor winter air

    News
    New Zealand environment
    7 Aug 2024
    The Ministry for the Environment is currently reviewing its national environmental standard (NES) for air quality.

    Gore has breached its air quality standards for the first time in four years.

    Southland towns record poor winter air
  • New study into mass bleaching of sea sponges gives hope for future

    Audio
    science environment
    7 Aug 2024

    A new study into a mass bleaching of sea sponges is giving marine researchers "hope for the future". Lead author Professor James Bell spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss. Audio

  • Kamala Harris picks Tim Walz as running mate

    News
    World
    7 Aug 2024
    Walz and Harris

    The Minnesota Governor is a former football coach and teacher who served in the Army National Guard. Audio

    Kamala Harris picks Minnesota's Tim Walz for vice president
  • Mass bleaching of NZ marine sponges largest ever recorded globally

    News
    New Zealand Environment
    6 Aug 2024
    One of the 50 million sponges along 1000 kilometres of Fiordland coastline that was bleached in the largest such event ever recorded.

    A new study estimates the 2022 bleaching cut the population by close to half, making it the world's largest "sponge mortality event". Video

    Mass bleaching of NZ marine sponges largest ever recorded globally
  • Queensland crocodile attack victim identified as Newcastle doctor David Hogbin

    News
    World environment
    6 Aug 2024
    This picture taken on August 30, 2023 shows a crocodile swimming in a lagoon at Crocodylus Park located on the outskirts of the Northern Territory town of Darwin. Before government protection in the 1970s, an estimated 98 per cent of the wild saltwater crocodile population had disappeared in the Northern Territory, driven by leather demand and culling. Now, according to government figures, over 100,000 "salties", which can grow up to six metres long and weigh up to 1,000 kilograms (2,200 pounds), hunt along the coasts, rivers and wetlands of the continent's far north. (Photo by DAVID GRAY / AFP) / To go with AFP story 'AUSTRALIA-ANIMAL-CONSERVATION-TOURISM-FASHION' by ANDREW LEESON

    Human remains have been found inside a crocodile that wildlife officers euthanased in far north Queensland.

    Queensland crocodile attack victim identified as Newcastle doctor David Hogbin
  • University of the South Pacific launches new research hub for climate change

    News
    Pacific climate
    6 Aug 2024
    Solar PV modules on remote Island in Fiji. Fiji Sustainable Energy goals include sourcing more than 80% of the countrys electricity from renewable energies by 2020, and 100% by 2030.

    The Centre for Sustainable Futures will be a place of "seamless blending of expertise, diverse knowledge, indigenous wisdom and knowledges alongside modern science", the USP says.

    University of the South Pacific launches new research hub for climate change
  • The Pre-Panel for 6th August 2024

    Audio
    science life and society
    6 Aug 2024
    No caption

    Today on the Pre-Panel, Wallace Chapman previews tonight's show and producer Tom Riste-Smith talk about an incoming asteroid - Adophis. Audio

  • Can we freeze a body and bring it back to life?

    News
    Media & Technology In Case You Missed It
    6 Aug 2024
    People have been imagining the possibility of cryonics in movies and books for decades.

    An Australian cryonics company froze its first client in May. At the moment, it's unlikely to ever come back to life. Audio

    Can we freeze a body and bring it back to life?
  • How the brains of young people work

    Audio
    health
    6 Aug 2024

    Sometimes it feels like motivating your teenager or Gen Z co-worker is an impossible task. Too often, an underdeveloped prefrontal cortex is blamed for lack of motivation or common sense says… Audio

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