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Music with Kirsten Zemke: Blame it on the bossa nova
Music commentator Kirsten Zemke looks at bossa nova, literally "new trend" in Portuguese. Audio
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Influencers are coming for your hormones
There is a new type of influencer showing up on Tiktok and Instagram who are having, it appears, quite an impact on young women: The 'hormone coach', Niki Bezzant writes .
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Beanstalk
We know a lot of work goes into getting plants to grow bigger and produce more. But what are the chances of getting a beanstalk to reach the clouds? Dr Nate Davis gives it some thought in this episode… Audio
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The vision bus treating Auckland kids for free
An Auckland optometrist discusses why the amount of time children spend indoors is a growing cause for concern. Audio
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Pacific Rally yacht voyage to incorporate science this year
Opua in the Bay Of Islands is currently host to a flotilla of 25 boats. They're waiting for the right weather conditions before hoisting anchor and setting sail on 2024 Pacific Rally, which is a six… Audio
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$17 million to replace lead pipes in Northern Marianas
The US Environmental Protection Agency says lead exposure disproportionately affects communities of colour and low-income communities.
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Morning Report Essentials for Tuesday 7 May
On today's episode, we hear from Prime Minister Christopher Luxon about the $1.9 billion promised for corrections, and we get reaction from former prisoner and penal reform campaigner Cosmo Jeffery… Audio
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NZ post-grad students awarded NASA internships
Six post-graduate students were awarded New Zealand Space Scholarships last night in Wellington, allowing them to take up three-month internships with NASA. Alexandra McKendry, of the University of… Audio
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Top climate modellers could be at risk from job-cuts proposal
Job cuts at Crown-owned science company NIWA could cull a team of New Zealand's top climate modellers. Climate Change correspondent Eloise Gibson spoke to Corin Dann. Audio
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Alarm bells over avian flu virus
New Zealand has so far managed to dodge the H5N1 virus, but it's becoming increasingly concerning to scientists, and it's on our doorstep Audio
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Alarm bells over avian flu virus
New Zealand has so far managed to dodge the H5N1 virus, but it's becoming increasingly concerning to scientists, and it's on our doorstep
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Brain technology: A step forward, or a dystopian nightmare?
Dr Allan McCay is Deputy Director of The Sydney Institute of Criminology and an Academic Fellow at the University of Sydney's Law School, with a particular focus on neurotechnology. Audio
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The vision bus treating Auckland kids for free
Myopia, or short-sightedness, is one of the most common medical conditions in the world. Sachi Rathod has been treating it in low-decile schools all over Auckland. Audio
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More than 500 courses cut from Massey University
A student group is calling on Massey to be upfront about its strategy and where it is heading.
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The big problems NZ needs to fix, according to the OECD
The country is being told it needs to get inflation under control, balance the books, raise educational achievement, and lift productivity.
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Wildfire
Wildfire is a liquid so flammable, unstable and explosive it doesn't stop burning until you put sand on it. UK science communicator Kit Chapman discusses this Game of Thrones substance. Audio
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Call for urgent action to save news
New Zealand news media face "extinction within a few years" without urgent changes to media companies, and the laws and agencies that govern them. That’s the stark warning of a new report… Video
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Call for urgent action to save news
New Zealand news media face "extinction within a few years" without urgent changes to media companies, and the laws and agencies that govern them. That’s the stark warning of a new report…
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How the fight against Covid became a war between each other: Stuart McKenzie and Dame Miranda Harcourt
In early 2021 writer Stuart McKenzie and director Miranda Harcourt’s verbatim play Transmission opened to sell-out houses at Pōneke’s small, dynamic BATS Theatre. Fast forward three years and a sequel… Audio
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'Timing is not good' for H5N1 pandemic - flu scientist
If the bird flu infecting cows in the US figures out human-to-human transmission, the timing could not be worse, a prominent Kiwi flu researcher says. Audio
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The headlines we didn’t read
Audio 5 May 2024Mary Argue is back guiding us through the latest weird and wonderful headlines from the world of science Audio
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Helen Danesh Meyer: The science of blinking
Audio 5 May 2024How blinking can help your sight and why scientists think worsening vision can predict dementia. Audio
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Hope for Southland lagoon after toxic algae threat
The impacts of a cyanobacterial bloom at a Southland lagoon won't be known for some time, but the water has been restored.
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New Zealand signs deal with Germany on Antarctica cooperation
The memorandum of understanding with Germany's Alfred Wegener Institute is expected to foster cooperation between the two polar science bodies.
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Why a New Zealand nut butter has been launched into outer space
The New Zealand nut butter has been launched into space on a recent six-month mission after NASA asked the company to create a space rocket-approved product last year. Audio
