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Music festival-goers urged to check after dangerous drug discovered
Festival-goers are being urged to get their drugs checked before they head to gigs, as a dangerous drug being sold as MDMA is doing the rounds in Christchurch.
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Summer science: Death rays and radio inventions
Podcast episode — 27 December 2023The summer science series kicks off with an episode from award-winning podcast Black Sheep, about a backyard inventor called Victor Penny who sparked sensational headlines about death ray inventions in 1935.
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Summer science: Death rays and radio inventions
The summer science series kicks off with an episode from award-winning podcast Black Sheep, about a backyard inventor called Victor Penny who sparked sensational headlines about death ray… Audio
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Summer science: Death rays and radio inventions
The summer science series kicks off with an episode from award-winning podcast Black Sheep, about a backyard inventor called Victor Penny who sparked sensational headlines about death ray…
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Assemble, citizens: The old form of democracy that's making a comeback
With debates over Aotearoa's future already proving divisive, is there a better way to resolve our most polarising issues?
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'When I started, I was the only female forecaster at the Vanuatu met service,' Moirah Matou
When I started, I was the only female forecaster at the Vanuatu Meteorology and Geo-Hazard Department, says Moirah Matou.
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Lessons from a year of floods
Communities devastated by severe weather in 2023 are facing hard decisions. Kate Green investigates.
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Kiwi Kookery with Ray McVinnie
Simon Morris presents a new show about food – what we eat, why we eat it, where it came from and when we started trying it. In this episode, chef and food writer Ray McVinnie declares that dry-roasted… Video, Audio
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'There are some really bright kids out there' - South Auckland school takes out top turbine design
Students from Clendon Park School's Samoan unit have won this year's Power Challenge.
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Best images from James Webb Telescope as it turns two
From galaxies to stars to planets, the world's largest and most powerful telescope has captured the allure of outer space in vibrant colours.
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Design to improve quake-prone hospital buildings still not done
The council notices require the earthquake-prone buildings to be strengthened or replaced by November 2028.
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‘Star Wars meteorite’ sheds light on the early Solar System
How a meteorite shower is changing how we view the solar system - and became a key inspiration for 'Star Wars'
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The brutal murder that rocked Norfolk Island
In 2002, the first murder on Norfolk Island in more than 150 years shocked the small island community. Two decades later, the NZ killer will soon be released.
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Five new soft-furred hedgehog species discovered
Scientists have discovered five new species of soft-furred hedgehogs from South East Asia.
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Cardinal Tom Williams dies, aged 93
Williams was the third New Zealander to hold the rank in the Catholic Church.
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2006: Paul Callaghan
Podcast episode — 21 December 2023Kim Hill interviews one of New Zealand's most distinguished scientists, the late Sir Paul Callaghan. Sir Paul was educated at Victoria and won a Commonwealth Scholarship to Oxford University. His cutting-edge research in the development of nuclear magnetic resonance methods has significantly impacted medicine, physics, and biology. Not only was he a renowned scientist but a remarkable science communicator helping ordinary people understand complex issues.
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2006: Paul Callaghan
Audio 22 Dec 2023Kim Hill interviews one of New Zealand's most distinguished scientists, the late Sir Paul Callaghan. Sir Paul was educated at Victoria and won a Commonwealth Scholarship to Oxford University. His… Audio
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Pacific news in brief for December 21
A round-up of news in brief from around the region.
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Baby Māui dolphin found dead on isolated Auckland beach
The dolphin - thought to be a few days old - was found on Karioitahi Beach, west of Pukekohe, on Wednesday.
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Nations agree on revised tuna strategy but concerns over vessel monitoring remains
A revised tropical tuna measure was agreed on during the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission meeting in Rarotonga, but little progress has been made on tighter monitoring of transshipment…
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Bossy eldest, creative second: does birth order matter?
Podcast episode — 20 December 2023If you're the eldest child, the stereotype would have us believe you're responsible, conscientious and a bit bossy. Second born - more chilled out and creative and the youngest? Spoilt! But does birth order really influence personality? The evidence is not really there, says neuroscience educator Nathan Wallis, and personality is more to do with the circumstances into which we are born.
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The giant dinosaurs of Patagonia… and maybe Aotearoa?
This week on Our Changing World RNZ podcast producer, and occasional dinosaur correspondent William Ray visits Ngā Taniwha o Rūpapa Dinosaurs of Patagonia, a special exhibition at Te Papa Museum to… Video, Audio
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The giant dinosaurs of Patagonia… and maybe Aotearoa?
This week on Our Changing World RNZ podcast producer, and occasional dinosaur correspondent William Ray visits Ngā Taniwha o Rūpapa Dinosaurs of Patagonia, a special exhibition at Te Papa Museum to…
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Our Changing World – Dinosaurs of Patagonia
There's a surprising link between Argentina's dinosaurs and Aotearoa. William Ray visits the new Patagonian dinosaur exhibit at Te Papa museum to find out more. Video, Audio
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Medsafe approves new vaccine to counter latest strains of Covid-19
An updated Covid-19 vaccine will be available to New Zealanders from next winter.
