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The petrel patrol
Every year, tens to hundreds of seabirds fall out of the sky across Auckland city. Disoriented by the bright lights, Cook's petrels crash-land and collide with buildings – but a dedicated group of… Video, Audio
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The petrel patrol
Every year, tens to hundreds of seabirds fall out of the sky across Auckland city. Disoriented by the bright lights, Cook's petrels crash-land and collide with buildings – but a dedicated group of…
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Third typhoon in weeks lashes East Asia
Dozens die and thousands are evacuated as a deadly typhoon season begins.
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'Gaming lab' explores benefits of Dungeons & Dragons, board games
A 'gaming laboratory' hopes to find out if rolling dice and slaying dragons is good for your brain. Audio
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Electoral Commission launches new campaign on how elections work
The Electoral Commission says it will pay particular focus on the spread of inaccurate information this election.
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Our Changing World - Patrolling for petrels
Every autumn, tens to hundreds of young Cook's petrels crash-land across Auckland city, disoriented by the bright city lights. Assistant producer Ellen Rykers joins a volunteer Petrel Patrol searching… Audio
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Why heat is the biggest killer in climate change
It's a silent and effective killer and by far the most dangerous impact of climate change. Heat kills more people than drought or wildfires and it is only going to get worse says Jeff Goodell… Audio
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Mental health benefits of board games investigated
Could rolling dice and slaying dragons be good for your brain?
Two psychology researchers at Massey University are launching a one-of-a-kind lab to investigate the mental health benefits of board… Audio
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Stormy weather: The review into NIWA and MetService
MetService and NIWA are both government agencies. Why are they competing with one another? Audio
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Stormy weather: The review into NIWA and MetService
MetService and NIWA are both government agencies. Why are they competing with one another?
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Australian Space Agency reveals origin of space junk discovered on beach in Western Australia
The discovery of the strange object on Green Head beach, about 250km north of Perth, made international headlines and left residents scratching their heads.
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Mining company waits for regulations to kick in to start work
The head of a Canadian deep-sea mining firm says he wants to wait for regulations to be in place before starting "commercial-scale nodule collection". Audio
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Neutronium
Neutronium comes up in Star Wars, Star Trek and many of the Marvel Comics. It's a hypothetical substance made purely of neutrons. Jan Eldridge, Associate Professor of Physics at the University of… Audio
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Whakaari risk couldn't be eliminated, expert says
A risk management expert has told a court it was not safe to operate any tours on Whakaari White Island - but the fact it is the country's most active volcano was used as a selling point.
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Ministry cuts access to flawed data in Paritūtū serum dioxin study
The Ministry of Health is refusing to correct the mistakes, and has instead shut down access to data revealing the errors. Audio
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Why antibiotic resistance can be thought of as the next doomsday
Antibiotic resistance has been creeping up for 70 years. Prof. Jack Heinemann, discusses how its doomsday scenario in this highlight of Raising the Bar Christchurch 2023. Audio
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Tesla's secret team to suppress thousands of driving range complaints
The automaker last year became so inundated with driving-range complaints that it created a special team to cancel owners' service appointments, a Reuters special report reveals.
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Katie Steckles: Amazing maths in a maze
At some time or another most of us will enter a maze and try and get out of it again. There's an easy way to do that, believe it or not. Dr Katie Steckles is a Manchester-based mathematician who… Audio
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Katherine Wu: Are you really eating too fast?
We all know people who wolf their food down, and probably we disapprove. But what if it's not actually all that bad? Dr Katherine Wu, a Harvard-trained microbiologist, and now a staff writer for the… Audio
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Oppenheimer’s warning lives on: Treaties fail to stop a new arms race
Analysis - The 'father of the atomic bomb' always despaired about the nuclear arms race triggered by his creation - so have his fears been realised?
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The psychology of colour
We chat to Behavioural Colour & Design Psychology expert, Karen Haller, in Edinburgh who's been fighting for the right to keep her pink front door after being ordered to change the colour or face a… Audio
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Cooks mountain doco inspired by Hawaiian protests
A Cook Islands film-maker made a documentary on Rarotonga's mountains after watching the Kānaka Maoli protest the construction of the $US1.4 billion telescope on top of a Hawaiian mountain three years… Audio
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Unravelling neutrinos deep below the Antarctic ice
Deep below the Antarctic ice, thousands of light sensors are set up to detect tiny, ghost-like astronomical messengers. They're there to help scientists detect and study neutrinos, one of the most… Audio
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Course demand a bright spot amid tertiary enrolment turbulence
Tertiary enrolment figures show how different subject areas fared during the roller-coaster years of the Covid-19 pandemic.
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Tourism operators paid hundreds of thousands to access Whakaari
White Island Tours told a court it paid $500,000 a year for access to Whakaari - and helicopter companies also paid to conduct tours on the island.
