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Our taiao, our tohu - protecting the Waihi estuary
Tauranga-based producer Justine Murray dons some gumboots and meets some teeny-tiny cockles as she joins a team surveying the Waihi estuary. Professor Kura Paul-Burke is weaving mātauranga Māori and…
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Aspartame: How Dangerous is it?
Aspartame. It's one of the world's most popular artificial sweeteners, and it recently made the headlines for all the wrong reasons. According to news agency Reuters, the sweetener will reportedly be… Audio
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Insect ice-cream, anyone?
To raise awareness of insects as a nutritious and sustainable protein source, food science researcher Ruchita Kavle is adding them to ice cream. At the recent International Science Festival in… Video, Audio
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Anti-gravity study to help cerebral palsy kids needs participants
Scientists are looking for children with cerebral palsy to take part in space-like anti gravity walks for a study they hope will improve the young people's mobility. The research will map healthy… Video, Audio
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Massey University staff 'furious' about further cuts, union says
Tertiary Education Union organiser Ben Schmidt says the planned cuts have "absolutely shocked and infuriated" members.
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Our Changing World - Protecting the Waihi estuary
The health of the Waihi estuary is in decline, threatening its important role as a mahinga kai, or food-gathering site. Justine Murray meets the team trying to turn things around. Audio
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Bookmarks with Alison Talmage
For Bookmarks this week we meet Alison Talmage, she's a music therapist, doctoral student and co-founder of a very special choir - the CeleBRation Choir. Audio
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Science: Smart watches and Parkinson's
Science commentator Allan Blackman joins Kathryn to talk about how smart watches could identify Parkinson's disease up to seven years before tell-tale symptoms appear. Electrons are round! How round… Audio
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Dunedin company verifying the origin of products raises US$57m in funding
Oritain is looking to expand its reach with the funding, after strong demand from Europe and the United States.
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Water fluoridation fires up opponents in New Plymouth
Passionate scenes erupted at the New Plymouth council chambers as councillors came under attack for allowing fluoride to be put back in the district's water supply.
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How to find the Matariki star cluster or Puanga
On Friday we'll observe the Matariki public holiday. It celebrates the Maori New Year and it's a time for acknowledging the past and preparing for the future. Adrian Vilquin Barrajon is a professional… Audio
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Europe and the West throws Pacific high ambition under the bus at IMO
Opinion - Getting serious push-back to the Pacific's high ambition from China, Brazil et al. was fully expected at IMO, but being thrown under the bus by the West wasn't, Dr Peter Nuttall writes.
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The Panel with Heather Roy and Peter Fa'afiu (Part 1)
Audio 11 Jul 2023Today on The Panel, Wallace Chapman and panellists Heather Roy and Peter Fa'afiu discuss Fukushima wastewater in the Pacific and why so many scientists are in disagreement about this. Also, they… Audio
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Brothers put profits ahead of assessing safety risk for Whakaari visitors - prosecutor
The company managing a small volcanic island was profiting in the millions before an eruption killed 22 people in 2019, court hears.
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UN nuclear watchdog boss defends position on Japan's wastewater dump
The head of the International Atomic Energy Agency has hit back at suggestions its standards are outdated.
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Whakaari / White Island trial: What you need to know
It has been more than three years since the Whakaari disaster. Here's what you need to know as the trial begins into health and safety failings leading up to the deadly eruption.
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Nth Metal
Nth Metal is a hyper-conductive metal that negates gravity. It features heavily in DC comics, but how does it stack up in the real world Professor Penny Brothers gives Bryan Crump her scientific take… Audio
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Pacific fears over Japan's nuclear fallout
Japan has made assurances the wastewater it's dumping in the Pacific is safe – but not everyone is convinced. Audio
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Pacific fears over Japan's nuclear fallout
Japan has made assurances the wastewater it's dumping in the Pacific is safe – but not everyone is convinced.
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'The economy should be about care'
We need less growth to put less demand on the planet's resources and slow down climate change, but we do need more art, more plays and works of fiction to bring to both sides of that argument to life… Audio
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Dahlias could be key to helping diabetics, sugar levels
An extract from dahlia flower petals has been found to improve blood sugar regulation in a clinical trial led by the University of Otago. Alexander Tups is an Associate Professor at the Centre for… Audio
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Kennedy Warne on the Tasmanian tiger
Audio 10 Jul 2023Kennedy joins Kathryn to talk about the thylacine, or Tasmanian tiger, which was one of Australia's apex carnivores. Why did it go extinct? And could genetic science bring it back to life? Audio
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Astronomer dismisses meteor theory for North Canterbury's puzzling boom
The cause of a boom that has shaken houses north of Christchurch twice in one week remains a mystery.
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People with ADHD more likely to enter ciminal justice system
Audio 10 Jul 2023People with Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder have a vastly higher chance of getting caught up the criminal justice system, according to the first-ever population level study. Otago University… Audio
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Marking five decades of Mexico-New Zealand relations
Mexico and New Zealand first began bilateral relations in 1973. 50 years on, what does this connection mean to both the diaspora living here in New Zealand and the for Mexico? Audio
