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Feature: Svante Pääbo - The DNA Hunter
Audio 20 Mar 2014Geneticist Svante Pääbo has been called the DNA hunter. He has sequenced the entire neanderthal genome and proved that early humans mated with neanderthals after we moved out of Africa. He has also… Audio
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A trip to the slaughterhouse
Curious as to how his meat gets made, former vegetarian Hamish Parkinson takes a trip to the slaughterhouse.
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From Ōtepoti to the world
Geographical isolation has long been a hallmark of the "Dunedin sound", but what does that mean in the digital age?
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Explosives used to free trapped caver
Tasman district police say a man who was rescued after getting stuck in a cave near Mt Arthur is cold and wet, but otherwise unharmed.
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Explosive experts called in to free caver
Audio 10 Mar 2014The rescue team who had to use explosives to free a 62 year old pot holer trapped overnight in an underground cave says the extraction was a text book rescue, despite the danger of the situation. Audio
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Ash falling 500km from Java volcano
Volcanic ash from a volcanic eruption in Indonesia is covering towns and villages up to 500km away following the eruption of Mt Kelud in eastern Java.
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Komnas HAM releases findings of Papua Freeport mine cave-in
Indonesia's National Commission on Human Rights, Komnas HAM, has released its findings regarding serious human rights violations in the Freeport big Gossan tunnel cave-in that claimed the lives of…
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200,000 flee erupting volcano in Java
A spectacular volcanic eruption in Indonesia has killed at least two people and forced mass evacuations, disrupting long-haul flights and closing international airports.
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Minor injury from sinkhole fall
A Nelson woman says she's lucky to be alive after falling 10 metres down a sinkhole in Golden Bay. Audio
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Woman rescued from Takaka hole
A woman has been rescued after she fell down a hole on Takaka Hill near Nelson.
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NZ's Mardi Gras
Wellington has a love/hate relationship with the Sevens, writes James Nokise.
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Deep cave system uncovered
A group of New Zealand cavers has finally uncovered the deepest cave system in the Southern Hemisphere, underneath the Kahurangi National Park at the top of the South Island. Audio
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Kieran McKay - New Zealand caver
Audio 31 Jan 2014Kieran McKay is an outdoor pursuits instructor and one of New Zealand's most accomplished cavers. He's been caving for 30 years, since he was 14 and has linked up two cave systems under the Arthur… Audio
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Meet Peter - veteran caver
Audio 30 Jan 2014Deep inside Auckland's extensive network of lava caves, filmmaker Gemma Duncan and veteran caver Peter Crossley have begun shooting a short documentary. Gemma says her inspiration for the film, called… Audio
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Blogger not sorry for comments
Right-wing blogger Cameron Slater says he won't be apologising to the grieving mother of a dead man he made comments about online. Audio
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Meet Peter
Audio 26 Jan 2014Deep inside Auckland's extensive network of lava caves, film maker Gemma Duncan and veteran caver Peter Crossley have begun shooting a short documentary. Audio
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'The Black Out Bar' - Dale Booth
Audio 23 Jan 2014Dale Booth's garage is a shrine to the All Blacks complete with a three-tiered grandstand, pie warmer and wall-to-wall posters and memorabilia. During the 2011 Rugby World Cup, fans from around the… Audio
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Opponents of Auckland motorway link claim victory
Audio 16 Jan 2014Transport officials say they haven't caved into public pressure by scrapping most of their options for a contentious stretch of Auckland road. Audio
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After the party's over
Tobias Brockie on the reality of the off-season on Greece's most famous party island.
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Coming of age with BDO
The Big Day Out has evolved with time and taste. Joe Nunweek explores the place it holds in the hearts of some life-long fans.
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Rock Art in Canterbury
South Canterbury and North Otago are home to limestone outcrops covered in Maori rock art. Audio
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Plato’s Cave: Realities of Composing in New Zealand by Philip Norman
Philip Norman delivers the inaugural Lilburn Lecture before an audience in Victoria University's Hunter Council Chamber. His subject, Plato's Cave: The Realities of Composing in New Zealand. Audio
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Ties to the Holy Land
Tali Vidal spent much of this year in Israel, trying to figure out Hebrew, and why her relatives prayed so much.
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Tsunami layers found in cave in Sumatra
Scientists say a coastal cave on the Indonesian island of Sumatra holds a remarkable record of big tsunamis in the Indian Ocean. Deposits from seven - 10 tsunamis are preserved between layers of bat…
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Pacific fishing fleets will be pushed to agree on new regulations on catches
A regional meeting on Pacific fisheries starting on Monday will debate restrictions on tuna catches. In the lead-up to the meeting, major stakeholders have argued there needs to be more...
