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Our Changing World takes a trip to Rakiura Stewart Island with PhD student Luna Thomas to search for the endemic Helm’s Stag Beetle. Audio

The Avatar moth takes its name from the 2009 blockbuster movie about a peaceful species who live on an alien moon. But the Avatar moth isn't blue or alien - it's a rare and endangered species of… Audio

This week's critter loves stinky seaweed - the rottener, the better! The hairy kelp fly (Chaetocoelopa littoralis) feeds, mates, and breeds in the wrack zone of our beaches, putting up with harsh… Audio

This week's critter is a true vagabond - it lives its life blowing around in hot, dry lands, going wherever the wind takes it. Famous (amongst lichenologists) for its powers of resurrection, the… Audio

The Manawatawhi kaikomako was once the world's rarest tree - there is still only one living wild tree. Nowadays, the tree is a conservation success story - a combination of matauranga Maori and… Audio

Last week's Critter of the Week, the tongue louse (Cymothoidae species) has caused a bit of a stir Jesse talks to Mike Dickison about what happened when he attempted to attach our COTW session to the… Audio

This week's critter is one of nature's weirdest creatures. The tongue louse (Cymothoidae species) makes its forever home inside the mouth of a hapless host fish, cutting off the tongue and replacing… Audio

This week's critter is the Minute grasshopper, one of the smallest, cutest and rarest of our endemic grasshoppers. It's a lumbering grasshopper that's great at camouflage and enjoys relaxing in the… Audio

This week's critter is the Hairworm, also referred to by Nic Toki as the real-life Alien movie creatures! Audio

Slaters, or woodlice, are part of the isopod family. They're a type of crustacean - like crabs and crayfish - but they moved from the oceans onto the land millions of years ago. There are probably… Audio

This week's critter is the Hoodwinker Sunfish, a large fish found in the southern waters around New Zealand and South America. They can grow up to 3 metres in length and weigh up to 2 tones. Audio

Nicola Toki has a new job as the Chief Executive Kaiwhakahaere Matua of Forest and Bird. But she hasn't forgotten her most important job - COTW! This week: A chunky skink (or 'robust' in reptile… Audio

This week's critter is a taonga species on the brink of extinction. The broad-cheeked gecko, Mokoprirakau "Okarito", lives in lush forests and alpine shrublands in South Westland.  Audio, Gallery

The spider, Dolomedes dondalei, comes out at night to go fishing along shady waterways throughout the country. It can literally walk on water and uses its velvety forelegs to fish up its dinner. Audio

This week’s critter is a long skinny fish that looks like a ribbon of seaweed. It’s a weak swimmer and hangs out in seaweed meadows around the east coast of Aotearoa. Audio

All of the profits from our Critter of the Week t-shirt sales go to our environmental heroes doing volunteer work to help our native flora and fauna. Today Jesse calls the latest recipients of the… Audio