Alison Ballance
Fat happy kākāpō chicks
Thirty four kākāpō chicks are putting on plenty of weight in wild nests as the rimu fruit ripens, and 23 chicks are also being hand-reared, in episode 13 of the Kākāpō Files.
AudioAstatine - awfully rare
No one has ever seen astatine, which shares the distinction of being one of the rarest naturally-occurring elements on earth. Find out more with Allan Blackman from AUT in episode 7 of Elemental. Audio
Astatine - awfully rare
No one has ever seen astatine, which shares the distinction of being one of the rarest naturally-occurring elements on earth. Find out more with Allan Blackman from AUT in episode 7 of Elemental.
AudioCrime-busting software package wins PM's Science Prize
An ESR software package that analyses complex crime scene samples containing DNA from multiple people, has won the 2018 Prime Minister's Science Prize. Video, Audio
Crime-busting software package wins PM's Science Prize
An ESR software package that analyses complex crime scene samples containing DNA from multiple people, has won the 2018 Prime Minister's Science Prize.
Video, AudioWe need to talk about climate change, says science prize winner
James Renwick loves talking about the science underlying climate change, and this willingness has won him the 2018 Prime Minister's Science Communication Prize. Audio
We need to talk about climate change, says science prize winner
James Renwick loves talking about the science underlying climate change, and this willingness has won him the 2018 Prime Minister's Science Communication Prize.
AudioYoung physicist wins the PM's Future Scientist Prize
Modelling granular materials such as corn and salt has earned Onslow College physics student Finn Messerli the school's third Prime Minister's Future Scientist Award. Audio
Young physicist wins the PM's Future Scientist Prize
Modelling granular materials such as corn and salt has earned Onslow College physics student Finn Messerli the school's third Prime Minister's Future Scientist Award.
AudioOur Changing World for 14 March 2018
The 2018 Prime Minister's Science prizes have gone to crime-busting software, a climate change communicator and a young physicist. Audio
Arsenic - the well-known poison
Arsenic is a well-known killer that was once dubbed 'succession powder'. Join Allan Blackman from AUT in episode 6 of Elemental, a journey through the periodic table. Audio
Arsenic - the well-known poison
Arsenic is a well-known killer that was once dubbed 'succession powder'. Join Allan Blackman from AUT in episode 6 of Elemental, a journey through the periodic table.
AudioArgon - every breath you take
Argon is in every breath you take and its inertness is its best feature, as we discover with AUT chemistry professor Allan Blackman, in episode 5 of Elemental. Audio
Argon - every breath you take
Argon is in every breath you take and its inertness is its best feature, as we discover with AUT chemistry professor Allan Blackman, in episode 5 of Elemental.
AudioBull kelp genes and earthquake uplift - a surprising connection
New research shows that bull kelp along a tectonically uplifted stretch of coast south of Dunedin has a surprisingly different genetic signature to the kelp on either side. Audio
Bull kelp genes and earthquake uplift - a surprising connection
New research shows that bull kelp along a tectonically uplifted stretch of coast south of Dunedin has a surprisingly different genetic signature to the kelp on either side.
AudioOur Changing World for 7 March 2019
We've a story about bull kelp and earthquake uplift for Seaweek, and we meet some volunteer kakapo helpers. Audio
Kākāpō helpers
Volunteers from around the world are helping the kākāpō team, with tasks ranging from feeding birds and people, looking after the power system on Whenua Hou and studying kākāpō sperm. We meet them in… Audio
Kākāpō helpers
Volunteers from around the world are helping the kākāpō team, with tasks ranging from feeding birds and people, looking after the power system on Whenua Hou and studying kākāpō sperm. We meet them in…
AudioAntimony - takes lives, saves lives
Antimony can be used to take lives - and to save lives. Check out episode 4 of Elemental with Professor Allan Blackman from AUT. Audio
