Alison Ballance
Our Changing World for 18 February 2021
The natural history of Marlborough's weka and disaster law: what it is and its role in disaster resilience. Audio
Liquefaction: lessons from the 2011 Christchurch earthquakes
Misko Cubrinovski is interested how the ground and the structures on - and in - it behave during an earthquake. Audio
Fixing environmental problems one plant at a time
Biotechnologist David Leung finds ways to make plants solve environmental issues. Audio
Our Changing World for 11 February 2021
Liquefaction lessons from the 2011 Christchurch earthquake, and biotechnologists doing interesting things with plants. Audio
Engineering new ways to treat dirty water
University of Canterbury engineers plan to 3D print the next generation of wastewater treatment filters. Audio
How to behave better towards the environment
Victoria University of Wellington's Wokje Abrahamse talks about environmental behaviour change, and projects to get people to save energy and use their cars less. Audio
Our Changing World for 4 February 2021
Designing a new kind of filter to treat wastewater and how to encourage people to behave in a more environmentally friendly way. Audio
The value of community gardens
Summer students from Victoria University of Wellington have been helping the Innermost community gardens in Wellington put numbers on their social and environmental values. Audio
Growing dune plants a challenging passion
Each year Jo Bonner and the team at Coastlands Plant Nursery in Whakatane grow 300,000 spinifex and pingao plants for dune replanting at beaches around the North Island. Audio
Our Changing World for 28 January 2021
Measuring the value of a community garden and the challenges of growing dune plants for restoring sand dune communities. Audio
Epiphytes - high-rise plants
Discover the hidden world of arboreal plants, which get a leg-up in the world by living on trees. Audio
Designing low damage buildings
Low-damage buildings don't just save lives in an earthquake - they are designed to be resilient so they can stay in use. Audio
Our Changing World for 17 December 2020
Epiphytes are the high rise experts of the plant world, and resilient buildings should save lives and still be useable after an earthquake. Audio
What it takes to live a good life
When it comes to having a 'good life', there are several key elements - strong intimate relationships and time to relax. Audio
Preparing for the next big quake
Information from past earthquakes can be used to prepare a more resilient society that will be better able to cope with future shakes. Video, Audio
Our Changing World for 10 December 2020
An earthquake engineer talks about modelling strong ground motions in an earthquake and a psychologists talks about what it takes to have a good life. Audio
All at sea - the surprising reach of river waters
Two self-driving underwater robots are making surprising discoveries about where river water ends up at sea, far from land. Video, Audio
Studying the causes of cancer
Cancer epidemiologist Brian Cox, from the University of Otago, talks about studying the causes of cancer and new research on diet and bowel cancer. Audio
Our Changing World for 3 December 2020
How river water reaches out to sea and an epidemiologist talks about work into the causes of cancer. Audio
Ozone holes & UV radiation
NIWA's Richard Querel talks about the ozone hole, including this year's large one, and Ben Liley explains why NZ has such high UV levels. Video, Audio