Alison Ballance
Our Changing World for 1 February 2018
Chemical camouflage is put to the test in the Mckenzie Basin to see if it can protect nesting shore birds from predators, and the discovery of the first male in an all-female population of stick… Audio
Clever canines
How do dogs think? Do they experience emotions such as jealousy? The Clever Canine Lab at the University of Auckland is investigating. Audio
Clever canines
How do dogs think? Do they experience emotions such as jealousy? The Clever Canine Lab at the University of Auckland is investigating.
AudioBuildings that better survive earthquakes
Engineer Geoff Rodgers is designing a new generation of low-damage buildings that move in an earthquake and remain useable afterwards. Audio
Buildings that better survive earthquakes
Engineer Geoff Rodgers is designing a new generation of low-damage buildings that move in an earthquake and remain useable afterwards.
AudioOur Changing World for 25 January 2018
Testing dogs to find out how smart they are and how they think, and designing low-damage buildings that move during an earthquake and remain useable. Audio
Good news for Kaikōura's Hutton shearwaters
The first ground visit to the Hutton's shearwater breeding colony since the November 2017 Kaikōura earthquake shows damage not as bad as feared. Audio
Good news for Kaikōura's Hutton shearwaters
The first ground visit to the Hutton's shearwater breeding colony since the November 2017 Kaikōura earthquake shows damage not as bad as feared.
AudioOur Changing World for 21 December 2017
Good news about Hutton's shearwaters in the wake of the 2017 Kaikoura earthquake, and a special feature on how New Zealand agriculture could respond to the challenge of synthetic foods. Audio
The sobering science of drinking and driving
Waikato University research shows that drinking socially makes it harder to tell when you're too drunk to drive - and even a low blood alcohol level makes our driving unsafe. Audio
The sobering science of drinking and driving
Waikato University research shows that drinking socially makes it harder to tell when you're too drunk to drive - and even a low blood alcohol level makes our driving unsafe.
AudioScientific curiosity and Koraunui School
Scientific curiosity was the order of the day when Koraunui School, in the Hutt Valley, hosted its recent Bioblitz. Audio
Scientific curiosity and Koraunui School
Scientific curiosity was the order of the day when Koraunui School, in the Hutt Valley, hosted its recent Bioblitz.
AudioOur Changing World for 14 December 2017
Some sobering science advice about why drinking alcohol and driving cars don't go together well, and Koraunui School gets curious about their neighbourhood during a Bioblitz. Audio
Tawaki - the mysterious forest penguin
Scientists are discovering that tawaki, or Fiordland crested penguins, living in MIlford Sound are thriving - and breaking all the penguin rules. Audio
Tawaki - the mysterious forest penguin
Scientists are discovering that tawaki, or Fiordland crested penguins, living in MIlford Sound are thriving - and breaking all the penguin rules.
AudioOur Changing World for 7 December 2017
Penguin researchers head to Fiordland's forests to study the mysterious tawaki or Fiordland crested penguin. Audio
Urban lizards
A hunt for urban lizards in New Zealand involves more than a thousand buckets as well as citizen scientists. Audio
Urban lizards
A hunt for urban lizards in New Zealand involves more than a thousand buckets as well as citizen scientists.
AudioAn atlas of coronary arteries
An atlas containing hundreds of coronary arteries mapped using MRI scans will help improve heart health. Audio
