Alison Ballance
Taniwha - the human-powered submarine
Team Taniwha, from the University of Auckland, has designed and built a human-powered submarine, that has borrowed ideas from leather-jacket fish, and currently holds the world record for a…
Video, AudioRarest sea lions in the world - and the threats they face
New Zealand sea lions are the rarest sea lion in the world. They face a number of threats, including disease, food limitation and by-catch in commercial fisheries - so which threat is most important?
…Rarest sea lions in the world - and the threats they face
New Zealand sea lions are the rarest sea lion in the world. They face a number of threats, including disease, food limitation and by-catch in commercial fisheries - so which threat is most important?
… Video, AudioNative seed bank
The New Zealand Indigenous Flora Seed Bank is collecting and storing the seeds of native plants as a long-term insurance policy to ensure the survival of species. Audio, Gallery
Native seed bank
The New Zealand Indigenous Flora Seed Bank is collecting and storing the seeds of native plants as a long-term insurance policy to ensure the survival of species.
AudioThe garden bird survey turns 10
More than a million birds have been counted in the last nine years of the garden bird survey, and sparrows and silvereyes consistently top the rankings. Audio
The garden bird survey turns 10
More than a million birds have been counted in the last nine years of the garden bird survey, and sparrows and silvereyes consistently top the rankings.
AudioBiocontrol - fighting bad weeds
Seed-eating weevils are one of the latest biocontrol agents introduced into New Zealand to control the invasive weed, Darwin's barberry. Audio
Biocontrol - fighting bad weeds
Seed-eating weevils are one of the latest biocontrol agents introduced into New Zealand to control the invasive weed, Darwin's barberry.
AudioBig hopes for tiny wasp mite
A tiny mite, that could transmit diseases such as viruses, is being investigated as a possible biocontrol agent for introduced social wasps. Audio
Big hopes for tiny wasp mite
A tiny mite, that could transmit diseases such as viruses, is being investigated as a possible biocontrol agent for introduced social wasps.
AudioPesticide bad news for bee learning and memory
Chemists and zoologists have teamed up to investigate the impact of the pesticide chlorpyrifos on bee learning and memory Audio
Pesticide bad news for bee learning and memory
Chemists and zoologists have teamed up to investigate the impact of the pesticide chlorpyrifos on bee learning and memory
AudioGenome sequencing - a how-to-guide
If you want to sequence a genome then a company like New Zealand Genomics Ltd has the equipment and expertise to produce and manage the large amounts of data. Audio, Gallery
Genome sequencing - a how-to-guide
If you want to sequence a genome then a company like New Zealand Genomics Ltd has the equipment and expertise to produce and manage the large amounts of data.
AudioSmart kaka - can you teach old parrots new tricks?
The kaka, or forest parrot, has had its IQ tested for the first time - and in some experiments young naive birds were better problem solvers than older birds that were stuck in their ways. Video, Audio
Smart kaka - can you teach old parrots new tricks?
The kaka, or forest parrot, has had its IQ tested for the first time - and in some experiments young naive birds were better problem solvers than older birds that were stuck in their ways.
Video, AudioThe virus hunter and the rare plant
Virus hunter and botanist Paul Guy has been called in to help threatened native cress plants that are being infected by three different brassica viruses. Audio
The virus hunter and the rare plant
Virus hunter and botanist Paul Guy has been called in to help threatened native cress plants that are being infected by three different brassica viruses.
AudioYou can't teach an old Kaka new tricks
Research into the wild parrots by a Victoria University PHD student Julia Loepelt has found that when Kaka are faced with a problem juvenile birds will experiment until they solve the puzzle while old… Video, Audio
