Alison Ballance

There are species new to science living right on our own back doorsteps, as Alison Ballance finds out when she joins Sarah Gerken from the University of Alaska, and Kareen Schnabel from NIWA on a… Audio

Alison Ballance at Shackleton's 1908 Nimrod Hut to see how a team, led by Al Fastier, is getting on. Audio

From Antarctica - Alison Ballance checks out some gritty little creatures (organism) that thrive in conditions too extreme for most other living things. Hitching a helicopter ride up to Mt Erebus… Audio

In a plane en route to Antarctica, Alison Ballance talks with veteran scientist Gerald Kooyman about his work with the world's largest penguin. Audio

When you find mussels seven kilometres offshore are contaminated with foecal matter you wouldn't expect the blame to lie far up a river feeding the coast. Audio

Fish and chips, a New Zealand institution. But how much do we know about the most common fish used in Fish and Chips? Are the populations of lemonfish healthy enough to keep feeding us? Audio

On a visit to Scott Base, Our Changing World producer Alison Ballance found musician Dave Dobbyn who in turn found inspiration - in silence. Audio

Biologist, film-maker, writer and broadcaster whose latest book is Kakapo: Rescued from the Brink of Extinction. Audio

Sir Peter Gluckman is the Prime Minister's inaugural Chief Science Advisor. Audio

In its first year of operation, the world's southern-most wind farm has not only saved fuel but it's also improved the quality of life in Antarctica. Audio

A hundred years ago, Captain Robert Falcon Scott and his team left Port Chalmers aboard the ship Terra Nova, headed for Antarctica. Audio

Mention the word 'hemp' and most people think of illegal drugs, but what about it's other uses? Audio

The threat of being buried in rubble in an earthquake is a real and horrifying prospect, and trying to rescue trapped people from collapsed buildings is a dangerous task. To help in such situations… Audio

Members of the Ornithological Society of New Zealand have been counting birds around Wellington Harbour, as part of a long-term survey of trends in bird species and numbers that began in the mid… Audio

A team of NIWA scientists are in London, to report back on their part of the Census of Marine Life, a 10 year international effort to find out what lives in the world's oceans. The New Zealanders have… Audio

How far can you bike on one square of chocolate? What does a lime jellybean taste like when you block your nose as you eat it? These food-themed questions - and many more - were on the menu at a… Audio

The Wellington Lions rugby team won their match against Hawkes Bay at the weekend - and that was despite taking time out from training last week to join a beach clean-up on Wellington's South Coast. Audio

Ocean acidification has been called many things - The Other Carbon Dioxide Problem, and even Global Warming's Evil Twin. It's the result of oceans absorbing excess carbon dioxide from the air, and… Audio

We're always told cakes and biscuits are bad for us - but what if they were made of improved healthy carbohydrates instead? Plant and Food Research's Arran Wilson and Kevin Sutton talk with Alison… Audio

The Waikato River is New Zealand's longest river - and one of its most heavily used. Freshwater ecologist Kevin Collier, from Waikato University and Environment Waikato, has just co-edited a book on… Audio