Alison Ballance

If you're the mum or dad of a brood and you've just arrived back with some food whom are you going to feed? Audio

Alison Ballance finds out about the kakapo equivalent of viagra: a tiny fruit called Rimu. Audio

Producer of Our Changing World reports from Codfish Island on a kakapo discovery. Audio

Department of Conservation ecologist Colin Miskelly checks the success of efforts to reintroduce seabirds to Mana Island. Audio

Yesterday we heard about seabird reintroductions on Mana Island, off the Wellington coast. That story continues today. Audio

Alison Ballance heads to Mana Island with Colin Miskelly from the Department of Conservation. Audio

Kakapo, the night parrot, is one of New Zealand's most wonderful, yet most threatened birds. Audio

Over the last few weeks at various times of the day Alison Ballance has been out and about on Tiritiri Matangi Island. Audio

In our environment segment, another story from Tiritiri Matangi Island. Audio

Alison Ballance joins Massey University researcher Barbara Egli in the bush of Tiritiri Matangi Island. Audio

This week Canterbury University Press launches a revised edition of the book 'Chatham Islands: heritage and conservation'. Audio

You may not have heard of it, but you've probably eaten it which may seem like poetic justice to some. Audio

With a notebook and ladder, John Flux has been running one of the longest running ecological studies in the world. Audio

Alison Ballance talks with Mark Rattenbury and Julie Lee, geologists from GNS Science, about the QMAP project. Audio

A man with a passion for ducks - and in particular, small flightless ducks from New Zealand's subantarctic. Audio

A group of high school students discover the realities of research on an oceanographic cruise. Audio

On a warm spring day in Central Otago, Alison Ballance catches up with Arlene Bradley on a quest for the perfect apricot. Audio

Natural history writer Alison Ballance re-visits the subantarctic Campbell Island two decades after her first trip. Audio