David Thompson
Understanding albatross
Dr David Thompson has spent years studying the habits of New Zealand species of albatross in order to try and keep the iconic seabirds out of danger from becoming bycatch of commercial fishing boats… Audio, Gallery
Voices from Antarctica 5: Waiting for Emperors
Emperor penguin researchers are waiting for tagged birds to return, and an elderly radar system sheds light on a very windy part of the atmosphere. Audio
Voices from Antarctica 4: Best journey in the world
Alison Ballance meets a colony of Emperor penguins and their NIWA researchers, and finds out about making water on the frozen continent Audio
Towie's take on NZ drivers
The Panel's been discussing various issues on the roads as part of Road Safety Awreness Week. Today a Christchurch tow truck driver shares some of his experiences of fellow drivers. Audio
The Secret Life of Penguins
Until now, no-one knew where the subantarctic rockhopper and Snares penguins went, while they were at sea between April and October each year. But a tagging project has found the penguins travel more… Audio, Gallery
Southern right whales back from brink of extinction
Whaling in the 1800s nearly caused the extinction of southern right whales around New Zealand, and the population is slowly recovering from a low of just 110-or-so animals in the 1920s.
The mystery of the disappearing penguins
Scientists are beginning work on solving exactly where Rockhopper Penguins in New Zealand's sub-Antarctic disappear to during the winter. The National Institute of Water and Atmospheric research has… Audio
Albatross By-catch
This project tracks white-capped albatrosses to work out how much they overlap with the subantarctic squid fishery. Audio
Environment Story
A project which aims to find out how the albatrosses overlap with the seasonal squid fishery. Audio