Mike Bell
Mike Bell - preserving native Birds in The Chatham Islands
Mike Bell is an ornithologist and has spent 30 years travelling to the Chatham Islands to do conservation work there. Audio
I Didn't Know That: Watching the birds - Mike Bell
2020 has got off to a great start for birdwatchers looking for rare birds. It seems the bushfires are forcing more birds than usual to fly across the Tasman. Two Cuckoos have been spotted in the… Audio
Rifleman to royal albatross - a bird atlas for NZ
The NZ bird atlas will be a 5-year project counting common & rare birds from the Kermadecs to the far south. Audio
Rifleman to royal albatross - a bird atlas for NZ
The NZ bird atlas will be a 5-year project counting common & rare birds from the Kermadecs to the far south.
AudioOur Changing World for 6 June 2019
The NZ Bird Atlas is launched, a successful effort to create a new fluttering shearwater colony, Fiordland's tawaki penguins go for record-breaking long swims, and the chemical element gallium. Audio
An albatross chick's flowerpot is its castle
The Chatham Island Taiko Trust has made flowerpot nests for 50 Chatham Island albatross chicks that are part of a pioneering translocation from The Pyramid to the main Chatham Island. Audio, Gallery
An albatross chick's flowerpot is its castle
The Chatham Island Taiko Trust has made flowerpot nests for 50 Chatham Island albatross chicks that are part of a pioneering translocation from The Pyramid to the main Chatham Island.
AudioTaiko take off
With just 120-or-so known adult birds, 21 new chicks are a very welcome addition to the Chatham Island taiko population. Audio
Taiko take off
With just 120-or-so known adult birds, 21 new chicks are a very welcome addition to the Chatham Island taiko population.
AudioYour Place - Chatham Islands
We're off to one of the remotest spots you can ever live in our fair isles. It takes two days by ship to get there, and two hours by plane flying all the way over water. It's 800 kilometres east of… Audio
Insight, Sunday 24 October: Skilled Immigration
Sue Ingram asks if New Zealand is getting a reputation for being a difficult place for skilled immigrants to find a job. Audio
Sweetwater Covenant, Chatham Island
The Chatham Islands boast many private conservation covenants - and one even has a predator proof fence Audio
Sweetwater Covenant, Chatham Island
The Chatham Islands boast many private conservation covenants - and one even has a predator proof fence
AudioChatham Tui Release (Part 2)
The release of forty young tui into the Awatotara Valley is an historic occasion shared by many Chatham Islanders Audio
Chatham Tui Release (Part 2)
The release of forty young tui into the Awatotara Valley is an historic occasion shared by many Chatham Islanders
AudioChatham Island Tui Translocation (Part 1)
The Taiko Trust's 'Tui Team' are on Rangatira Island, attempting to catch 40 tui to move to the main Chatham Island Audio
Chatham Island Tui Translocation (Part 1)
The Taiko Trust's 'Tui Team' are on Rangatira Island, attempting to catch 40 tui to move to the main Chatham Island
AudioScience story - Chathem Island Tui (part 1)
Everyone loves tui and that's certainly true in the Chatham Islands. Join the 'Tui Team' in an historic mission to return tui to the main Chatham Island. Audio
Fast track residency for wealthy entrepreneurial migrants
With Mike Bell runs the Skilled Migrant Information and Resources Centre in Christchurch and Kim Saull, an Immigration consultant and former vice chair of the NZ Association for Migration and… Audio
Treatment of skilled immigrants
Immigrants from the UK, Europe and South Africa who've been living and working in New Zealand say they are being booted out of the country because of the recession and changes to skill shortages. Audio
