Veronika Meduna

Veronika Meduna follows the aftermath of an Antarctic expedition getting stuck in the ice over Christmas Audio

International authorities are bringing in new rules to make sure expeditions to the Antarctic are properly prepared and can cover the expense of a rescue mission. Audio

An unruly, wind-blown, 100-year-old spruce tree on subantarctic Campbell Island is possibly the world's loneliest tree. Veronika Meduna visited it earlier this month with Jonathan Palmer, who analysed… Audio

Throughout Northland, ancient logs are buried in bogs. Kauri, some of it thousands of years old. For scientists, swamp kauri is is important for the environmental information in its tree rings. Audio

An international team of scientists will leave Bluff today to travel across the Southern Ocean to Antarctica to retrace the voyage made by Australian explorer Douglas Mawson in 1913. Audio

Innovation is seen as a driver of economic wealth, but for a small country like New Zealand, turning a good idea into money can be difficult. The University of Auckland is tackling this challenge by… Audio

Auckland's night life has just been boosted with the arrival of some unexpected visitors. Long-tailed bats, one of two species of native bat, survive in a few scattered places, but they are now… Audio

In July 2011 a massive storm moved across New Zealand and beach-wrecked more than 300,000 prions all over the west coast, from Dargaville to Okarito. Nobody knows why so many died, but now a team of… Audio

It's longer than a grown man is tall, it weighs a ton and it can live to 100. A Sunfish is a mysterious deep-ocean creature. Sunfish are rarely seen, so when one washed up on a beach north of… Audio

American and German astronomers have descended on Christchurch to take part in a series of flights on board a modified passenger aircraft which carries a large telescope in a hole in its side. Known… Audio

Antarctic writer Chris Turney talks to Veronika Meduna about some of the less well-known aspects of Antarctic exploration. Audio

In conversation with Ed Butler, Chris Turney, Rebecca Priestley and Veronika Meduna explore their different perspectives on writing about Antarctica. Audio

One child in 20 is a stutterer, and for many the problem persists into adulthood. There is no cure or even permanent treatment, because the cause of stuttering remains unclear. Audio

Generation Zero is a group of young people with a clear goal: a New Zealand without fossil fuels - in their lifetime. Veronika Meduna meets Louis Chambers and Stephanie Gregor who want a zero-carbon… Audio

Victoria University mathematician Mark McGuinness is not the stereotype of a number-crunching geek. Mark uses maths to solve problems for industry and engineering. He tells Veronika Meduna how he's… Audio

Long-finned eels are not our most charismatic native species, but they exist only in New Zealand and they are in trouble. Veronika Meduna joins Massey University freshwater ecologist ,Mike Joy and the… Audio

Three summers ago, a massive iceberg broke off the tongue of the Mertz Glacier in Antarctica, triggering changes to sea ice conditions in the region. This area is one of three important places around… Audio

Lincoln University ecologists release a batch of ladybirds to help control a sap-sucking insect pest of potatoes Audio