Zealandia
Dudley Benson on his epic album Zealandia
Trevor Reekie talks to Dudley Benson about his eight-years-in-the-making album Zealandia. Audio
Native birds boom in central Wellington
Wellington has seen a boom in native bird numbers and other endemic wildlife in recent years. But wildlife advocates say with great fauna comes great responsibility. Reporter Charlie Dreaver met up… Audio
Winner and losers - native birds in a pest-free sanctuary
Twenty-five years of bird counts have revealed an unexpected consequence to the creation of the predator-free Zealandia Sanctuary. Audio
Our Changing World for 20 September 2018
For Conservation Week, the Friends of Taputeranga Marine Reserve celebrate their 10th anniversary by helping with Wellington's annual south coast clean-up, and how native bird numbers in Zealandia… Audio
Dudley Benson - An album and labour of love called Zealandia
Dudley Benson is a self-described 'avant-pop artist' based in Dunedin. His third critically acclaimed album is Zealandia. The starting point for the album was the recent discovery that Aotearoa is… Audio
ZEALANDIA goes beyond the fence
Wellington's ZEALANDIA wildlife centre is going beyond its predator proof fence and expanding its conservation aims with a new research centre and ambitious new long term goals. In just 22 years the… Audio, Gallery
Expedition unlocks 70-million-year-old secrets of Zealandia
A nine-week voyage to study the lost, submerged continent of Zealandia in the South Pacific has shed new light on how plants and animals may have arrived in this country. The research vessel JOIDES… Audio
Bringing Kirk's tree daisy back to Wellington
Kohurangi, or Kirk's tree daisy, is rare in the Wellington region, but botanists are taking on the challenge of bringing it back to the city. Audio, Gallery
Dr Stuart Henrys & Dr Chris Hollis - Earth's Eighth Continent
GNS Science geologists and geophysicists have added an eighth continent called Zealandia to the world map this year. At 4.9 million square kilometres - roughly the same size as India - it's the… Audio
Takahē release at Zealandia
Nio and Orbell are taking up residence at their new home at the Zealandia sanctuary in Wellington today. The Takahē pair haven't had to travel too far from their old home at the Mana Island Scientific… Audio
Rat explosion prevents rifleman move
A plan to relocate New Zealand's smallest bird to Wellington's Zealandia Ecosanctuary has been put on hold after a decline in the population. Audio
New Zealand Upgraded to Continent Status
A study by New Zealand scientists has led to the possibility that a region of the Pacific Ocean east of Australia which includes New Zealand and New Caledonia, may be considered a continent. Jesse… Audio
Zealandia's new manager Danielle Shanahan
Wellington's wildlife centre, Zealandia is a haven for native species with a 225 hectare bush area surrounded by a predator-free fence. Kaka parrots and saddlebacks are thriving while tuatara bask in… Audio, Gallery
Spotted skinks on the move
Nearly a hundred spotted skinks were recently transferred from Matiu Somes Island to Zealandia Sanctuary in Wellington. Video, Audio, Gallery
Vikram Kumar: the internet of things
Former CEO of Internet NZ, MEGA, and the Internet Mana Party, and the founder of Internet of Things startup company Kotahi.Net, which will build and roll-out a national wireless network allowing data… Audio
Poisoning survivor Flip Flop the kiwi finally succumbs
Flip Flop bounced back from karaka berry poisoning as a young bird. But now the popular kiwi has succumbed, put down at Wellington Zoo after vets couldn't save him. Audio
Kiwi's death 'bolt out of the blue'
A kiwi has been euthanised after being found paralysed in Wellington sanctuary Zealandia.
The Vespa Project
GNS Science palaeontologist Hamish Campbell has just returned from a scientific voyage of discovery, a 25 day mission exploring a part of northeast Zealandia as part of the VESPA project: Volcanic… Audio
Time Travelling through Mead Stream Gorge
A fieldtrip through Mead Stream Gorge, north of Kaikoura, which provides a continuous record of 80 million years of geological history. Audio
Summer Birds
Lynn delivers lunch to the rarest species at Zealandia, the takahe couple Puffin and T2. Audio