Bats
Recording devices being used to find long-tailed bats
Surveys are being done throughout the Waipa District to try and find out where long-tailed bats are living and how many there are. Waipa District Council arborist planner, Chris Brockelbank talks to… Audio
Conservation communities
Two stories of Aotearoa New Zealand conservation communities who are caring for the flora and fauna in their backyards. Claire learns about the Catlins Bats on the Map project while Katy learns about… Audio
Professor Gary McLean on the longevity of Covid-19 immunity
New Zealand Professor Gary McLean is with us to look at all of the latest news relating to the Covid-19 pandemic, including what the longevity of immunity is likely to be and how Covid-19 has become a… Audio
In defence of bats: disease ecologist Jonathan Epstein
Widely blamed for being a disease vector in the spread of the novel coronavirus, bats have a bit of a PR problem at the moment. It's resulted in overzealous individuals burning their colonies, and… Audio
Peter Doherty: 'People should act as though they have Covid-19'
Nobel prize-winning Australian immunologist Professor Peter Doherty says need to think like we’ve already got Covid-19 if we want to protect our most vulnerable. Audio
Dr Gregory Smith: from homeless alcoholic to grateful academic
University lecturer Gregory Smith details his sad childhood and his incredible tale of living in the bush in the book Out of the Forest. He talks to Jim Mora about how he dramatically turned his life… Audio
The rush to save Australia’s bats dying from the heatwave
Thousands of bats are dying from the extreme heat in Adelaide, literally dropping dead out of the trees. Flying Fox coordinator Sue Westover tells Lisa Owen flying foxes face extinction if… Audio
Bat attack alert issued as heat hits NSW
Good samaritans coming to the aid of heat-sickened bats are being bitten and scratched in record numbers in New South Wales, authorities say.
Raggedy Anne and Mr. Piths
Actor and writer Ella Hope-Higginson is a shining example of what it takes to make a living on stage and screen.
The Toi Whakaari New Zealand Drama School graduate is in the recent film The Rehearsal… Audio
Bats with Yossi Yovel
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What are bats saying to each other? What does it all mean? Zoologist at Tel Aviv University and the head of the school's Bat Lab for Neuro-Ecology Yossi Yovel, is trying to figure out what they're… Audio
BATS glory days
Kathryn Ryan speaks to Ken Duncum, part of a play-writing partnership with writer/actor Rebecca Rodden that sealed the reputation of Wellington's BATS theatre, as a destination for thought-provoking… Audio
Action needed to save Canterbury's long-tailed bat
The long-tailed bat, just one of two of New Zealand's native mammals, is facing being wiped out in South Canterbury if local landowners and the regional council don't take action now. Audio
New Zealand's 'batman'
Ben Paris is the Senior Biodiversity Advisor for the Auckland Council, and says if you live in that city, there's a good chance there are bats that visit your back yard. He tells us all about New… Audio, Gallery
Critter of the Week: the Short tailed bat
DoC's threatened species ambassador, Nicola Toki says short tailed bats are one of the world's most ancient species of bat - and are not closely related to our other native species, the long-tailed… Audio, Gallery
Paul Waggott
Chances are that if you've seen a play in Wellington in the last few years Paul Waggott was in it, often as a member of his collective My Accomplice. He's performing in a physically demanding, one man… Audio
Citizen Science: going batty
Erin Griffith at East Taranaki Environment Trust heads Project Ultra, and over the summer she's been collecting images of long-tailed bats in hopes of learning more about them, their habitats, and… Video, Audio, Gallery
Robert Dessaix: adoption, love and writing
Hobart-based writer, whose books include the memoirs A Mother's Disgrace and What Days Are For: a Collection of Musings. He is a guest at Writer's Week at the 2016 New Zealand Festival. Audio
Bat photographer Merlin Tuttle
Merlin Tuttle is a photographer with difficult subjects. His quarry are extremely fast, small and normally only come out when it's dark. Bats. While trying to get the best snap Merlin Tuttle has… Audio, Gallery
How to Catch a Grim Reaper
Having gathered a stack of awards for her poetry and a book of hers translated into French, German and Spanish, Helen Vivienne Fletcher has now set her sights on writing for the stage. Her poetry has… Audio
Short-tailed Bats and a Conservation Dilemma
Short-tailed bats are vulnerable to predation by rats - but what is the risk to the bats from toxins being used to protect them from the rats?
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