Bats

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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