Conservation
Preserving Vasa: the large Swedish warship
Since being recovered from the Stockholm Harbour in 1961, Vasa has garnered over a million visitors annually. And recently, a four-year project to preserve the hull of the ship was announced. Emile is… Audio
Midday Report Essentials for Tuesday 29 April 2025
In today's episode, Wellington mayor Tory Whanau won't be contesting the mayoralty again come October, rain-weary Northlanders are preparing for another deluge, with a new heavy rain watch in force… Audio
Wetapunga: Older than dinosaurs and a little weird looking
If you had to design the scariest insect you can imagine - it might come out looking something like a Wetapunga Audio
Fallen tree creates rat bridge over predator-proof fence
A fallen tree is thought to have provided a bridge over the sanctuary's predator-proof fence.
Reefs in the 'middle' light zone along NZ's coast are biodiversity hotspots
Many of the reefs support species protected under the Wildlife Act. Video
Venomous sea snake found at Auckland beach now dead
A venomous sea snake found at a north Auckland beach appears to have been fatally bitten by a dog or bashed to death.
Catlins resident calls for beach bylaw changes after car salesmen race, do 'doughnuts'
It comes after a string of instances in which the behaviour of motorists at beaches within the scenic Catlins coastline have sparked the ire of the community, including the district's mayor.
Remembering the Cave Creek victims three decades on
In 1995, 13 Polytechnic students and a DOC worker died after a viewing platform collapsed at Cave Creek, on the West Coast. Audio
Kangaroos arrive at Auckland Zoo
Auckland Zoo has welcomed a group of new arrivals from across the Tasman this week, with a mob of forester kangaroos settling into the Australia Bush Track. Audio
Rare orchids reintroduced into the wild
The 'nationally critical' Cooper's orchid population has been boosted by lab-grown seedlings.
Early eggs hopeful sign for bumper blue penguin season in Ōamaru
The species usually lay their eggs between late July and mid-November, and may now manage a second crop. Audio
West Coast coal mine protest ends after three more arrests
Climate activist Adam Currie said protesters would continue to fight the mine.
The Panel with Peter Dunne and Georgie Stylianou (Part 2)
Tonight on The Panel, Wallace Chapman is joined by panelists Peter Dunne and Georgie Stylianou. They talk about the devastation being caused by the exotic caulerpa seaweed in Northland, and the DIY… Audio
Our Changing World: Orchid conservation
Our Changing World joins a group of botanists during their first ever attempt to reintroduce our rarest and most elusive native orchid back to the wild.
New Zealand’s native orchids are much more… Audio
Volunteers get stuck in clearing invasive pest after cyclone
Local kaitiaki Arana Rewha estimated locals removed 300 tonnes of exotic caulerpa on Friday, first with buckets and barrows, and later with a digger.
Wellington reaches 200 kiwi in the wild
The kiwi translocation season is an "epic effort across the motu to look after our national symbol", a conservationist says.
Our Changing World Keeping up with kakahi
KÄkahi are a keystone species in lake and river ecosystems, keeping the water clean by filtering one litre of water every hour. These native mussels once blanketed lakebeds across Auckland â€" but… Audio
"Gecko census" used to find rare lizards in Auckland
Ecologists have discovered a handful of rare lizards during a top secret gecko census at an undisclosed location south of Auckland. The Raukawa gecko is considered at risk on the mainland due to… Audio
Our Changing World: Mussel mania
New Zealand’s native freshwater mussels, or kākahi, are a keystone species for healthy lake and river ecosystems.
But in many lakes across Auckland, kākahi have disappeared.
Lake Rototoa near the… Audio
Giant block of Lower Hutt land bought for the public
Greater Wellington Regional Council is spending $9 million on more than 1000ha of native bush and wetland. Audio
