Conservation
Pest Free Crofton Downs - Kelvin Hastie
Next we're talking about how to make your suburb pest free. Wellington conservationist, Kelvin Hastie, is the man behind making Crofton Downs the first pest free suburb. And he did this after a… Audio
Conservation of migratory birds
Prof. James Watson, director of the Climate Change Initiative and Wildlife Conservation Society at The University of Queensland. Audio
Takahe shooting case handed to police
The Department of Conservation has referred the case of two men who shot four takahe on Motutapu Island to the police. Audio
Yellow-eyed penguin numbers hit 'rock bottom'
Conservationists are worried about the sharp drop in yellow-eyed penguins breeding this season, with nest numbers reaching their lowest since 1990.
Wetland wanderings in the Whangamarino
Alison Ballance joins freshwater fish expert Stella McQueen in one of New Zealand’s largest bogs – the Waikato’s Whangamarino wetland – in search of fernbirds, spotless crake and mudfish Audio
Wetland wanderings in the Whangamarino
Alison Ballance joins freshwater fish expert Stella McQueen in one of New Zealand’s largest bogs – the Waikato’s Whangamarino wetland – in search of fernbirds, spotless crake and mudfish
AudioKākāpō recovery funding pulled
Difficult economic conditions have forced the New Zealand Aluminium Smelter to pull out of a landmark conservation programme. Audio
Smelter pulls support for conservation programme
The Aluminimum Smelter has pulled its 25-year-long sponsorship of a landmark conservation programme. Audio
Lion cubs bred to be shot by foreign hunters
Safari operator and environmental writer Ian Michler has exposed a multi million dollar industry in South Africa, where lions are bred in captivity to be shot by trophy hunters
And that the practice… Audio, Gallery
Dairy 'oasis' initiative under way in Canterbury
Scientists are investigating turning little triangles of land that can't be reached by irrgators into havens for native plants and animals.
Resurrection Science
Given the rapid advances in genetic technologies it's been speculated that everything from woolly mammoths, to passenger pigeons, to our own close cousins the Neanderthals could soon walk the earth… Audio
Loneliness kills, migrating birds and fat families
Naked Science with Dr Chris Smith and scientists in California have worked out that people who feel isolated experience specific changes to their immune systems. Also a new study reveals some reasons… Audio
Nuts about Koura
Jan and Roy Johnstone's small farm in South Otago's Puerua Valley was owned by Jan's uncle before they bought it thirty years ago and they've been planting native and food producing trees there ever… Audio
Nuts about Koura
Jan and Roy Johnstone's small farm in South Otago's Puerua Valley was owned by Jan's uncle before they bought it thirty years ago and they've been planting native and food producing trees there ever…
AudioJapan's whaling decision draws international criticism
Japan's decision to resume whaling in the Southern Ocean has drawn international condemnation. University of Waikato Professor Alexander Gillespie, an expert in international law and conservation… 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
Beehives may harm conservation efforts - report
The Department of Conservation is worried large-scale honey operations could be having a negative impact on conservation.
Swift-watch ruffles a few feathers on Auckland's west coast
For the past few days, the country has been all a-flutter as rumours have been flying about that the American song bird, Taylor Swift, had landed in New Zealand. Audio
Preventing seabird by-catch in commercial fishing
It's estimated thousands of seabirds are killed in the waters around New Zealand's Exclusive Economic Zone every year due to commercial fishing. One of the biggest culprits is longline fishing... as… Audio
NZ lobbies to protect red knot habitat in China
New Zealand and China are working together to protect a small stretch of wetlands vital for the survival of the red knot, or huahou bird.
