Conservation
Slight increase in number of Māui's dolphins
A scientific survey of Māui's dolphin numbers has found only 63 adults remained in New Zealand waters.
Chick holds it together with some Kiwi ingenuity
A kiwi chick has hatched from a badly damaged egg with the help of masking tape and a number eight wire mentality.
'Oldest' captive panda Jia Jia dies, aged 38
A giant panda believed to have been the oldest ever kept in captivity has died at the age of 38.
Jeavons Baillie: conservation and the National Library
Kim Hill talks to Jeavons Baillie, who volunteered to assist with painting restoration in Florence after the devastating floods in November 1966, was the first Conservation Officer for the Alexander… Audio
Concerns over talk of shark cull in Cook Islands
An environmentalist in the Cook Islands says talk of a shark cull around the northern island of Penrhyn is worrying. Audio
US sounds wake-up call on Hector's dolphins
The United States is calling for further protection for Māui and Hector's dolphins, a move a local zoologist describes as embarrassing for the New Zealand government.
Jamie Steer: introduced species
Kim Hill talks to Dr Jamie Steer, whose research explores the understanding of introduced species in New Zealand in the context of biodiversity management, arguing for a more reconciliatory approach… Audio
Zipping Along
Ziplining through native bush is fun for the tourists and beneficial for the flora and fauna. Canopy Tours is into its fourth year of operation and visitors have been so excited by the pest control… Audio
Zipping Along
Ziplining through native bush is fun for the tourists and beneficial for the flora and fauna. Canopy Tours is into its fourth year of operation and visitors have been so excited by the pest control…
AudioRapid decline in kea numbers 'alarming'
Conservationists are worried by a rapid decline in the number of kea, the world's only alpine parrot. Audio
Conservation in the Anthropocene Age
Opinion - Modern humans have created a global sedimentary layer of radioactive dust, plastics, soot and concrete that will last for millions of years. Welcome to the Anthropocene Age.
Community conservation on the Kapiti Coast
Residents on the Kapiti coast north of Wellington are working together to improve biodiversity and create thriving ecosystems in their local neighbourhoods. Audio, Gallery
Community conservation on the Kapiti Coast
Residents on the Kapiti coast north of Wellington are working together to improve biodiversity and create thriving ecosystems in their local neighbourhoods.
AudioThe face of modern conservation?
Auckland Zoo is celebrating Conservation Week by relocating 10 wild saddlebacks from Tiritiri Matangi Island, to be on display at the zoo's Te Wao Nui forest aviary. But is this how modern… Audio
Lake snow, 'the new didymo'
Nine to Noon examines the growing threat of Lake snow, the didymo like algal slime invading NZ's most iconic lakes.
Dr Don Robertson is the Chair of the Guardians of Lake Wanaka & a member of the… Audio, Gallery
Sailing with the whales
Sailor, skipper and marine scientist Jochen Zaeschmar, tells the story of false killer whales in a journey which ended up attracting the interest of a BBC documentary series. Jochen will be speaking… Audio, Gallery
Zookeeper hailed as Nelson hero
An American zoologist Meg Rutledge has been given the Nelson change maker award in the annual Eelco Boswijk local heroes awards.
Solving the penguin housing crisis - one home at a time
Conservation groups are replanting native vegetation around Wellington's Miramar Peninsula to provide safe homes for little blue penguins and food for other native birds. Audio, Gallery
Solving the penguin housing crisis - one home at a time
Conservation groups are replanting native vegetation around Wellington's Miramar Peninsula to provide safe homes for little blue penguins and food for other native birds.
Audio'Scary ass' cows
Why Dr Neil Jordan of the University of New South Wales and the Botswana Predator Conservation Trust is painting fake eyes on cows' bottoms in Africa! Audio, Gallery
