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Calling Home: James Whitta in Malmö, Sweden
James Whitta is living the dream in his role as a product developer for the world's largest home furnishing retailer, IKEA, in its spiritual birthplace. The award-winning furniture designer is Calling… Audio
Support for Brazilian PM remains as Amazon fires continue
Brazilians still have hope for Jair Bolsonaro's government, despite continued international outrage at the devastating fires in the Amazon. Rio-based journalist Shannon Sims is with us to look at the… Audio
Gorse for the trees: How one man brought back a forest
Thirty years ago botanist Dr Hugh Wilson had a novel idea for trying to make hilly farmland on Canterbury's Banks Peninsula and turn it back into native forest. It was 1987, and the suggestion that… Video, Audio, Gallery
Our Changing World for 4 April 2019
The science of a mega mast year: predicting mass seeding events in New Zealand's forests and how DOC is planning large-scale predator control to save at-risk native birds. Audio
Legal move against mining rights in Ecuador's forest
Ecuador is facing legal action for giving mining companies exploration rights to a protected forest in one of the country's most biodiverse regions.
Native birds doing well in Wellington
A renaissance in native forest bird numbers in the capital is helped by urban bush and Predator Free Wellington efforts. Audio
Native birds doing well in Wellington
A renaissance in native forest bird numbers in the capital is helped by urban bush and Predator Free Wellington efforts.
AudioInsight: Kauri dieback - Can these noble trees be protected?
The fight to save the kauri and protect the noble trees against kauri dieback disease. Audio
Iwi calls for ban on Waitakere Ranges access
To protect the ranges from the kauri dieback disease, Te Kawerau-a-Maki wants to stop people entering. Audio
Tiny trees aplenty
Rangiora Nursery grows more four million tiny trees a year for high-quality forest and shelter tree cuttings. Owner Derrick Parry employs up to 60 seasonal workers at the busiest times. Audio
Tiny trees aplenty
Rangiora Nursery grows more four million tiny trees a year for high-quality forest and shelter tree cuttings. Owner Derrick Parry employs up to 60 seasonal workers at the busiest times.
AudioWhen orchids smell like mushrooms - a tale of botanical deceit
Spider orchids that smell like mushrooms are fooling fungus gnats into pollinating them, and Carlos Lehnebach wants to find out more about this botanical deception. Video, Audio
When orchids smell like mushrooms - a tale of botanical deceit
Spider orchids that smell like mushrooms are fooling fungus gnats into pollinating them, and Carlos Lehnebach wants to find out more about this botanical deception.
Video, AudioThe Bushy Point Restoration Project
Barry Smith is chairperson of the Otatara Landcare Group that's made up of local volunteers who value the natural environment. The Bushy Point Restoration Project is the group's main hands on… Audio, Gallery
The Bushy Point Restoration Project
Barry Smith is chairperson of the Otatara Landcare Group that's made up of local volunteers who value the natural environment. The Bushy Point Restoration Project is the group's main hands on…
AudioChuck Sheley: Smokejumpers
Kathryn Ryan talks to retired smokejumper Chuck Sheley about the history of the elite firefighters who use parachutes to battle fires in remote parts of national parks. These days Chuck is the editor… Audio
Fort McMurray Wild Fires Are Horror for Horses
Clearwater Horse Club scrambled to find enough vehicles to evacuate over 100 horses, as fires sweeping through Northern Alberta came close to the equestrian centre where they lived. Some horses that… Audio
Fort McMurray Wild Fires Are Horror for Horses
Clearwater Horse Club scrambled to find enough vehicles to evacuate over 100 horses, as fires sweeping through Northern Alberta came close to the equestrian centre where they lived. Some horses that…
AudioForage to Feast (Part 2)
Sixty food and wine lovers spend a morning picking, foraging, digging, fishing and even shooting a host of foods in the Waipara Valley. In the afternoon eight top chefs convert the fresh bounty into… Audio, Gallery
Forage to Feast (Part 2)
Sixty food and wine lovers spend a morning picking, foraging, digging, fishing and even shooting a host of foods in the Waipara Valley. In the afternoon eight top chefs convert the fresh bounty into…
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