Kahikatea
'The first thing I did was collect seeds'
89-year-old Fraser Ross has been restoring a podocarp forest remnant for nearly half a century. Arowhenua Bush near Temuka was damaged after a severe norwesterly gale struck the district in 1975. Video, Audio
Biodiversity and the city
Researchers from the University of Waikato are tackling the tricky question of how to restore native biodiversity in our urban areas. Audio
Our Changing World – Restoring urban biodiversity
Researchers from the University of Waikato are tackling the tricky questions around restoring native biodiversity in our urban areas. Audio
The Tree Guy - the long and the tall of Phil Barker
Phil Barker seeks out, measures and records some of New Zealand's largest and oldest trees. His favourite is Matai. Phil found New Zealand's largest Matai yet, near Lake Kaniere, east of Hokitika… Audio
Andrew Digby: kakapo genomics and conservation
Former astronomer who became captivated with conservation when he came to New Zealand in 2006, and is now the scientist on the Kakapo Recovery team, providing advice to guide the conservation of the… Audio
Part 3 - The Riverbend
Ecologist Geoff Park goes in search of the reason why a small stand of ancient Kahikatea trees on a bend of the Mokau River has survived, despite the onslaught of forest-clearing and dairying. Audio