Oceans
Govt urged to walk the talk on dolphins, oceans
Action, rather than just research, is needed to protect Maui and Hector's dolphins, marine scientists and environmental groups say, as the government pledges to safeguard oceans.
WWF urges new bycatch solutions
New Zealand's fishing bycatch regulations need to be improved, environmental organisation WWF says. Audio
Marine environment at great risk
Ninety percent of New Zealand's native seabirds and shorebirds face extinction due to ocean acidification and warming, a Ministry of Environment and Statistics NZ report says. Audio
Marine sponges may be climate change 'winners'
New research shows that ocean acidification may make some marine sponges more resilient in the face of climate change and warming water. Audio
Marine sponges may be climate change 'winners'
New research shows that ocean acidification may make some marine sponges more resilient in the face of climate change and warming water.
AudioMitchell Chandler: Our Ocean
Kim Hill talks to Mitchell Chandler, who is majoring in oceanography at the University of Otago. He was chosen by the Sir Peter Blake Trust to represent New Zealand as one of 150 youth delegates from… Audio
NZ abstention on marine protection vote 'cowardly'
New Zealand is being "cowardly" by refusing to join an international push to protect a third of marine areas, Forest and Bird says.
Future of sea level rise science
John Church, an expert on sea level rise and one of the scientists who could lose his job at CSIRO, discusses how ice sheets in Greenland and Antarctica are contributing to sea level rise now and in… Audio
Future of sea level rise science
John Church, an expert on sea level rise and one of the scientists who could lose his job at CSIRO, discusses how ice sheets in Greenland and Antarctica are contributing to sea level rise now and in…
AudioNematodes from the deep
Sediment samples collected from 6,000 - 9,000m deep in the Kermadec Trench were teeming with tiny nematode worms – over 100 new species were collected from just four samples. Audio
Nematodes from the deep
Sediment samples collected from 6,000 - 9,000m deep in the Kermadec Trench were teeming with tiny nematode worms – over 100 new species were collected from just four samples.
AudioJackson Browne: music, politics and ecology
Songwriter and recording artist who has a long history of political activism. He will perform with his six-piece band in Auckland in April. Audio
James Hansen: sea level rise
Veteran climate scientist who works at the Climate Science, Awareness and Solutions Program, at the Earth Institute, Columbia University. Audio
Sean Connell: oceans and emissions
Professor of Ecology and Environmental Science at the School of Biological Sciences, University of Adelaide, who works on ecosystem collapse, and the effects of carbon dioxide emissions on habitat… Audio
Iwi welcomes Kermadec sanctuary creation
The creation of the Kermadec Ocean Sanctuary is part of a growing realisation of the need for greater protection of the environment, Ngāti Kurī says.
Cleaning Up Our Coastlines
After more than a decade of cleaning up Auckland's waterways and removing 22 shipping containers full of rubbish, the Sea Cleaners Trust is ready to tackle the rest of our coastline. Audio
Cleaning Up Our Coastlines
After more than a decade of cleaning up Auckland's waterways and removing 22 shipping containers full of rubbish, the Sea Cleaners Trust is ready to tackle the rest of our coastline.
AudioFresh plankton
Research director at the National Centre for Scientific Research, and one of the scientific coordinators for the Tara Oceans expedition, which has collected 35,000 samples of planktonic organisms from… Audio, Gallery
Global Ocean Legacy
The director of the Pew Charitable Trusts' Global Ocean Legacy discusses the importance of protected marine areas. Video, Audio
Global Ocean Legacy
The director of the Pew Charitable Trusts' Global Ocean Legacy discusses the importance of protected marine areas.
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