Palaeontology
The giant dinosaurs of Patagonia… and maybe Aotearoa?
This week on Our Changing World RNZ podcast producer, and occasional dinosaur correspondent William Ray visits Ngā Taniwha o Rūpapa Dinosaurs of Patagonia, a special exhibition at Te Papa Museum to… Video, Audio
Why are penguins so cool?
Giant penguins weighing up to 150 kilograms once roamed the waters around New Zealand. Claire Concannon speaks to a palaeontologist and learns about penguin evolution, extinct species that dwarfed… Audio
NZ's prehistoric past at risk of crumbling away
A dwindling workforce and tricky legal territory is putting the world of fossil hunting on shaky ground. Audio
Scientists discover fossil of unknown bird species
Palaeontologists have been excited to find a little bone, they believe to be a humerus or wing bone of what they think might be a new family of birds. It's been named "Zealandornis relictus". Audio
Exploring the words of 'Earth's diary'
Fossils are the words and strata are the pages of our planet's diary, says palaeontologist James Crampton. He's joining local iwi Ngai Tuhoe on a hunt for evidence of dinosaur fossils in Te Urewera. Audio, Gallery
Secrets of the subterranean world
Just when it feels like there are few places left on the earth unexplored, Professor Anthony Martin says all you have to do is look down to discover some of nature's deepest, darkest secrets. Audio, Gallery
Dinosaur discoveries
Professor of Natural History at the University of Manchester and Director of the Interdisciplinary Centre of Ancient Life Phil Manning, who is speaking about the mummified remains of a… Audio
Introducing Pinocchio Rex
Palaeontologist Stephen Brusatte introduces the newest member of the tyrannosaur family, the small and long-nosed Pinocchio rex. Audio
Palaeontologist on our new understanding of Tyrannosaurus Rex
A world-renowned dinosaur expert discusses the 21st century's fresh discoveries about the evolution of Tyrannosaurus rex from a small fuzzy carnivore to the largest and last of the Tyrannosaur… Audio
Meet the Tyrannosaur Family
A preview of the exhibition at Te Papa, which explores 100 million years of evolution of the tyrannosaur family. Audio
Spectrum - Joan Wiffen
In this Spectrum programme, recorded in 1996, Alistair McAlpine joins Joan Wiffen on a fossil hunting trip in her favourite Hawke's Bay stream. Audio
Joan Wiffen and her Dinosaurs
A tribute to Joan Wiffen, a self-taught palaeontologist who discovered New Zealand's first dinosaur bone in a Hawke's Bay streambed in the 1970s. Audio
Joan Wiffen and her Dinosaurs
A tribute to Joan Wiffen, a self-taught palaeontologist who discovered New Zealand's first dinosaur bone in a Hawke's Bay streambed in the 1970s. Audio
Dinosaur Fossil Hunt
GNS Science palaeontologists head on a fieldtrip in the area when fossil hunter Joan Wiffen found her first dinosaur fossils 40 years ago. Audio
Dinosaur Fossils
GNS Science palaeontologists head on a fieldtrip in the area when fossil hunter Joan Wiffen found her first dinosaur fossils 40 years ago. Audio