Penguin
Book review: Quentin's Classics: The Three Musketeers by
Quentin Johnson reviews two of his favourite classics: The Three Musketeers by Alexandre Dumas and Ring of Bright Water by Gavin Maxwell, both published by Penguin Audio
World first at Dunedin Wildlife Hospital, hatching Hoiho
Dunedin Wildlife Hospital recently achieved a world first, incubating and hatching Hoiho, yellow eyed penguin eggs in the hospital. Director and Senior Wildlife Veterinarian, Dr Lisa Argilla talks to… Audio
Mount Maunganui little blue penguin population declining
The population of little blue penguins along Mount Maunganui coastline is declining, with numbers worse now than after the Rena oil spill. Conservationists are urging more action to prevent the… Audio
Megan Dunn: Things I Learned At Art School
Following on from her critically acclaimed 2018 debut Tinderbox, Wellington-based author Megan Dunn has returned with new book Things I Learned At Art School. Billed as part-memoir and part essay… Audio
John Cockrem: Little penguins with big problems
"He korora, he tohu oranga: the little penguin is the sign of life". This whakatauki, that the success of korora populations indicates the health of the coastal marine environment, underpins John… Audio, Gallery
Max Quinn: The life and times of a polar film maker
Renowned polar photographer, director and cameraman Max Quinn covers a 50-year career spent working in the world's coldest places in his book A Life of Extremes. Quinn learned his trade as an NZBC… Video, Audio, Gallery
Book review - Best of 2019
Jenna Todd of Time Out Bookstore with her favourite books of 2019: Ducks, Newburyport by Lucy Ellman (Text Publishing) and Childhood by Tove Ditlevesen (Penguin). Lucy Ellmann's Ducks, Newburyport is… Audio
Tawaki bust penguin swimming records
Twice a year tawaki or Fiordland crested penguins make migrations of many thousands of kilometres to the south to feed at the Polar Front. Audio
Our Changing World for 6 June 2019
The NZ Bird Atlas is launched, a successful effort to create a new fluttering shearwater colony, Fiordland's tawaki penguins go for record-breaking long swims, and the chemical element gallium. Audio
Keeping kororā safe in the city
Can penguins and humans co-exist? Specifically the world's smallest penguin - the little blue penguin or kororā. Audio
Scientist adopts Maori concepts to save penguins
What role can scientists and Pakeha play in kaitiakitanga? Te Aniwa Hurihanganui from Te Manu Korihi investigates. Audio
Funding a future for Dunedin's penguin hospital
Funding for Dunedin’s penguin hospital is about to run out, but one of its coordinators wants a permanent wildlife rescue centre set-up in the city. Audio, Gallery
Lutz Pfannenstiel - The wandering goalie
Lutz Pfannenstiel has played for more football clubs in more countries - including New Zealand - than any other professional player. He was nearly killed on the pitch in England, jailed for… Audio
Giant Penguin that lived 28 Million years ago discovered
Scientists have discovered a new species of giant penguin that lived in waters around Waikato about 27 to 28 million years ago. Audio
Penguin watch
Spotting penguins in Antarctica - another citizen science project that needs your help. Audio