Science
The Fungal Foray
Fungus fans and mycologists have descended on Opononi in Northland for the annual Fungal Foray. Audio, Gallery
Complexity - six months of Kaikōura earthquake science
Six months after the destructive magnitude 7.8 Kaikoura earthquake, scientists are still unravelling what happened during this very complex seismic event. Video, Audio
Complexity - six months of Kaikōura earthquake science
Six months after the destructive magnitude 7.8 Kaikoura earthquake, scientists are still unravelling what happened during this very complex seismic event.
Video, AudioScience meets comedy
Tim Muller is a scientist by day and a comedian by night. He brings his one-man science-themed show to the NZ International Comedy Festival. Audio
Science meets comedy
Tim Muller is a scientist by day and a comedian by night. He brings his one-man science-themed show to the NZ International Comedy Festival.
AudioDrilling to begin to access Wellington's undersea freshwater
A barge is about to begin drilling in Wellington harbour in a first-ever attempt to find fresh water below the seabed.
Earlier life on land discovered in Australasian hot springs
Hot springs here and in Australia have led an international team of scientists to conclude that life on land began earlier than previously documented. Kathryn Ryan talks to University of Auckland… Audio
Action on threatened species - what works?
The Conservation Minister Maggie Barry today announces the government's plan to tackle threatened species. We discuss what's new, and what will work, with Forest and Bird's Kevin Hague. Kathryn also… Audio
Hanging out with Homo Naledi
Scientific understanding of human evolution has received a big jolt with the discovery that primitive hominids may have lived alongside early humans in Africa 300 thousand years ago. The hominids… Audio
The Church vs Stephen Fry
The Catholic Church in Ireland has got police investigating actor Stephen Fry for blasphemy. Audio
Personal attacks on scientists 'not helpful'
Scientists have been told to conduct their debates according to the science - and not the personalities - in a letter sent by the Association of Scientists.
The 'Perils' of Resurrecting Extinct Species
Are we at risk of entering a re-extinction vortex? Audio
Scientists rally behind embattled colleague Mike Joy
Scientists have been told to conduct their debates according to the science, not personalities. They've received a reminder of the rules after two took part in a radio discussion about whether… Audio
Trump urged to stay in Paris climate agreement
Many nations urged US President Donald Trump to remain in the global agreement to combat climate change, even if he reduces the ambition of US pledges to cut greenhouse gas emissions.
Nights Science - Physics
Professor Shaun Hendy talks about New Zealand physicist John Ziman. Audio
Speed-dating for the Arts, Science and Tech
New Zealand's arts, science and tech sectors are getting together to see if our performing arts sector can be transformed. Audio
Astronaut, NASA scientist touch down in NZ
A visiting NASA astronaut has paid homage to the "marvelous ancestry of astral navigation" of early Polynesian settlers, saying the agency now uses similar techniques to bring astronauts home from…
Shoot for the stars says NASA astronaut to hundreds in Porirua
Shoot for the stars and you will land on the moon. That's the advice NASA astronaut Dr Yvonne Cagle gave a crowd of 500 in Porirua. Audio
Teens to test plankton on Nelson-to-Fiji voyage
A group of sea cadets - boys and girls aged 13 to 18 - will sail from Nelson to Fiji on a 20m yacht to provide aid and collect plankton for international researchers.
Insight: A Line in the Sand for Freshwater Quality?
The state of the country's waterways is almost constantly in the headlines. Now a definitive landmark report from the Ministry for the Environment has confirmed what many already suspected, that there… Video, Audio
