Science
Kaikōura quake moved South Island 5 metres
The Kaikōura earthquake pushed parts of the South Island 5m closer to the North Island and changed the way scientists think earthquakes might behave. Audio
Aurora Australis puts on a show
Astronomer Ian Griffin says the first commercial flight for people hoping to see the southern lights, Aurora Australis, was literally a spectacular success. Audio, Gallery
Prime Minister's Science Prize 2016 - the Dunedin Study
The University of Otago team behind the long-running Dunedin Study has won the 2016 Prime Minister's Science Prize. Audio
Prime Minister's Science Prize 2016 - the Dunedin Study
The University of Otago team behind the long-running Dunedin Study has won the 2016 Prime Minister's Science Prize.
AudioPrime Minister's Science Communication Prize 2016 - Rebecca Priestley
A science writer who says that science communication is an important way of enabling democracy, has won the 2016 Prime Minister's Science Media Communication Prize. Audio
Prime Minister's Science Communication Prize 2016 - Rebecca Priestley
A science writer who says that science communication is an important way of enabling democracy, has won the 2016 Prime Minister's Science Media Communication Prize.
AudioItching
Dr Zhou-Feng Chen, director of the Washington University Centre for the Study of Itch to explain why when you see or talk about itching you start to feel an itch coming on too. Audio
Dr Jess: give poor people cash
Dr Jess Berentson-Shaw is a science researcher and communicator working for the Morgan Foundation, where she focusses on applying science and evidence to public policy. She also writes for the Spinoff… Audio
Where do we go now? New Horizons
Fran Bagenal is a Professor of Astrophysical and Planetary Sciences at the University of Colorado, one of only two people on the science teams for both of NASA's recent missions to the outer solar… Audio
'Our sort of indoor life has been incredibly recent'
Poets have been writing about it for centuries and now science is starting to understand the power of a breath of fresh air and a good look around. Audio
Nga Taonga - Sarah Johnston
Sarah Johnston is here today to play some recordings from the archives all about bees and honey. Video, Audio
The Prime Minister's Science Prize winner, Richie Poulton
Richie Poulton and his team from Otago University's Dunedin Study have been awarded 5 hundred thousand dollars for their world renowned study that began in 1972, following the lives of babies born at… Audio
Science commentator Siouxsie Wiles
This week, science commentator Dr Siouxsie Wiles has a warning about so-called stem cell therapies, and enthuses about the seemingly indestructible microscopic creatures known as water bears. Audio
Geologist & farmer-turned teacher wins science prize
Geologist and farmer - turned teacher Dianne Christenson - the first primary school teacher to win the 150 thousand dollar Prime Minister's Science Teacher Prize. Audio
Dunedin Study wins PM's $500k Science Prize
Otago University's Dunedin Study, which is tracking the lives of 1000 babies born in 1972 and 1973, has won one of the country's top science prizes. Video
New Zealand's top scientists honoured
A professor behind the Dunedin Study, an 18-year-old who improved a famous old physics experiment and a primary school teacher with a flair for science are among the PM's science prize winners. Video, Audio
Is Pluto a Planet again?
The debate is raging again... is Pluto a planet or not... and does it really matter? The annual Lunar and Planetary Science Conference is being held in Houston. And we believe it's a hot topic of… Audio
Mathematical probability of water on Mars
Gabor Domokos is the pioneering Hungarian mathematician and engineer who calculated that water must once have flowed on Mars. He is a Professor of Mechanics Materials and Structures at the Budapest… Audio
Cross-party report maps out climate change scenarios
The number of animals reared for food will have to drop substantially if New Zealand wants to meet a goal of zero carbon emissions by 2050, a report says.
