Science
Having a blast on the remote Mahia Peninsula
An aerospace company has brought engineers from all over the world to the end of the isolated Mahia Peninsula. For locals, it's meant an injection of young blood and enthusiasm.
AudioAgriscience in the classroom
Forty Waikato teachers met last week to hear about bringing agri-science alive in the classroom. Audio
Agriscience in the classroom
Forty Waikato teachers met last week to hear about bringing agri-science alive in the classroom.
AudioWho's Who in the Whovian's Who-niverse?
For those hungry for the hard facts behind the time and space traveling adventures of a certain Gallifreyan Time Lord, help is at hand. Audio, Gallery
Cane toad sausages on the menu
Cane toad sausages are being trialled to try to prevent wild animals from chowing down on the toxic amphibians as they spread across Australia. Audio, Gallery
Mena the penguin-detector dog
Alastair Judkins is a penguin hunter - and his secret weapon is a 'super nose', a dog called Mena. Alison Ballance joins them on a little penguin search in Wellington. Audio
Mena the penguin-detector dog
Alastair Judkins is a penguin hunter - and his secret weapon is a 'super nose', a dog called Mena. Alison Ballance joins them on a little penguin search in Wellington.
AudioScience winners - 2016 Research Honours
The 2016 Research Honours have been awarded and we talk to the 2016 winners of the Rutherford, Macdiarmid and Callaghan medals. Audio
Science winners - 2016 Research Honours
The 2016 Research Honours have been awarded and we talk to the 2016 winners of the Rutherford, Macdiarmid and Callaghan medals.
AudioThis Way Up: The science of sensing earthquakes
This Way Up's Simon Morton met Andrew Cowie of GNS Science to find how the data moves from a quake in the South Island to the phone in your pocket. Audio
Soul Machines: Human like avatars.
Professor Mark Sagar of Auckland University's Laboratory for Animate Technologies is starting a new project called 'Soul Machines' which will be expanding on similar technology - their goal is to… Audio
Scientists stretch their muscle!
State-of-the-art technology mimicking muscle movement has been recognised by the Royal Society in appreciation of its potential. Audio
'Time travel' psychologist wins Rutherford medal
Professor Michael Corballis is the brain behind mental time travel, where you recall memories and travel to the future. Video
Royal Society gives out its annual research honours
Royal Society gives out annual research honours and for the first time, a psychologist has won the country's top award for excellence in science, social science, and technology. Audio
Lab mice: Drug researchers lost in the maze
Lab mice are leading scientists on a wild goose chase, with only one in nine drug trials that succeed in animals making it to the market. Audio
Nights' Science - World Weather
MetService severe weather forecaster Erick Brenstrum. Audio
Astronaut Dan Barry answers your questions
Dan Barry is a former NASA astronaut and a veteran of three space flights, four spacewalks and two trips to the International Space Station. He retired from NASA in 2005 and started his own company… Audio
The impact of the coastal uplift on marine life
Kathryn Ryan speaks to Australian marine scientist Ceridwen Fraser who has made a weekend dash over here for the scientific opportunity of a lifetime - to study the uplift of the North East coastline… Audio, Gallery
Barking at the supermoon
Claims that the proximity of the moon and homosexuality caused quakes surfaced in the media this week. Should the media have simply ignored them? Audio
Barking at the supermoon
Claims that the proximity of the moon and homosexuality caused quakes surfaced in the media this week. Should the media have simply ignored them?
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