Science

People and livestock gobble so much fish that the seas soon won’t keep up. Is the answer to grow fish on land? Kate Evans meets scientists figuring out the puzzles of how to farm some of New Zealand’s… Audio

Scientists in Aotearoa are planning environmental sampling to act as an early alert system for a highly infectious strain of bird flu.

The strain has killed millions of birds and marine mammals… Audio

New Zealand has one of the most restrictive systems in the world when it comes to gene editing - but that could be all about to change. Audio

An organisation of obsessed enthusiasts known collectively as Fireballs Aotearoa is launching a nationwide search for New Zealand's tenth meteorite. Retired farmer and meteorite enthusiast Steve Wynn… Audio

Oliver Steeds began his career as a journalist and documentary filmmaker, gaining a public profile for his adventurous spirit. Audio

Data released by Inland Revenue shows a new multi-million dollar technology upgrade is making a big difference in curbing tax fraud.  Audio

New Zealand engineers and researchers have been in Shanghai to test low-impact solutions for earthquake resilience.  Audio

The plumes of ash that can accompany volcanic eruptions are spectacular, but often damaging, in multiple and surprising ways. Most people think what comes out is like fire ash, but volcanic ash is… Audio

All ice is not created equal, and the ice created by Conor Whale is top-shelf stuff. Audio

Summer is officially over and Autumn has begun. It's a time of year that fungi lovers across the country get excited about as all sorts of weird and wonderful fruiting bodies emerge out of the dark… Audio

Staff fear job cuts are coming at one of the country's top research organisations, Callaghan Innovation.

The Crown agency is holding a staff meeting Friday morning on what it calls a strategic… Audio

Kina numbers are exploding on some of our reefs, decimating seaweed habitats. Could this problem be solved by eating them? Kate Evans investigates the potential of kina-nomics. Audio

New research on how screen time affects children’s language development makes for sober reading. With family members now so often on devices, the average three-year-old could be missing out on… Audio

Kina numbers are exploding on some of our reefs, decimating seaweed habitats. Could this problem be solved by eating them? Kate Evans investigates the potential of kina-nomics. Audio