Andrew Jeffs
Waitematā Harbour pollution keeping people out of the water
Signs warning Aucklanders to stay out of the water and not fish are likely to be permanent on a number of inner city wharfs and beaches this summer.
Sewage spilled into the Waitematā Habour at a rate… Audio
Auckland sinkhole: What's the fix and long-term damage?
It's being called Auckland's worst pollution event in nearly 50 years. It's two weeks since a massive sewer line collapsed in Auckland, leaving hundreds of litres of human waste pouring into the inner… Audio
Sea beasties causing blistered bums and itchy limbs
Warmer sea temperatures and a changing climate could be what's causing more ocean-borne bites, stings and rashes.
Swimmers across the North Island have been sharing their itchy experiences on social… Audio
Dire warnings over health of the Hauraki Gulf
Ominous warnings about the health of the Hauraki Gulf are laid out in a new report which finds fisheries in peril, and polluted waterways choked with sediment build up. The State of the Gulf 2020… Audio
Using sound to brew better beer
What happens if you play a Viennese waltz or death metal to beer as it brews? Experimenting with musical ways of making better beer. Audio
Using sound to brew better beer
What happens if you play a Viennese waltz or death metal to beer as it brews? Experimenting with musical ways of making better beer.
AudioOur Changing World for 22 August 2019
Does playing different sounds to fermenting yeast change the taste of beer and osmium, the densest chemical element. Audio
Restoring the Hauraki Gulf with mussels
A project to restore the mussel beds in the waters around Auckland could provide part of the answer to cleaning up the Hauraki Gulf. The gulf has been affected by sediment and nitrate runoff from… Audio
Scientists say drought conditions are damaging mussel farms
Scientists are backing a mussel farmer's assessment that warmer weather is dramatically slashing their harvest, to the point where hundreds of jobs will go. Audio
Lobster Larvae
Andrew Jeffs from the Leigh Marine Lab is trying to work out what little lobster larvae feed on far out at sea. Audio
Environmental story - Crayfish
Crayfish. We love to eat them, but we seldom spare a thought for what they've had to go through to get big enough to end up on our plates. Audio