Southern Ocean
Northwest Passage: 'Just tell me I'm not going to die'
Yachting journalist Rebecca Hayter's book Wild Seas to Greenland details her attempt on the treacherous Northwest Passage with former ocean racing skipper Ross Field. She joins the show to discuss the… Audio
'Polar vortex' could put paid to NZ's golden summer
We've been hearing about an unseasonably warm and humid summer, but there could be a spanner in the works with news that Australia might be in for a wet and wild time thanks to a "polar vortex" in… Audio
Natural fibres more prevalent in ocean than plastic - study
A recent study has showed that the large majority of the microfibres polluting our oceans are not plastic - which has long been assumed - but actually natural fibres like cotton, wool and other… Audio
Phillip Duncan: 'Polar blast threat not unusual'
Weatherwatch analyst Phillip Duncan says people shouldn't read too much into reports of a rare stratospheric warming over Antarctica causing havoc with New Zealand weather over the coming days. Audio
Winners or losers? Antarctic starfish and climate change
Warming temperatures and increasing ocean acidity are looming climate change threats in Antarctica - and scientists are looking at their effect on Antarctic starfish. Audio
Winners or losers? Antarctic starfish and climate change
Warming temperatures and increasing ocean acidity are looming climate change threats in Antarctica - and scientists are looking at their effect on Antarctic starfish.
AudioMain Japanese whaler 'nearby' - Sea Shepherd
Conservation group Sea Shepherd has found four Japanese whaling ships in the Southern Ocean, but is still looking for the Nisshin Maru.
NZ will keep fighting whale hunt - McCully
Foreign Affairs Minister Murray McCully has criticised Japan for continuing whaling in the Southern Ocean.
Ice patrol ship returns from Antarctic mission
A British ship carrying New Zealand and Australian officers is back after a five-week operation to prevent illegal fishing in the Southern Ocean.
Matt Vance
Sailor and polar guide Matt Vance explores the lure of the Southern Ocean. Audio
NZ urges Japan to halt whaling plans
The New Zealand government may have to physically stop Japan's ships if it wants to prevent the country from whaling in the Southern Ocean, a conservation group says.
Antarctica reveals secrets to scientists
Scientists discover that Antarctica and the Southern Ocean harbour a surprisingly rich and expansive biological diversity. Audio
Antarctica reveals secrets to scientists
Scientists discover that Antarctica and the Southern Ocean harbour a surprisingly rich and expansive biological diversity.
AudioKrill to Blue Whales: Food Webs in the Southern Ocean
After six weeks in the Southern Ocean, scientists return with thousands of blue whale call recordings and hundreds of samples. Audio
Krill to Blue Whales: Food Webs in the Southern Ocean
After six weeks in the Southern Ocean, scientists return with thousands of blue whale call recordings and hundreds of samples.
AudioTracking blue whales in the Southern Ocean
New Zealand and Australian scientists head off on a six-week voyage to Antarctica to study top predators in the Southern Ocean. Audio
Tracking blue whales in the Southern Ocean
New Zealand and Australian scientists head off on a six-week voyage to Antarctica to study top predators in the Southern Ocean.
AudioSea Shepherd intercepts poaching vessels in Australian waters
Sea Shepherd says its vessel the Sam Simon came within metres of being rammed by poachers in the Southern Ocean last night. The Sam Simon intercepted two illegally-flagged ships fishing for toothfish… Audio
HMNZS Wellington - Lieutenant Commander Graham MacLean
The New Zealand Navy has had a busy time of it during its surveillance patrol in the Southern Ocean. The Offshore Patrol Vessel HMNZS Wellington confronted three vessels said to be fishing illegally… Audio
Is patrolling the Southern Ocean for illegal fishing futile?
Dr. Julia Jabour is a member of the Ocean & Antarctic Governance Research Program at the University of Tasmania's Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies. She has been researching, writing, and… Audio
