Animals

A new generation of kaitiaki across Aotearoa take on the challenge of protecting and restoring our natural environment, paving the way to a more hopeful future. Video

Felicity introduces us to Arowhenua Native Nursery, growing plants and growing skillful kaimahi with firm roots in their marae. The team’s mission? Restore the Rangitata awa. Video

A hunter-turned-trapper, Paora uses the skills he gained as a Bay Conservation Cadet to save a relic population of endangered kōkako. Video

Armed with nets and torches, Charlotte & her crew find some of our most unseen native fish species and build them a passage into the mountains. Video

This summer DOC is encouraging us all to be 'citizen scientists' and to share sightings of protected marine species.  Clinton Duffy is DOC's Marine Technical Advisor. He speaks to Jesse. Audio

About 40 people - many with dogs - have protested outside the Far North District Council headquarters in Kaikohe, denouncing the region's dog control system which they say is dangerous and long in… Audio

The era of live deer capture had an aura of glamour to it. But the reality for those involved was very different.  Audio

Professor Hamish Spencer says mohua, are not only one of our most accomplished vocalists, but visually striking species. Hamish speaks to Jesse. Audio

The Puteketeke has taken out Bird of the Century this year after a hard fought campaign by British-American comedian and television host, John Oliver. John Darby is an avid champion of the Puteketeke… Audio

Seventy percent of all new emerging pathogens in human health come from animal habitats. All the vet schools in Australasia recently came together with vet schools from 8 Asian countries to improve… Audio

It has been weeks of twists and turns for the Bird of the Century campaign.

With international attention, a record number of votes, and a delay in announcing the winner as votes were tallied.

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The success of live capture and the skyrocketing prices inevitably encourage poaching. Audio

Dr Julia de Bres is a sociolinguist and senior lecturer at Massey. She joins Mark Leishman to tell us how cats use their body language to subtly manipulate us into doing their bidding. Audio

Covid lockdowns have left us with a legacy of unwanted and increasingly dangerous dogs. Audio

As the cost of living bites, people aren't taking in as many furry companions as they used to. And as kennels fill up, greyhounds whose racing days are over aren't being adopted. Libby Kirkby-McLeod… Audio

A Kiwi couple based in Costa Rica is raffling off what they say is a "life less ordinary." Eco-tourism operators Jane and Fraser Tyrell are offering up the business they've run for 16 years in the… Video, Audio

Wallace and panellists Nuwanthie Samarakone and Jack Yan discuss how important it is to be enrolled with a GP and the shortage around the country. Also, they discuss animal testing in New Zealand, and… Audio

Christchurch's International Antarctic Centre has a brave new penguin - Matiu.

The juvenile penguin is originally from Matiu Somes Island, but swam all the way to Kaikoura where he was injured in a… Audio

The whekau (also known as the laughing owl, hakoke, or korehengi) is one of only two species of owls native to Aotearoa.  Audio