Conservation
Our Changing World for 19 November 2020
Returning the mysterious parasitic flowering plant Dactylanthus or pua o te reinga to Zealandia sanctuary, in Wellington. Audio
Steve Winter: Revealing the dark side of America's private zoos
There are more tigers in captivity in the United States than there are in the wild in Asia, thanks to Americans' growing appetites for posing for photos with big cats and their cubs. National… Audio, Gallery
Recreational fishers support banning scallop dredging
It's scallop season and thousands of recreational fishers want dredging stopped. At a recent AGM of the New Zealand Sport Fishing Council and Legasea, delegates voted to promote low impact scallop… Audio
A Precious Endeavour
The global pandemic has touched even the lives of people in remote Endeavour Inlet in the Marlborough Sounds. Video, Audio, Gallery
Fire damaged farmland gets native plant makeover
The Port Hills are still scarred after devastating fires burned across 2000 hectares of bush and farmland in 2017. But every year, volunteers head up into the hills to replant them with native bush. Audio, Gallery
Conservationists sceptical about new Waihi open pit mine plan
Conservationists say a new open pit mine proposed for Waihi and a large expansion of gold mining operations are not a wise choice for New Zealand communities.
Latest campaign to save Samoa's Manumea
The Samoa Conservation Society is undertaking the third campaign in about 25 years to try and save the critically endangered Manumea. Audio
The big Himalayan Tahr battle - why DoC is stuck in the middle
The rules over the culling and hunting of Himalayan Tahr are causing consternation for both hunters and environmentalists. Audio
How NZ became the world's albatross capital
The world's only mainland royal albatross breeding colony, in Otago, came about because of the threat of war, but the birds now face their own existential threat. Video
Wild venison cull provides jobs and food
Fiordland wapiti, which in North America are known as elk are prized by hunters, but conservationists argue that they are a threat to native forests. An agreement between the Fiordland Wapiti… Audio, Gallery
Genetic matchmaker ... for birds!
Conservation geneticist, Tammy Steeves talks to Kathryn Ryan about how she helps some of our highly threatened native birds find 'the one' using DNA to estimate relatedness and make pairing… Audio, Gallery
Gin Wigmore: 'I might have bitten off more than I can chew'
California-based musician Gin Wigmore recently welcomed her second child, giving birth the same day the state went into lockdown for Covid-19. And she is rolling out a batch of new music, kicking off… Audio
West Coast Regional Council reverses wetlands decision
The West Coast Regional Council has reversed its controversial vote against a wetlands plan years in the making.
100-year moth project – in the footsteps of George Vernon Hudson
Modern-day citizen scientists are following in the footsteps of a well-known Wellington naturalist, collecting moths to document a century of change. Audio
First South Island Tuatara hatchlings in hundreds of years
Two tuatara hatchlings have been sighted at the Orokonui Ecosanctuary near Dunedin. They're the first to be seen since adult tuatara were released at the ecosanctuary eight years ago. It's thought… Audio
Conservation Minister affirms local board’s right to meet – despite iwi boycott
The West Coast Tai Poutini Conservation Board is bringing in a facilitator to help resolve a stand-off with its Māori members.
Govt urged to invest in West Coast wetlands
The Nature Heritage Fund's $6m budget needs a boost if it's to be used to buy up wetlands on private property, West Coast Regional Council's CEO says.
Mike Bell - preserving native Birds in The Chatham Islands
Mike Bell is an ornithologist and has spent 30 years travelling to the Chatham Islands to do conservation work there. Audio
Off the grid: Life on Great Barrier Island during lockdown
Third generation Great Barrier Island resident Tom Daly is living off-the-grid with his wife Beth and three children under six -- Beau (6), Finn (4), Hucks (2). He talks to Jim about how they are all… Audio
Ill-equipped isolators place strain on Great Barrier Island
Great Barrier Island sounds like the ideal place to isolate during the lockdown but resident Tom Daly, who lives there with his wife and three kids, says some people have arrived on the island… Audio
