Conservation
Predator Free NZ - dream or reality?
A panel of five experts debate what it will take to turn the idea of a predator-free New Zealand by 2050 from a dream into a reality.
AudioOur Changing World for 20 June 2019
A panel discussion on 'Predator Free New Zealand - dream or reality' with five experts in pest biology and large scale eradication porjects. Audio
Our Changing World for 13 June 2019
Behind-the-scenes at Auckland Zoo with sick kākāpō, and the chemical element holmium. Audio
Behind-the-scenes of the kākāpō health crisis
Kākāpō death toll from aspergillosis rises by one to seven, while nine birds have been given a clean bill of health. Sad and positive news from the frontline of the fight to save kākāpō, in ep 20 of… Video, Audio
Behind-the-scenes of the kākāpō health crisis
Kākāpō death toll from aspergillosis rises by one to seven, while nine birds have been given a clean bill of health. Sad and positive news from the frontline of the fight to save kākāpō, in ep 20 of…
Video, AudioDolphin announcement underwhelms
Environmental groups say they're disappointed that cameras will only be placed on 28 of the more than 1000 fishing boats in New Zealand to help protect the critically endangered Māui dolphins. Video, Audio
Tawaki bust penguin swimming records
Twice a year tawaki or Fiordland crested penguins make migrations of many thousands of kilometres to the south to feed at the Polar Front. Audio
Tawaki bust penguin swimming records
Twice a year tawaki or Fiordland crested penguins make migrations of many thousands of kilometres to the south to feed at the Polar Front.
AudioSuccessful new seabird colony on Matiu Somes Island
Eight years ago volunteers began translocating fluttering shearwater chicks to Wellington's Matiu Somes Island to establish what is now a growing seabird colony. Audio
Successful new seabird colony on Matiu Somes Island
Eight years ago volunteers began translocating fluttering shearwater chicks to Wellington's Matiu Somes Island to establish what is now a growing seabird colony.
AudioRifleman to royal albatross - a bird atlas for NZ
The NZ bird atlas will be a 5-year project counting common & rare birds from the Kermadecs to the far south. Audio
Rifleman to royal albatross - a bird atlas for NZ
The NZ bird atlas will be a 5-year project counting common & rare birds from the Kermadecs to the far south.
AudioOur Changing World for 6 June 2019
The NZ Bird Atlas is launched, a successful effort to create a new fluttering shearwater colony, Fiordland's tawaki penguins go for record-breaking long swims, and the chemical element gallium. Audio
Our Changing World for 30 May 2019
Many of Wellington's streams now run in pipes under the roads, and the aspergillosis crisis in the kakapo population grows. Audio
Kākāpō health concerns continue
The number of cases of aspergillosis in the kākāpō population continues to rise, with 30 birds on the mainland for testing & treatment. The deaths of Huhana and Merty drop the adult population to 142… Audio
Kākāpō health concerns continue
The number of cases of aspergillosis in the kākāpō population continues to rise, with 30 birds on the mainland for testing & treatment. The deaths of Huhana and Merty drop the adult population to 142…
AudioRuatoria's guardian of NZ's rarest plants
Ruatoria's Graeme Atkins is a keen bushman, he knows his way around the Raukumara Ranges and is constantly working to protect and nurture the flora of the Gisborne region. The East Coast DOC ranger… Audio, Gallery
Worrying times for kākāpō
A spate of kākāpō chicks deaths from a fungal pneumonia caused by aspergillosis has DOC's Kākāpō Recovery Team very worried. Two further adult deaths bring the population to 144 birds with 73 living… Audio
Worrying times for kākāpō
A spate of kākāpō chicks deaths from a fungal pneumonia caused by aspergillosis has DOC's Kākāpō Recovery Team very worried. Two further adult deaths bring the population to 144 birds with 73 living…
AudioKea get a helping hand
The Kea Conservation Trust & the Arthur's Pass Wildlife Trust have combined forces to band kea as part of a citizen science project & are working to make the village a safer place for the curious… Audio
