Conservation
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
Kea 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…
AudioOur Changing World for 9 May 2019
The Kea Conservation Trust is working with South Island communities to better understand kea and find ways to keep them out of trouble. Audio
Our Changing World for 2 May 2019
ESR is laser scanning crime scenes, and the kakapo breeding has been busy on Anchor Island. Audio
The Kākāpō Files: Glad and sad kākāpō tidings
The death of Hoki from a fungal infection brings the number of adult kākāpō to 146, while there are 77 chicks. Ep 17 of the Kākāpō Files includes a visit to Anchor Island & all the latest news. Audio
The Kākāpō Files: Glad and sad kākāpō tidings
The death of Hoki from a fungal infection brings the number of adult kākāpō to 146, while there are 77 chicks. Ep 17 of the Kākāpō Files includes a visit to Anchor Island & all the latest news.
Audio'Wild Dunedin': Otago animals
The 'Wild Dunedin' podcast tells stories about the wild things, large and small, that live around the city. For example, the southern right whale used to be a common sight- and sound!- around Dunedin… Audio
