Tuatara

Claire Concannon heads to Auckland Zoo to meet their resident tuatara.  

Tuatara are pretty special, the only remaining species of reptile from an order that lived alongside the dinosaurs. And they… Audio

Freddie Angell was New Zealand's most notorious wildlife smuggler. His repeated attempts at stealing and exporting native wildlife in the 1990s, including Kea and Tuatara, made him all but a household… Audio

Che talks to Kathryn about why Southern mayors can't keep out of the news, the intentional poisoning of trees, Henry the tuatara's keeper calls it a day after 52 years and the Routeburn Classic Trail… Audio

Southland/Otago mayors have been divided over whether to challenge the Dunedin Hospital design cuts, Tess talks to Kathryn about the apology for the communications failure.

Also an update on water… Audio

Geneticist Neil Gemmell has won the 2020 Hutton Medal for using DNA & new genomic technologies to better understant plants & animals. Audio

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

This week's critter is the Ngaio weevil, a giant flightless weevil found only on Stephen's Island. Audio

Dr. Helen Taylor received her PhD from Victoria University and has research interests that span conservation genetics, ecology, behaviour and reproductive biology. She currently works in the… Audio, Gallery

New Zealand’s native reptile, the tuatara, is in an order of its own. While it's not a dinosaur, its ancestors do go back 230 million years. Audio, Gallery