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Turtle owners asked to avoid environmental shellshock with released pets
"Taking on a turtle requires 100 percent commitment," a DOC ranger says, and ones that escape in the wild can cause a lot of harm.
'Let's not pussyfoot around' - Calls to ban cats roaming free
While groups across Tasman are supportive of proposed cat management requirements, many are seeking greater controls.
Stories from Our Changing World
Claire Concannon learns about research into anxiety that uses breathing experiments to investigate the brain-body connection. Audio
Our Changing World – Interoception and anxiety
We all experience anxiety – when our brains look into the future and imagine bad things happening. Audio
Science: Metformin's anti-aging promise, pitfalls of misnamed
Science correspondent Allan Blackman looks at new research into metformin, a diabetes drug that's showing promise in slowing aging. Audio
The supergene responsible for human creativity
As part of her life's work, Dr Lynne Kelly has been exploring the source of human creativity. And in so doing explaining why some people are genetically wired for success in the arts - and whether a… Audio
Oceans on verge of becoming too acidic to sustain life - report
The report by the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research details nine factors that are crucial for regulating the planet's ability to sustain life.
Gas NZ tells forum how it lobbied to overturn gas ban
A gas industry body went to an international fossil fuel forum and claimed responsibility for killing off a proposed government ban on connecting new houses to the gas network. Climate Change… Audio
Report into Port Hills fire unable to say how blaze started
Christchurch's Port Hill residents are disappointed Fire and Emergency can't say what started the February 14 fires. Delphine Herbert reports. Audio
Controversial worm farm says court decision preventing 'strategic exit'
A controversial composting and Urutī if would
Central Otago locals concerned over proposed gold mine
Central Otago locals are worried a proposed gold mine will devastate the special, and spectacular, natural environment. Tess Brunton reports from Bendigo. Audio
Shower Thoughts: Why voices in older recordings sound so different to voices today?
Professor Catherine Watson from the University of Auckland joins Emile Donovan to help us answer this aural query Audio
How floating solar panels could help solve NZ's energy crisis
Analysis - Placing solar panels on wastewater ponds could tackle two problems at once: high power prices and algal growth, Faith Jeremiah writes.
'If it gets here, it's too late': Alarm bell over invasive clam
Whanganui River iwi are banding together with councils, DOC and others to avert a potential biosecurity disaster.
Watch: Five arrested after anti-mining protest in central Wellington
A Greenpeace protest outside the Wellington office of mining lobby group Straterra temporarily shut down parts of The Terrace.
Government to have its very own satellite
New Zealand currently relies almost entirely on space assets owned by other countries or companies.
A ditty keeps the doctor away
Music can be medicine. It can help treat diseases like Parkinson's, Alzheimer's and depression says neuroscientist Daniel Levitin. He's not just a brain scientist, he's a record producer working with… Audio
New 'ghost shark' discovered in New Zealand waters
A NIWA scientist named the new species - scientific name Harriotta avia - after her grandmother.
Unpacking the energy impact of data centre boom
Building big energy hungry data centres is a boom industry here with international companies keen to reduce their climate impact by using renewable electricity. Our Climate Change Correspondent Eloise… Audio
Man rescued after being buried by avalanche near Wānaka
In a lucky escape, a man was rescued from underneath a metre of snow after an avalanche was triggered near Treble Cone on Monday. Mountain Safety Council chief executive Mike Daisley spoke to Ingrid… Audio
