Fish
Our Changing World for 16 May 2019
NIWA is tagging longfin eels to try and find their mysterious breeding grounds, and Foulden Maar is one of NZ's premier fossil sites. Audio
Native Fish
Stella McQueen is back with her underwater view of New Zealand. Tonight she's talking about the research she's doing with DOC in Taranaki on how shortjaw kokopu are recolonising a stream after they… Audio
Sewage spill kills dozens of fish in New Plymouth
Residents of Bell Block in New Plymouth are outraged after a massive 1.5 million litre sewage spill from a council pumping station left the Mangati Stream running white and killed dozens of fish and… Audio
'Fish ear bones are like a diary'
Fish ear bones are tiny treasure troves of information about a fish's life, its environment and even local weather. Audio
Our Changing World for 24 January 2019
Fish earbones are tiny treasure troves of information about a fish's life and where it lives, and catching up on all the kakapo breeding action in the first month of the Kakapo Files podcast. Audio
Food with Jacob Brown
Today we have Jacob Brown from the Larder in Wellington sharing a summer recipe. He's got a delicious fish dish with an Italian twist. His Sicilian style lightly pickled fish serves six and has a bit… Audio
Nights Science - New Zealand Native Fish
Our native fish expert, Stella McQueen is back and tonight she's talking Bullies. Bullies tend to get ignored but they are fascinating little creatures. Especially their spawning and bullying… Audio
Charter schools and the America's Cup
Each sitting day in the House MPs argue about bills that want to grow up and become laws. Here's what they’ll work on this week. Audio
Our Own Odysseys - Stella McQueen
Stella McQueen spies with her little eye something beginning with a flood and a pair of giant kokopu.....! Stella's been working for NIWA the last few months on the giant kokopu spawning research, and… Audio
The ex-university lecturers offering free environmental education
Errol Wood and Kelvin Nicolle believe that the best way for today's teenagers to learn about the environment is to be in the environment. They run environmental outreach programme for school and… Audio, Gallery
Nights' Science - Native Fish Ecology
Stella McQueen is on the line from some where in Waikato. Our topic this evening is the grayling. New Zealand's only semi-vegetarian, fully protected and totally extinct native fish. Audio
More Pacific youth encouraged into tech
FFA systems analyst says tech savvy youth have much to contribute towards advancing technology in the region. Audio
Keeping our native fish on the move
New Zealand's native fish need their roads to get around just as we do - but our roads are blocking theirs. Every time a road crosses a stream it creates a barrier to fish swimming up and down it. Audio
Report: 'Quota management system needs overhaul'
Calls for a full independent review into the fisheries quota management system, following new in-depth research from the Environmental Defence Society. Kathryn Ryan speaks with its Policy Director… Audio
Lacey Malarky: tracking fishy boats
International conservation group Oceana has released a report on boats that it says suspiciously turn off their tracking devices when they're near protected marine areas. Two researchers sifted… Audio
Record breaking temperatures blamed for fish deaths in Kapiti
Local iwi are concerned after receiving more than 12 reports of dead eel and trout along the Waikanae river. Video, Audio
Food with Al Brown
Al Brown shares a recipe for roasted snapper wings with ranch dressing. Audio
Climate change could kill 50-80% of Pacific fish species: study
Pacific Island nations could lose between 50 and 80 percent of their fish species by the end of the century if climate change continues unabated, according to a new study. Audio
New sunfish found in NZ waters
Andrew Stewart from Te Papa talks about a new sunfish species that has been found in NZ waters. Audio
Fishy feelings
Fish not only have lifelong relationships and intricate dating rituals, they also use tools, hunt in tandem and punish wrongdoers, says Jonathan Balcombe, author of What a Fish Knows. Audio