Nature

Scientific curiosity was the order of the day when Koraunui School, in the Hutt Valley, hosted its recent Bioblitz. Audio

A hunt for urban lizards in New Zealand involves more than a thousand buckets as well as citizen scientists. Audio

The Queen Elizabeth II National Trust is celebrating 40 years of helping landowners protect 4,400 pieces of land with high conservation values Audio

The 1769 Garden commemorates the first encounter between Maori and the crew of the Endeavour, under the command of Captain James Cook, at Gisborne in October 1769. Audio

Could insurance policies offer a new way to protect nature? Mexico's just launched a plan to insure coral reefs at the popular tourism destination of Cancun. Audio

New Zealander Lance Van Der Vyer's photo of a lion playing with a pangolin is part of this year's Wildlife Photographer of the Year exhibition, which is currently on in Auckland. Audio, Gallery

Snails get a bad rap, says biodiversity scientist John Stanisic, aka 'The Snail Whisperer'. It's actually slugs who are largely responsible for munching up your vege patch, but they don't leave… Audio, Gallery

How on earth could natural selection – Darwin's theory that it is fittest which survive – allow the peacock's tail to evolve?Because the survival of the prettiest is also at work in the natural world… Audio

Poets have been writing about it for centuries and now science is starting to understand the power of a breath of fresh air and a good look around. Audio

Kim Hill talks to Dr Robert Macfarlane, a Fellow of Emmanuel College, Cambridge, and Director of Studies in English. His first book, Mountains of the Mind (2003), and his second, The Wild Places… Audio

Most of us have an example of nature photographer Rob Suisted's work in our wallets - his images feature on New Zealand banknotes and stamps. He has a blog at naturespic.com Audio, Gallery

Art and activism merge to create large-scale breath-taking murals around environmental issues that affect the oceans. Audio

A 14.5 kilometre-long pest proof fence will soon be keeping nature safe from invasive animals, in a nearly 700-hectare forest sanctuary on the outskirts of Nelson Audio, Gallery

Pigeons are part and parcel of our urban landscape and there are at least 400 million pigeons worldwide. But how did they come to be in our cities and how do you feel about them? A show in Wellington… Audio