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Critter of the Week The Pygmy Blue Whale
Until recently, it was believed that the pygmy blue whales seen in the South Taranaki Bight were just animals passing through the area. Audio, Gallery
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Talk the Walk: The Orongorongo tracks
3:14 pm todayToday we have tramper, photographer and tramping author Shaun Barnett on to talk about the Orongorongo track near Wellington. Audio, Gallery
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Rethinking DNA - does it makes us who we are?
Robert Plomin is a pioneer in the field of behavioural genetics. As a geneticist and psychologist, his lifetime's worth of research makes the case that DNA is… Video, Audio
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'Big hole' in DOC team after helicopter crash - Lou Sanson
7:15 am todayDepartment of Conservation (DOC) staff were on board a helicopter that crashed near Wanaka on Thursday morning, leaving no survivors. The Wallis family has been… Audio
Critter of the Week The Pygmy Blue Whale
Until recently, it was believed that the pygmy blue whales seen in the South Taranaki Bight were just animals passing through the area. Audio, Gallery
Talk the Walk: The Orongorongo tracks
Today we have tramper, photographer and tramping author Shaun Barnett on to talk about the Orongorongo track near Wellington. Audio, Gallery
Rethinking DNA - does it makes us who we are?
Robert Plomin is a pioneer in the field of behavioural genetics. As a geneticist and psychologist, his lifetime's worth of research makes the case that DNA is the most important factor shaping us. In… Video, Audio
Wanaka helicopter crash a huge loss for DOC - Eugenie Sage
The helicopter that crashed on Thursday in Wanaka was carrying two Department of Conservation staff members on a tahr control operation. Both DOC workers and the pilot Nick Wallis died when the leased… Audio
'Big hole' in DOC team after helicopter crash - Lou Sanson
Department of Conservation (DOC) staff were on board a helicopter that crashed near Wanaka on Thursday morning, leaving no survivors. The Wallis family has been linked with conservation for decades… Audio
Mathematician wins top science award
Rod Downey, a mathematics professor at Victoria University of Wellington, has won New Zealand's top science honour, the Rutherford Medal. Audio
Snapper may be next farmed fish
Maren Wellenreuther, from Plant and Food Research, has won the 2018 Hamilton Award for her work developing snapper as a future aquaculture species. Audio
Using DNA to study human migrations a winner
Lisa Matisoo -Smith, from the University of Otago, has won the 2018 Mason Durie Medal for her work using DNA to understand the migration of people to Aotearoa. Audio
Our Changing World for 18 October 2018
Among the 24 researchers honoured with science awards this year are mathematician Rod Downey, molecular anthropologist Lisa Matisoo-Smith and aquaculture expert Maren Wellenreuther. Audio
Water samples toxic at Auckland airbase
Firefighting foam contamination has been found above safety trigger points in some samples around Whenuapai airbase in Auckland.
Talking Effluent
Nights' soil expert Professor Louis Schipper from the University of Waikato is talking effluent. Audio
Council pushes ahead for $32m cycleway
Wellington city councillors have unanimously voted to push ahead with a cycleway project in the southern suburbs, which will include a revamp of the Island Bay cycleway.
Home heating, vehicle use causing poor air quality in NZ
A Government report on the country's air quality shows there has been an improvement, with levels of some pollutants declining, but there are persistent problems. Audio
New report details illegal logging in Solomon Islands
Environmental NGO Global Witness is calling for a moratorium on all logging operations in Solomon Islands. Audio
NZ air pollution report: Heat sources a persistent problem
People heating their homes and using their vehicles are the biggest causes of poor air quality in New Zealand, according to new statistics.
NZ’s top researchers honoured
Half of this year's science prizes have been awarded to women. Video
Wendyl Nissen's tips for creating a natural home
How do we keep a house in order without hurting the environment? Get back to the basics, says former journalist Wendyl Nissen. She has some tips in her new book The Natural Home. Audio
Too much sleep could be a curse
Science commentator, Dr Malvindar Singh-Baines has more on new research into irregular heartbeats and dementia. Also how too much sleep could be just as bad as too little, and how the neural patterns… Audio
DOC shuts 21 tracks over kauri dieback spread risk
Department of Conservation will permanently close 21 tracks to prevent the spread of kauri dieback.
Exploring industry pathways for science graduates
Where can a science degree take you? Co-Director of the MacDiarmid Institute Assoc Prof Justin Hodgkiss and Victoria University Post-Doctoral Fellow, Brendan Darby tell Kathryn there are many… Audio
