Alison Ballance
Engineering new ways to treat dirty water
University of Canterbury engineers plan to 3D print the next generation of wastewater treatment filters.
AudioHow to behave better towards the environment
Victoria University of Wellington's Wokje Abrahamse talks about environmental behaviour change, and projects to get people to save energy and use their cars less. Audio
How to behave better towards the environment
Victoria University of Wellington's Wokje Abrahamse talks about environmental behaviour change, and projects to get people to save energy and use their cars less.
AudioOur Changing World for 4 February 2021
Designing a new kind of filter to treat wastewater and how to encourage people to behave in a more environmentally friendly way. Audio
Our Changing World for 4 February 2021
Designing a new kind of filter to treat wastewater and how to encourage people to behave in a more environmentally friendly way.
AudioThe value of community gardens
Summer students from Victoria University of Wellington have been helping the Innermost community gardens in Wellington put numbers on their social and environmental values. Audio
The value of community gardens
Summer students from Victoria University of Wellington have been helping the Innermost community gardens in Wellington put numbers on their social and environmental values.
AudioGrowing dune plants a challenging passion
Each year Jo Bonner and the team at Coastlands Plant Nursery in Whakatane grow 300,000 spinifex and pingao plants for dune replanting at beaches around the North Island. Audio
Growing dune plants a challenging passion
Each year Jo Bonner and the team at Coastlands Plant Nursery in Whakatane grow 300,000 spinifex and pingao plants for dune replanting at beaches around the North Island.
AudioOur Changing World for 28 January 2021
Measuring the value of a community garden and the challenges of growing dune plants for restoring sand dune communities. Audio
Epiphytes - high-rise plants
Discover the hidden world of arboreal plants, which get a leg-up in the world by living on trees. Audio
Epiphytes - high-rise plants
Discover the hidden world of arboreal plants, which get a leg-up in the world by living on trees.
AudioDesigning low damage buildings
Low-damage buildings don't just save lives in an earthquake - they are designed to be resilient so they can stay in use. Audio
Designing low damage buildings
Low-damage buildings don't just save lives in an earthquake - they are designed to be resilient so they can stay in use.
AudioOur Changing World for 17 December 2020
Epiphytes are the high rise experts of the plant world, and resilient buildings should save lives and still be useable after an earthquake. Audio
What it takes to live a good life
When it comes to having a 'good life', there are several key elements - strong intimate relationships and time to relax. Audio
What it takes to live a good life
When it comes to having a 'good life', there are several key elements - strong intimate relationships and time to relax.
AudioPreparing for the next big quake
Information from past earthquakes can be used to prepare a more resilient society that will be better able to cope with future shakes. Video, Audio
Preparing for the next big quake
Information from past earthquakes can be used to prepare a more resilient society that will be better able to cope with future shakes.
Video, AudioOur Changing World for 10 December 2020
An earthquake engineer talks about modelling strong ground motions in an earthquake and a psychologists talks about what it takes to have a good life. Audio
