Southern Alps
Listening to the hum of the Alpine Fault
A team of scientists are installing an array of seismic sensors along the South Island's Alpine Fault. Claire Concannon joins them to find out how and why. Video, Audio
Listening to the hum of the Alpine Fault
A team of scientists are installing an array of seismic sensors along the South Island's Alpine Fault. Claire Concannon joins them to find out how and why.
Video, AudioOur Changing World - The Southern Alps Long Skinny Array
Claire Concannon joins a group from Te Herenga Waka as they deploy a seismic sensor on the Alpine Fault, part of a project to better understand how a slip on one part will impact ground shaking… Video, Audio
Off the beaten track with Kennedy Warne
Kennedy joins Kathryn to talk about a recent icy trip in Southland's Takitimu Mountains, and also about Nic Low's new book describing walking in the footsteps of his ancestors in the Southern Alps. Audio, Gallery
Nic Low: tracing Māori mountaineers through the Southern Alps
Nic Low is an author of Ngāi Tahu and European descent, born in Christchurch, he writes fiction, essays and criticism. Nic Low's new book Uprising takes the reader on fifteen treks through "ancestor… Audio, Gallery
Severe weather update with Philip Duncan
It's going to be a weekend of wet and wild weather in Canterbury. Philip Duncan joins the show for an update on what's happening in southern and central Canterbury and what people can expect from here… Audio
Northwest Passage: 'Just tell me I'm not going to die'
Yachting journalist Rebecca Hayter's book Wild Seas to Greenland details her attempt on the treacherous Northwest Passage with former ocean racing skipper Ross Field. She joins the show to discuss the… Audio
'We moved into the wilderness and embraced insecurity'
Miriam Lancewood's first book, Woman in the Wilderness, told her story of living for seven years in the NZ bush with her husband. Her gripping sequel to the international bestseller, Wild at Heart… Audio
'We're entering a new phase of earthquakes in New Zealand'
Author Matthew Wright has looked back at New Zealand's history with earthquakes and where we stand with them today. The result is his new book, Living on Shaky Ground: The science and story behind New… Audio
Geoff Spearpoint: a love letter to the Southern Alps
Geoff Spearpoint has been venturing into the Southern Alps for more than 50 years, both tramping and mountaineering. He has been to some of the most wild and remote parts of the South Island and… Audio, Gallery
Conservation Minister Eugenie Sage discusses tahr cull
The powerful hunting lobby has won concessions in the heated fight over the cull of thousands of Himalayan Tahr from the Southern Alps. The Minister of Conservation, Eugenie Sage, has been forced to… Audio
Glaciers in trouble after marine heatwave
An aerial survey reveals this summer's marine heatwave in the Tasman Sea was bad news for glaciers in the Southern Alps. Audio
Glaciers in trouble after marine heatwave
An aerial survey reveals this summer's marine heatwave in the Tasman Sea was bad news for glaciers in the Southern Alps.
AudioTranzAlpine Express celebrates 30th birthday
Original staff who established and steered the Tranz Alpine Express were on board the renowned train today as it weaved through the Southern Alps. Logan Church went along for the ride. Video, Audio
New Zealand A to Z - Franz Josef
Today we are on the west coast of the South Island, in a town with the Southern Alps and a 15,000 year old Glacier right at the back-door. Audio, Gallery
Drilling into the Heart of the Alpine Fault
An international team of geologists, led by New Zealand, is drilling deep into the Alpine Fault to study the inner workings of a plate boundary fault. Audio
Drilling into the Heart of the Alpine Fault
An international team of geologists, led by New Zealand, is drilling deep into the Alpine Fault to study the inner workings of a plate boundary fault.
AudioThe Role of Minerals in Fault Zones
Austin Boles is part of the research team drilling deep into the Alpine Fault. His focus is on the rle of minerals in earthquake ruptures. Audio
Off the Beaten Track with Kennedy Warne
Waioeka Gorge, Frog Rock, Weka Pass and Kaitorete Spit. Audio
Kea
Listen to our inquisitive and mischievous mountain parrot, considered to be one of the most intelligent birds in the world. Audio
