Conservation
Could a 'breed to eat' programme save the Kererū?
Dr Madeline Shelling joins Emile Donovan to explain. Audio
Rats race to leave New Plymouth
A community group is reporting the city's lowest rat numbers yet, since began monitoring began seven years ago.
Is 'sexy conservation' the way to save sharks?
The image of the long-haired, long-limbed young woman in a bikini swimming above an outsized great white shark is not a new one.
'Hippo Birthday': Thailand's Moo Deng celebrates 1st birthday
She's no longer the cute animal that garnered internet fame, but diehard fans still turned up.
Our Changing World: Sea pods
Last year, 100 flower-shaped rocky structures were installed along the shoreline of Tauranga’s waterfront.
These artificial rockpools, called ‘sea pods’, are designed to provide habitat for marine… Audio
Midday Report Essentials for Wednesday 9th July 2025
In today's episode, the Covid-19 inquiry has been told about the impact of the lockdowns on the Pasfika school students; CCTV footage shows murder-accused Julia DeLuney changed her clothes on the… Audio
'Unprecedented' changes around Antarctic have implications for NZ
The shift could accelerate climate change for the whole planet. Audio
Morning Report Essentials for Wednesday 9 July 2025
In today's episode, Sir Peter Jackson is backing an ambitious project effort to bring back the Moa from extinction, and it is being led Ngāi Tahu, Canterbury Museum, and Colossal Biosciences; Health… Audio
Country's largest orange roughy fishery 'past the brink' of collapse, conservation group says
The group wants the Chatham Rise fishery closed to return the species to healthy stock levels. Audio
Conservation land use applications processed faster with help from AI
Processing times have improved by 180 percent, Conservation Minister Tama Potaka says.
Key Wellington areas identified as vital to survival of native bird species
The city council has conducted its annual bird survey along 55km of coastline from Petone to Oteranga Bay.
The Panel with Sally Wenley and Simon Wilson Part 2
This half hour the panel talk to Suzanne Hills, a West Coast resident campaigning against the expansion of the Bathhurst coal mine and they hear from Robyn Cox, professor of literacy and education at… Audio
Critter of the Week: The impressive Golden Hunter Wasp
It's critter of the week time, and this week we're looking at the Golden Hunter Wasp. It's also known as the red spider wasp because they hunt spiders in a most impressive manner. Audio
Pūkaha Mt Bruce Wildlife Centre doors stay open after multi-million-dollar deal
The centre replaced its entire board last month after issuing an urgent plea for financial help.
Fears pests getting closer to Wellington using Transmission Gully
One conservationist worries a rise in ferrets caught along Wellington's highways means the pest is closer to getting to the city.
'Not just baking soda volcanoes': The science fair elevating mātauranga Māori
The fair was founded five years ago to engage more Rotorua children in science.
SpaceX debris trashes Mexican beach, home to endangered turtles
Rockets are scattering melted plastic and metal across turtle nesting sites, says conservation group Conibio.
Our Changing World: Our rarest freshwater fish
Our Changing World heads to the Mackenzie region in the South Island to meet one of New Zealand’s rarest fish – the lowland longjaw galaxias.
Dean Nelson, a senior biodiversity ranger at the… Audio
Midday Report Essentials for Tuesday 1 July 2025
In today's episode, more than a thousand people are expected at Opaea Marae as Te Pati Maori MP Takutai Moana Natasha Kemp is laid to rest, friends and family of the farmer who was killed while trying… Audio
Morning Report Essentials for Monday 30th June 2025
In today's episode, the weekend's severe storm devastated parts of the South Island, particularly the Tasman and Marlborough regions. The Prime Minister spoke on recent allegations that public money… Audio
