Dolphins

A commercial fisherman operating from the North Island town of Raglan says a conservation group is using alarmist propaganda to highlight the plight of dolphins. Audio

Playful, intelligent and social; dolphins have been described as an aquatic mirror of mankind. Author Susan Casey explores the myths and the magic of dolphins in her new book, Voices in the Ocean: A… Audio

The number of endangered bottlenose dolphin population in the Bay of Islands has dropped almost 90 per cent in the past 20 years. Audio

Mark Major is a kiwi tech entrepreneur from Wellington whose back-breaking injury was instrumental in his first success, Plummet Free Fall. He can't code, and isn't great at drawing. Instead he used… Audio

Thousands of dolphins are hunted in Solomon Islands each year for their teeth and marine scientists are worried the mass culls could wipe some species out. Audio

New research has just been published on the impact of 'drive-hunting' dolphins in the Solomon Islands. Audio

Palmerston North raised journalist Motoko Kakubayashi resides in Tokyo and works for the Japanese Science and Technology Agency, pop. 126,434,964 (est. 2014). Caring concerns for a growing number of… Audio

The National Whale Centre opens in Picton to focus on the natural and cultural history of cetaceans and to mark 50 years since the end of commercial whaling in New Zealand. Audio

The National Whale Centre opens in Picton to focus on the natural and cultural history of cetaceans and to mark 50 years since the end of commercial whaling in New Zealand. Audio

Steve Hathaway is an underwater filmmaker who helped his daughter Riley create the Young Ocean Explorers television series; they have just launched a Kickstarter appeal. Audio

Wendi Roe and Laryssa Howe have identified toxoplasmosis as the cause of death for dolphins recently found on New Zealand shores Audio