Nature

Environmental scientist Lin Roberts argues that nature's ecosystem services are good for our well-being as well as the planet Audio

The National Geographic photojournalist, Steve Winter, literally puts himself in harms way to get the perfect image, resulting in him being attacked by rhinos, charged by an 11 foot Siberian grizzly… Audio, Gallery

From home grown vegetables to living walls, rooftop and pop-up gardens, to the humble indoor plant: nature is taking centre stage with gardening enthusiasts happily showing off the fruits of their… Audio

Ash Sisson A.K.A Chimp may be underplaying his talent, but at eighteen years of age he proves that youth isn’t, and should never be a barrier to success. Audio

Great Barrier Island's Karen Walker looks after sick, injured and orphaned birds, such as banded rails, black petrels and pateke Audio

One of New Zealand's little known claims to natural history fame is that for its area it has more species of land snails than any other temperate country Audio

Journalist and author Richard Louv suggests that reconnecting children and adults with nature will result in better psychological, physical and spiritual outcomes - and a healthier society. Audio

Dr Chris Smith with news of a treatment for the herpes virus. Also a shocking discovery about the electric eel. Audio

New Zealand landscape photographer who draws from his work of the last thirty years, much previously unpublished, for the new book, Spirit of the South, a photographic tribute to the mainland. Audio

Artist Rachel Sussman on her decade long quest to track down and photograph the worlds oldest living things. Audio

David Bond got a rude wake-up call a few years ago when he realised his pre-school daughter would rather play on an ipad than go outside and play with him. The British award-winning film-maker and… Audio

Co-founder of the Children & Nature Network and The Nature Principle: Human Restoration and the End of Nature-Deficit Disorder Audio

A new science-based natural history book looks at the evolution, behaviour and ecology of an eclectic selection of New Zealand plants and animals, from stick insects to kahikatea
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With Hugh Robertson on the hunt for the white-faced heron. Audio

In New Zealand there are around 400 birdstrike incidents every year, and globally they are on the rise. We visit the bird management team at Christchurch Airport to see how they're dealing with the… Audio