Plants
Horopito - Red Leaves, Hot Taste
16 Feb 2012
A chemist and a botanist investigate whether the redness of horopito leaves is related to their hotness
AudioScience: Toxicology (What's Your Poison?)
7 Jul 2011
Dr Leo Schep from the NZ National Poisons Centre about substances taken internally or applied externally that are injurious to health or dangerous to life... ongaonga and karaka. Audio
Foraging: fuchsias
11 Jun 2011
We're foraging for fuchsias with Johanna Knox. The flowers are OK but the berries are really tasty! Audio
The Chatham Island forget-me-not wins plant of the year
8 Dec 2010
The Chatham Island forget-me-not has beaten a deadly nettle to become New Zealand's favourite plant for 2010. Audio
