Mike Dickison

In the19th century it was common for museums and private collections to exchange human remains. Audio

The last confirmed sighting of the native huia was in 1907. Next to the moa it's perhaps our most iconic extinct bird. Audio

Today volunteer Wikipedia editors in Aotearoa are kicking off a 24-hour edit-a-thon. The event has been organised by Women in Red - a group working to end the gender gap in the biographies featured on… Audio

Mike Dickison was New Zealand's first Wikipedian at Large from 2018 to 2019. He's also a Wikipedia editor, as well as a museum curator and zoologist. Today's he talks to Jesse about how to write an… Audio

Former Wikipedian at large, Mike Dickison, has revived his role as roving Wiki editor to make sure the West Coast is represented accurately and in full in the online encyclopedia. He speaks to Jesse… Audio

Former Wikipedian-at-large Mike Dickison talks about the issues in getting the online encyclopedia to use macrons for Māori place names. Audio

A former museum curator is calling on Trade Me to put an immediate stop to the sale of moa bones.

Conservation Minister Eugenie Sage is looking at tightening the rules on the sale of bones from the… Audio

There are calls for a law change to stop the growing number of people who are selling moa bones and eggshells online. Audio

Mike Dickison is New Zealand's first Wikipedian-at-large. Nine to Noon spoke to him when he was starting the job, encouraging people and institutions to get involved and put more material on the… Audio

New Zealand's first Wikipedian at large, Mike Dickison, is hosting a WikiBlitz on September 18 at Auckland Museum to show people how to edit Wikipedia entries. He's teaching people how to work with… Audio

Mike Dickison - curator of natural history at the Whanganui Regional Museum - is taking on a new role as New Zealand's first Wikipedian-at-large. This job is not about him creating and editing lots of… Audio

A workshop's being held this weekend for insect lovers who are also internet junkies. Whanganui Regional Museum curator of natural history, Mike Dickison, is in Auckland to share his expertise as a… Audio, Gallery

Entomologists across Europe are alarmed at the declining number of bug splats on windscreens which they fear signals insect populations are in decline. Audio

The government has outlined its plan to deal with what it calls, New Zealand's 'unenviable record of extinction'. The draft Threatened Species Strategy is designed to halt the decline of New Zealand's… Audio

What exactly is, and is not, considered a native bird? And how is this decided? It seems like a simple question but it could be harder to define than we think. Whanganui Regional Museum curator of… Audio

The third annual Christmas dinner and informal summary of the year in film featuring special guests Sarah McMullan, John Leigh, Mike Dickison as well as a survey of the year in Australian film with… Audio

Today Mike Dickison, Curator of Natural History at Whanganui Regional Museum is with us to talk about the lichen tuft moth.... which was only rediscovered this year after 30 years ! Audio, Gallery

Many of New Zealand's rare and endangered native creatures do not have their own wikipedia pages. A team of citizen scientists is out to change that. A team of wiki-nerds as they call themselves, are… Audio