Conservation
Turn the lights down to protect precious nocturnal bugs
In a world increasingly affected by light pollution, we can take time during the shorter days and longer nights of Matariki to appreciate our insects.
Bringing kiwi back to the capital: A national taonga returns to Wellington
A night out tracking the new kiwi which call Wellington, and Terawhiti Station, home with the Capital Kiwi Project team. Audio
Bringing kiwi back to the capital: A national taonga returns to Wellington
A night out tracking the new kiwi which call Wellington, and Terawhiti Station, home with the Capital Kiwi Project team.
AudioDo possums really deserve to be despised?
Conservationists love to hate possums for killing native birds and spreading disease. But the introduced marsupials don't deserve cruel treatment just for existing, says Christchurch academic and… Audio
Noise from vessels may contribute to whale, dolphin strandings - expert
A leading oceanographer says ships and boats may be behind an increase in whale and dolphin strandings.
Turning the Tide | Episode 1: The State of Our Seas
We look at the issues affecting our coastal marine environment through Professors Shears & Pilditch of Auckland University, including kina barrens in the Poor Knights Islands Marine Reserve. Video
Turning the Tide | Episode 2: Mātauranga-Led Restoration
In Ōhiwa Harbour, we learn about the research and restoration of mussel beds led by Kura Paul-Burke, with doctoral and undergraduate research students, in a Mātauranga Māori-led approach. Video
Turning the Tide | Episode 3: Supporting Marine Restoration
We look at Nick Shears' research trial to remove kina from barrens in a marine reserve in Queen Charlotte Sound, and we highlight research to find sustainable solutions to marine coastal issues. Video
Turning the Tide | Episode 4: Collaboration in Action
We focus on the importance of collaboration, from local government and businesses, to Māori representatives and government departments, to protect the coastal marine environment. Video
Turning the Tide | Episode 5: Passing on the Knowledge
Both Te Kura Kaupapa Māori o ngā Mokopuna and Marlborough Girls College seek to instil awareness, understanding, and a desire to protect our marine environment for future generations. Video
Turning the Tide | Episode 6: What Could a Sustainable Future Look Like?
How do we create a future sustainable sea? The work of Tane & Clare Bradley of Agrisea, to do with seaweed, is one effort to provide guardianship of and to protect our seas for future generations. Video
Where Wellington's wild things live
Terawhiti Station, a 4800-ha farm off Wellington's west coast, is the cornerstone of a project that has seen kiwi return to the capital. Audio
Where Wellington's wild things live
Terawhiti Station, a 4800-ha farm off Wellington's west coast, is the cornerstone of a project that has seen kiwi return to the capital.
AudioOne of world's rarest cats no longer endangered
Poaching and habitat loss pushed the Iberian lynx to the brink of extinction. Now, the cat is coming back.
'We don't understand it': SailGP exit decision stuns Lyttelton community
Community and business leaders are baffled as to why the port town won't be hosting SailGP next year.
Morning Report Essentials for Thursday 20 June
On today's episode, a train derailment that happened during heavy rainfall on the weekend of the Auckland Anniversary floods had the potential to be one of the country's most serious rail disasters… Audio
The Panel with Simon Pound and Anna Dean (Part 2)
Tonight on The Panel, Wallace Chapman and panellists Simon Pound & Anna dean discuss the possible removal of the Accommodation Supplement, The Sopranos and Conservation Voulenteers New Zealand. Simon… Audio
'He's forgotten his job': Minister called out over conservation comments
Tama Potaka says the view that every single species must be saved is an "ambitious objective". Video, Audio
Conservation Minister suggests not all species can be saved
The Conservation Minister Tama Potaka says it would cost hundreds-of-billions, maybe trillions, of dollars to save all native species in New Zealand from extinction and instead we should identify the… Audio
What you need to know before climing Mt Taranaki
DoC Ranger Dave Rogers has been working at Te Papa Kura o Taranaki for 49 years, back then it was called the Egmont National Park! Audio
