Dinosaurs
Introducing Pinocchio Rex
Palaeontologist Stephen Brusatte introduces the newest member of the tyrannosaur family, the small and long-nosed Pinocchio rex.
AudioPalaeontologist on our new understanding of Tyrannosaurus Rex
A world-renowned dinosaur expert discusses the 21st century's fresh discoveries about the evolution of Tyrannosaurus rex from a small fuzzy carnivore to the largest and last of the Tyrannosaur… Audio
Pinnocchio rex - Dr Stephen Brusatte
They lived a long time ago but experts are still discovering new dinosaurs. The latest is one dubbed Pinocchio rex. The almost complete tyrannosaur skeleton was discovered in China this year… Audio
Meet the Tyrannosaur Family
A preview of the exhibition at Te Papa, which explores 100 million years of evolution of the tyrannosaur family. Audio
Meet the Tyrannosaur Family
A preview of the exhibition at Te Papa, which explores 100 million years of evolution of the tyrannosaur family.
AudioHow dinosaurs developed flight and became the birds in our backyards.
Science writer and editor of Australian Geographic, John Pickrell, on whether birds are really dinosaurs. Audio
South American dinosaur was seven times bigger than T Rex
It was seven times the size of a T Rex, weighed 59 thousand kilos, was a herbivore and lived in South America 77 million years ago. Audio
Spectrum - Joan Wiffen
In this Spectrum programme, recorded in 1996, Alistair McAlpine joins Joan Wiffen on a fossil hunting trip in her favourite Hawke's Bay stream. Audio
Joan Wiffen and her Dinosaurs
A tribute to Joan Wiffen, a self-taught palaeontologist who discovered New Zealand's first dinosaur bone in a Hawke's Bay streambed in the 1970s. Audio
Joan Wiffen and her Dinosaurs
A tribute to Joan Wiffen, a self-taught palaeontologist who discovered New Zealand's first dinosaur bone in a Hawke's Bay streambed in the 1970s.
AudioJoan Wiffen and her Dinosaurs
A tribute to Joan Wiffen, a self-taught palaeontologist who discovered New Zealand's first dinosaur bone in a Hawke's Bay streambed in the 1970s. Audio
Dinosaur Fossil Hunt
GNS Science palaeontologists head on a fieldtrip in the area when fossil hunter Joan Wiffen found her first dinosaur fossils 40 years ago. Audio
Dinosaur Fossil Hunt
GNS Science palaeontologists head on a fieldtrip in the area when fossil hunter Joan Wiffen found her first dinosaur fossils 40 years ago.
AudioDinosaur Fossils
GNS Science palaeontologists head on a fieldtrip in the area when fossil hunter Joan Wiffen found her first dinosaur fossils 40 years ago. Audio
Sonny Tilders: building dragons
Creative director of The Creature Technology Company, which built the animatronic dinosaurs and dragons for Walking with Dinosaurs: the Live Experience, and How to Train Your Dragon: the Arena… Audio
'Cousin' of T. rex found in southern hemisphere
Scientists have uncovered the first evidence that tyrannosaur dinosaurs - relatives of the famous T. rex - existed in the southern hemisphere. Audio
Dinosaur Footprints
The first evidence that dinosaurs once roamed the South Island has been uncovered with the discovery of ancient footprints in Golden Bay's Whanganui Inlet. Audio
Scientists discover T-Rex's miniature ancestor
"Jaws on legs" is how scientists are describing a miniature T-Rex that lived millions of years before its giant ancestor and that's overturned thinking about the way the massive predator evolved. Audio
T-Rex in New Plymouth
A replica of the world's largest, most complete Tyrannosaurus Rex skeleton is visiting New Plymouth's museum. Audio
T- Rex on Display
She's the world's largest and most complete T Rex skeleton - and she's just arrived in New Plymouth. Audio
