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Our Changing World
Stories about science and nature from out in the field and inside the labs across Aotearoa New Zealand. Winner 2022 New Zealand Radio Awards Best Factual Podcast - Episodic
Thursdays 7:30pm, repeated 1:15am Sundays. One feature plays 3:35pm Wednesdays.
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Pollen, asthma and allergies
Allergenic pollen is a big trigger for New Zealand’s high rates of hay fever and asthma. But for 35 years, we’ve had no current data on pollen levels. Until now. Justin Gregory talks to a team who… Read more Audio
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Restoring Wellington’s seaweed forests
25 Jan 2024Giant kelp is disappearing from Wellington Harbour. Love Rimurimu is aiming to restore lush underwater kelp forests with an ambitious and collaborative replanting effort. Claire Concannon dives in to… Read more Audio
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Summer science: AI and medicinal cannabis
18 Jan 2024In the final instalment of the summer science series, science communication students tackle two controversial topics: medicinal cannabis, and AI consciousness. Read more Audio
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Summer science: Hybrid wildlife and mātauranga Māori
11 Jan 2024Should we intervene to prevent hybridisation between an endangered species and its common relative? In this week's summer science episode, two students from the Department of Science Communication at… Read more Audio
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Summer science: Seabirds in Auckland
4 Jan 2024The summer science fun continues with an episode from RNZ podcast Voices. Meet Gaia Dell'Arriccia, a scientist originally from the south of France who studies the seabirds that live around Auckland's… Read more Audio
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Summer science: Kākā in Wellington
4 Jan 2024Kākā numbers are skyrocketing in Te Whanganui-a-Tara Wellington thanks to conservation efforts. The summer science series continues with a walk through Zealandia to find out why you shouldn't feed… Read more Audio
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Summer science: Death rays and radio inventions
The summer science series kicks off with an episode from award-winning podcast Black Sheep, about a backyard inventor called Victor Penny who sparked sensational headlines about death ray… Read more Audio
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The giant dinosaurs of Patagonia… and maybe Aotearoa?
21 Dec 2023This week on Our Changing World RNZ podcast producer, and occasional dinosaur correspondent William Ray visits Ngā Taniwha o Rūpapa Dinosaurs of Patagonia, a special exhibition at Te Papa Museum to… Read more Video, Audio
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Underwater slips and slides
14 Dec 2023Off the coast of New Zealand, deep underwater, the seafloor shifts in landslides and slow-motion earthquakes. Claire Concannon meets two researchers investigating geological phenomena that could pose… Read more Audio
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On alert – the National Geohazard Monitoring Centre
7 Dec 2023Go behind the scenes at the National Geohazard Monitoring Centre, where a team of analysts are on alert 24/7 for earthquakes, volcanic activity, tsunamis and landslides. What happens when a natural… Read more Audio
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Monitoring the Makarora mohua
30 Nov 2023Mohua are bright yellow forest birds – but despite their eye-catching plumage, they can be tricky to spot flitting high in the forest canopy. Claire Concannon visits the Makarora mohua population… Read more Audio
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A new way to help honey bees
23 Nov 2023Varroa mite parasites cause major problems for honey bees – and beekeepers. Now, New Zealand researchers are investigating a new type of RNA-based treatment that could make treating varroa mite… Read more Audio
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