Pacific Ocean

Belinda Waymouth is an environmental journalist and advocate who lives in Santa Monica with her husband, the stand-up comedian Jake Johannsen, and 17-year-old daughter, Fionnula. She's Calling Home… Audio

Dunedinite Professor Peter Croot has seen a fair bit of both land and sea during his time as an internationally-respected chemical oceanographer, having lived and worked in the USA, Sweden, Germany… Audio, Gallery

Titirangi native Colin Macrae used to make his living as a chief engineer on super yachts. You might have seen him before if you've seen the Below Deck Sailing Yacht television series. However, Colin… Audio, Gallery

Over 55 years ago, Welshman Brian Robson mailed himself to London from Australia in a crate, with the help of a couple of friends he would eventually lose touch with. Now, he wants to find those… Audio

More containers have fallen off ships in the past four months than are typically lost in a year. Some of what's sunk to the bottom of the Pacific includes vacuum cleaners, Kate Spade accessories and… Audio

Dr. David Abulafia's new book The Boundless Sea: A Human History of the Oceans is global history of humankind told through our relationship with the world's oceans. He joins the show to discuss… Audio

Damian Christie is in search of his origins - from the beginning of the universe, to human evolution & Polynesian settlement in the Pacific. Audio

The Pacific Community's oceans manager says despite worrying signs, it's not too late to reverse the declining state of the world's oceans. Audio

Tourists to the Pacific are one of the main drivers of the region's rubbish problems, creating enormous strain on already poor waste management systems. Audio

The ocean's ill health and ways to address it has brought people together from around the Pacific recently to share their ideas. Audio

Climate and ocean scientists say the longest global coral bleaching on record is finally coming to an end leaving a trail of death and destruction in its wake. Audio