Birds
Our Changing World for 18 February 2021
The natural history of Marlborough's weka and disaster law: what it is and its role in disaster resilience. Audio
Voter fraud in Bird of the Year
Fraudulent votes ruffle feathers in Bird of the Year Audio
Birds of NZ, Oscar Thomas
Kathryn speaks with Oscar Thomas about his passion for birds which started with a primary school trip ten years ago and has earned him an international book deal. A London Publisher has picked up this… Audio, Gallery
How to identify New Zealand birds by their song
Paul Cuming is an expert on the birds of the Bay of Plenty and their songs, and he's been a bird watcher for 50 years. Audio
Mystery of 'monstrous' cats reignited in South Island
For more than 50 years the presence of wild puma-like cats in the South Island has been a keenly debated topic. Two sightings of "monstrous" cats earlier this month in North Canterbury have again… Audio
What bird is that?
An ecologist and a mathematician discover that teaching a computer to recognise bird calls from acoustic recorders is an interesting challenge. Audio
What bird is that?
An ecologist and a mathematician discover that teaching a computer to recognise bird calls from acoustic recorders is an interesting challenge.
AudioOur Changing World for 10 September 2020
An ecologist and a mathematician are collaborating on open source software called AviaNZ that will allow a computer to identify bird calls. Audio
Call for Wellington cats to be kept indoors overnight
Predator Free NZ's Jessi Morgan talks to the Panel about the call for cats to be kept indoors overnight in Wellington to protect local birdlife. Audio
Kennedy Warne birds, birdsong and more
The Garden Bird Survey is upon us again. Kennedy talks about the trends from the results of a decade's worth of these surveys, which anyone can contribute to. Among the encouraging recent trends is… Audio
Critter of the Week: The ‘vampire of the seabirds’
This week's critter is a tick that sucks blood from different seabirds, including the antipodean and wandering albatross. Audio
Cam Speedy - The link between seabirds and the land
Our expert today is a forest ecologist and champion of seabirds, Cam Speedy. Audio, Gallery
Genetic matchmaker ... for birds!
Conservation geneticist, Tammy Steeves talks to Kathryn Ryan about how she helps some of our highly threatened native birds find 'the one' using DNA to estimate relatedness and make pairing… Audio, Gallery
Calling Home: Chene Wales-Baillie in Mpumalanga
Chene Wales-Baillie loved her life in New Zealand, and her family remain here to this day, but there was something about the animals and wildlife of the big game parks that ultimately drew her back to… Audio, Gallery
Tiki and the Tui - by Apirana Taylor
Told by Apirana Taylor
Tiki and his family hear some of the everyday sounds around them … in a very unusual way!
For Kids and Little Kids
Music by Akash Dutta and Gus Reece.
Produced by Prue… Audio
Birds living the best lock down life
Bird life is flourishing while we're locked away at home. Zealandia centre director, Dr Danielle Shanahan talks about why they're having a great time while we're at alert level 4. Audio
Voice of the Kākāpō 8: Success
The 2019 kākāpō chicks are becoming independent and birds sent to be scanned for aspergillosis are getting clean bills of health, in part 8 of Voice of the Kākāpō. Audio
Voice of the Kākāpō 8: Success
The 2019 kākāpō chicks are becoming independent and birds sent to be scanned for aspergillosis are getting clean bills of health, in part 8 of Voice of the Kākāpō.
AudioVoice of the Kākāpō 7: Dark days
A deadly fungal disease strikes the kākāpō population on Whenua Hou and the Kākāpō Recovery team calls on New Zealand wildlife vets to help, in part 7 of Voice of the Kākāpō.. Audio
Voice of the Kākāpō 7: Dark days
A deadly fungal disease strikes the kākāpō population on Whenua Hou and the Kākāpō Recovery team calls on New Zealand wildlife vets to help, in part 7 of Voice of the Kākāpō..
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