Octopus
Brainy octopus help humans know our own mind
A proposal to farm three-thousand tonnes of octopus for export in the Canary Islands has researchers and scientists alarmed. According to papers obtained by campaign group Eurogroup for Animals… Audio, Gallery
The critters more deserving of a statue
Mittens the cat may be cute, but Aotearoa has many animals far more worthy of immortalising in bronze. Audio
The critters more deserving of a statue
Mittens the cat may be cute, but Aotearoa has many animals far more worthy of immortalising in bronze.
AudioMarine scientist goes viral after being targeted by spitting octopus
One of the temporary residents at the Goat Island Marine Discovery Centre had it out for a PhD student at the centre. Audio
Octopus farm, bacteria-busting viruses and old bedbugs
11:45 Octopus farm, bacteria-busting viruses and old bedbugs
Science commentator Siouxsie Wiles looks at why researchers believe we shouldn't farm octopuses, how a 15-year-old cystic fibrosis patient… Audio
Seal slaps kayaker across face with huge octopus
Video footage of a kayaker put in a sticky situation after a seal launched a "huge" octopus at his face has gone viral across the world. Audio
The man who was slapped in the face by an octopus
Kyle Mullinder was kayaking with friends off the coast of Kaikōura when he copped a face full of octopus….thanks to a seal. He describes the incredible and smelly experience to Alex Perrottet. Video, Audio
Peter Godfrey-Smith - consider the octopus
Not just a garden but a 'city' of gloomy octopuses has been discovered off the east coast of Australia, and it isn't the first. Philosopher and scuba diver Peter Godfrey-Smith talks with Kim Hill… Video, Audio
Jose & the octopus
Niwa Marine Ecologist Jose Xavier has been studying an Antarctic Octopi and the diets of Antarctic toothfish. He is an Antarctic marine ecologist based at the Marine and Environmental Research… Audio
Inky likely 'looking for a lady friend'
An octopus that made a daring escape from Napier's National Aquarium of New Zealand was probably looking for love, a marine science expert says. Audio
Inky's escape shows how smart Octopus' are - Dr Jean McKinnon
The story of Inky the Octopus's daring escape from the Napier Aquarium has hit the headlines around the world. Inky took advantage of his tank's lid being left slightly ajar and fled to the Pacific… Audio, Gallery
Sy Montgomery - Octopus Love
Sy Montgomery is a naturalist, documentary scriptwriter and the author of 20 books. Her latest is The Soul of an Octopus, which is a touching and incredible look at the intelligence and consciousness… Audio
