Sea
Trekking the seas
Sea trekking promises to combine the experience of swimming in the open ocean with snorkelling and freediving, along with a little bit of camping thrown in for good measure. The key bit of equipment… Audio, Gallery
Royal New Zealand Navy's 75th anniversary
This week marks the official 75th anniversary of the Royal New Zealand Navy, when naval vessels from around the world converge on Auckland's Waitamata harbour for a five day party. Lynn Freeman spoke… Audio, Gallery
Curtain Raiser: Vaughan Williams - A Sea Symphony
In this 1909 symphony for orchestra, choir and soloists, the vast spaces between haze-shrouded vistas and unfathomable depths of the sea become a metaphor for eternity. Presented by Peter Mechen. Audio
Navy vessels in the doldrums
Associate Professor Steven Hoadley discusses how soem New Zealand Navy vessels haven't left port for years. Why do we have them? Audio
Painting for a Purpose
Art and activism merge to create large-scale breath-taking murals around environmental issues that affect the oceans. Audio
James Hansen: sea level rise
Veteran climate scientist who works at the Climate Science, Awareness and Solutions Program, at the Earth Institute, Columbia University. Audio
Jonathan Bamber: ice sheets and sea level rise
Professor of Physical Geography at the University of Bristol, and an international expert on the thinning polar ice sheets and projections on sea level rise, who will visit New Zealand to address the… Audio
Father of marine conservation dies at 78
Scientist Bill Ballantine, who's hailed as the father of marine conservation in this country, has died aged 78. The Northlander was a driving force behind the creation of one of the world's first… Audio
Researchers to examine giant underwater waves just south of NZ
A team of researchers from the United States and Australia will set out this weekend to examine skyscraper sized waves generated under the ocean's surface just south of New Zealand. Audio
Eyewitness: Whale Tales
It's nearly 50 years since Marlborough whalers J. A. Perano and Company harpooned their last whale in New Zealand waters. Peter Perano reflects on what it was like to be a third generation whaler… Audio
Alison McDiarmid : gulf history
Principal Scientist, Marine Ecology, at NIWA Taihoro Nukurangi, and is one of the scientist advisors to the Sea Change Stakeholder Working Group. Audio
Nick Main: sea change in the gulf
Chair of Sea Change Tai Timu Tai Pari, a partnership led by mana whenua and central and local government to create a marine spatial plan for the Hauraki Gulf by June 2015. Audio
Captain Cook’s naval charts embody Enlightenment imperialism
Dame Anne Salmond discusses Maori relations with the ocean, comparing Te Whanau a Apanui's opposition to the oil company Petrobras' drilling ship to the time 250 years earlier when canoes headed out… Audio
Commissioner warns waterfront properties will disappear
The Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment is warning against buying waterfront properties, saying they'll be gone within decades. Audio
Entangled whales - Mike Morrissey
Every year thousands of whales have to be rescued after getting tangled in nets and ropes. Just last week a young humpback had to be cut free near Kaikoura by a specially trained team of volunteers… Audio
Orpheus Beaumont - Lifesaver
Orpheus Beaumont was named after New Zealand's worst maritime disaster, the sinking of the HMS Orpheus on the Manukau Harbour Bar 151 years ago. It was thought her teenage brother, Henry Newman, was… Audio
