Birds
Shorebirds at Miranda
Miranda Shorebird Centre manager Keith Woodley is an expert on migratory Arctic waders and New Zealand's resident shorebirds
AudioLong-term Gull Study
A 49-year study of a red-billed gull colony at Kaikoura reveals surprising information about the familiar bird Audio
Long-term Gull Study
A 49-year study of a red-billed gull colony at Kaikoura reveals surprising information about the familiar bird
AudioKaka monitors at the Zealandia
From August till February, in her spare time, Arts on Sunday presenter Lynn Freeman is part of a hardy bunch of kaka monitors at the Zealandia sanctuary in Wellington. Audio
Summer Birds
Lynn delivers lunch to the rarest species at Zealandia, the takahe couple Puffin and T2. Audio
Feathers
Feathers can keep you warm, and help birds to fly and find a mate. We're speaking to the American biologist Thor Hanson about his book 'Feathers: The Evolution of a Natural Miracle'. Audio
Moonlight Kiwi
The Paparoa Wildlife Trust is a conservation initiative to establish and maintain effective recovery programmes for Great Spotted Kiwi/Roroa in the South Paparoa Range near Greymouth. Trust volunteers… Audio
Southern Story for 9 August 2012 - Marlborough Falcons
Sage Forest with a story about the karearea, or New Zealand falcon, that are threatened by predators and habitat loss. There are thought to be only 4000 pairs left in the wild, making them rarer than… Audio
Birds: fantail
We go bush with bird man Hugh Robertson on the hunt for the piwakawaka or fantail. Audio
Smart Pigeons
Pigeons trained to use touch-screens have abstract mathematical abilities as good as monkeys Audio
The Penguins
You can set your watches to them. Everyday at dawn the world's smallest penguins emerge from their nests along the cliffs in Oamaru and venture out to sea to feed. Audio
New Residents on Matiu-Somes Island
A new population of fluttering shearwater chicks is settling into their new home in the middle of Wellington Harbour Audio
New Residents on Matiu-Somes Island
A new population of fluttering shearwater chicks is settling into their new home in the middle of Wellington Harbour
AudioWest Coast Little Blues
On the West Coast, people and their cars are a bigger threat than predators to little blue penguins Audio
Aggressive Nelson swan worries DOC
A large, white swan that's been scaring Nelson riverside strollers with its aggressive behaviour is stirring public opinion over its fate. Audio
NZ's Smallest Bird
University of Auckland PhD student Sarah Withers introduces the rifleman, NZ's smallest native land bird. Audio
John Kendrick: bird watching
Ornithologist for 85 years and recordist of many New Zealand bird calls, some of which are collected on a CD as part of the book, New Zealand Bird Calls. Audio
Off the Beaten Track with Kennedy Warne
The catastrophic decline in silvereyes and the appearance of the Adventure Deficit Disorder. Audio