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Our Changing World

Dr Claire Concannon follows scientists into the bush, over rivers, back to their labs and many places in-between to cover the most fascinating research being done in Aotearoa New Zealand.

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00:27:02

Why the Tongan volcano triggered a worldwide tsunami

Our Changing World ·

2022/07/20

The eruption of Hunga Tonga Hunga Ha'apai in January triggered a tsunami of unprecedented proportions, impacting the entire Pacific. How did this volcanic eruption lead to a tsunami detected across the globe, including as far away as the Mediterranean? Science communicator Ellen Rykers speaks to the scientists unravelling the secrets of this rare phenomenon.

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00:26:19

The battling beetle

Our Changing World ·

2022/07/13

With their antler-like mandibles, Helm's stag beetles often get stuck in to one another. But they are fighting a bigger battle too - against predators and habitat loss. PhD student Luna Thomas is studying these little known endemic insects. She hopes her work will add to our sparse scientific knowledge, and maybe help some of the other native stag beetle species, some of which are critically endangered.

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00:30:48

Machine learning for environmental data and needle...

Our Changing World ·

2022/07/06

The New Zealand data science programme, Taiao, aims to help researchers make sense of environmental data so they can make useful predictions to guide good decisions. Claire Concannon meets the team at the University of Waikato where the programme is hosted. And a group in the Auckland Bioengineering Institute are researching a new needle-free jet injector design that they think might lead to a happier future for those with needle phobia.

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00:27:48

The resilience of crayfish in Tauranga Harbour

Our Changing World ·

2022/06/29

PhD student Kiamaia Ellis describes crayfish as a vulnerable taonga species. Local iwi in Tauranga believe the crayfish population is decreasing because of urban, industrial and harvesting pressures. But Kiamaia is keen to be a part of the solution, so she's studying the resilience of pēpi kōura / baby crayfish. She wants to understand how these tiny species that take eight years to become an adult are able to thrive based on a kaitiakitanga or guardianship approach.

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00:26:35

Helping seabirds return to Karioi

Our Changing World ·

2022/06/22

Working with the community and local schools, the Karioi Project aims to turn the tide on biodiversity loss in their area. In recent years they've rallied around the grey-faced petrel, or Ōi, who they hope to help return to the maunga.

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00:30:14

The promises and perils of chemistry research

Our Changing World ·

2022/06/15

Two stories about the promise and perils of chemistry research. From a team recreating Renaissance beauty recipes in the hopes of rediscovering a 'miracle ingredient', to a researcher investigating New Zealand's deadliest synthetic cannabinoid.

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00:26:51

Digging into the past of sleeping giant faults

Our Changing World ·

2022/06/08

The Nevis Fault is a sleeping giant fault, one that awakens only every 10,000 years or so. This week, a team of geologists use paleoseismic trenching to answer questions about this fault and to figure out the pattern of past earthquakes.

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00:30:49

The 2021 Prime Minister's Science Prizes

Our Changing World ·

2022/06/01

It's Prime Minister's Science Prize time! We meet some of the people awarded the 2021 prizes for their mahi.

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00:29:57

Biodiversity and the city

Our Changing World ·

2022/05/25

Researchers from the University of Waikato are tackling the tricky question of how to restore native biodiversity in our urban areas.

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00:26:38

The red seaweed of Otago Harbour

Our Changing World ·

2022/05/18

We join Marine Science PhD student Namrata Chand on her Autumn field work collecting seaweed samples to learn more about this 'underdog of the ocean'.

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00:28:20

Business not as usual for heart health

Our Changing World ·

2022/05/11

Pūtahi Manawa / Healthy Hearts for Aotearoa has an ambitious goal – to close the inequity gaps in heart health. Researchers in this Centre of Research Excellence explain the gaps that exist and how they plan to address them.

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00:30:04

Naturally rare and threatened

Our Changing World ·

2022/05/04

Claire Concannon meets with some of the people working to protect New Zealand's naturally rare ecosytems and the endangered plants found within them.

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00:28:33

Frozen in time

Our Changing World ·

2022/04/20

A visit to Scott's Terra Nova hut to learn about the care given to the objects by Antarctic Heritage Trust conservators. This is an edit of the Antarctic Heritage Trust's podcast 'Frozen in Time: Scott's Antarctic Legacy'.

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00:28:04

Researching best care for the smallest of patients

Our Changing World ·

2022/04/13

Justin Gregory finds out about a study investigating how pre-term babies are fed during their first few weeks, and whether there is a better way.

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00:27:56

Getting ready for our warmer future

Our Changing World ·

2022/04/06

Stories about looking our warming world in the eye, and preparing for what is coming next. Collecting data about extreme temperatures in estuaries to help manage shellfish populations. Plus what might managed retreat of marae threatened by sea level rise mean for MÄori communities.

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00:30:05

The future of cancer treatment

Our Changing World ·

2022/03/30

At the Malaghan Institute of Medical Research a team of scientists are working on what they believe will be the future of cancer treatment in New Zealand.

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00:30:39

The energy problem

Our Changing World ·

2022/03/23

Two stories on addressing our energy problem - using AI to maximise locally produced renewable energy and reducing the carbon footprint of ammonia production.

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00:26:23

The first glance

Our Changing World ·

2022/03/16

A story of a community taking the lead to investigate their own history. Near the small fishing village of Moeraki, whānau members are doing the work of excavating, sorting, and identifying artifacts from an old Māori archaeological site.

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00:30:09

When good science takes time

Our Changing World ·

2022/03/09

This sea week Our Changing World joins Dr. Kim Currie on the Munida transect time-series - a long running investigation of how the chemistry of the oceans off New Zealand is changing.

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00:27:09

Conservation benefits

Our Changing World ·

2022/03/02

Creating safe spaces for wildlife to thrive means benefit for the local community too. This week, two stories on that theme.

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