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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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00:13:16

Buildings that better survive earthquakes

Our Changing World ·

2018/01/25

Engineer Geoff Rodgers is designing a new generation of low-damage buildings that move in an earthquake and remain useable afterwards.

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00:28:08

Our Changing World for 25 January 2018

Our Changing World ·

2018/01/25

Testing dogs to find out how smart they are and how they think, and designing low-damage buildings that move during an earthquake and remain useable.

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00:12:20

Te Waikoropupu Springs - what's their value?

Our Changing World ·

2018/01/16

Science communication student Lucy Coyle, from the University of Otago, finds out about the freshwater and cultural values of Pupu Springs in Golden Bay, New Zealand's largest springs boasting the clearest water in the world.

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00:15:02

The rabbit problem

Our Changing World ·

2018/01/08

Science communication student Berenice Mathieu, from the University of Otago, finds out about moves to introduce a more virulent strain of RHD or rabbit calicivirus into New Zealand to control burgeoning numbers.

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00:13:27

Seals- friend or foe?

Our Changing World ·

2018/01/02

Science communication student Lana Young, from the University of Otago, talks to fishers and a marine mammal scientist about the rising number of seals and sea lions.

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00:13:05

What's happening with our freshwater?

Our Changing World ·

2017/12/26

Science communication student Tegan Good, from the University of Otago, takes a look a freshwater issues in New Zealand.

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00:43:46

What do we do? Agriculture in the age of synthetic food

Our Changing World ·

2017/12/21

If technologies like meat grown from stem cells and milk grown in vats take off, how will the New Zealand agricultural sector respond?

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00:06:18

Good news for Kaikōura's Hutton shearwaters

Our Changing World ·

2017/12/21

The first ground visit to the Hutton's shearwater breeding colony since the November 2017 Kaikōura earthquake shows damage not as bad as feared.

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00:31:52

Our Changing World for 21 December 2017

Our Changing World ·

2017/12/21

Good news about Hutton's shearwaters in the wake of the 2017 Kaikoura earthquake, and a special feature on how New Zealand agriculture could respond to the challenge of synthetic foods.

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00:18:00

The sobering science of drinking and driving

Our Changing World ·

2017/12/14

Waikato University research shows that drinking socially makes it harder to tell when you're too drunk to drive - and even a low blood alcohol level makes our driving unsafe.

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00:12:02

Scientific curiosity and Koraunui School

Our Changing World ·

2017/12/14

Scientific curiosity was the order of the day when Koraunui School, in the Hutt Valley, hosted its recent Bioblitz.

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00:28:53

Our Changing World for 14 December 2017

Our Changing World ·

2017/12/14

Some sobering science advice about why drinking alcohol and driving cars don't go together well, and Koraunui School gets curious about their neighbourhood during a Bioblitz.

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00:26:19

Tawaki - the mysterious forest penguin

Our Changing World ·

2017/12/07

Scientists are discovering that tawaki, or Fiordland crested penguins, living in MIlford Sound are thriving - and breaking all the penguin rules.

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00:26:17

Our Changing World for 7 December 2017

Our Changing World ·

2017/12/07

Penguin researchers head to Fiordland's forests to study the mysterious tawaki or Fiordland crested penguin.

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00:12:51

Urban lizards

Our Changing World ·

2017/11/30

A hunt for urban lizards in New Zealand involves more than a thousand buckets as well as citizen scientists.

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00:13:24

An atlas of coronary arteries

Our Changing World ·

2017/11/30

An atlas containing hundreds of coronary arteries mapped using MRI scans will help improve heart health.

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00:26:08

Our Changing World for 30 November 2017

Our Changing World ·

2017/11/30

A project to map coronary arteries in healthy and sick people, and on the hunt for lizards in city parks and gardens.

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00:31:08

New Zealand in space

Our Changing World ·

2017/11/23

Kiwi scientists and entrepreneurs talk about their plans to put satellites and rockets into space, and the role of NZ radio telescopes in precision GPS.

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00:30:55

Our Changing World for 23 November 2017

Our Changing World ·

2017/11/23

Kiwi scientists and entrepreneurs talk about putting rockets and satellites into space, and using data from NZ's two radio telescopes.

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00:19:58

Protecting nature on private land

Our Changing World ·

2017/11/16

The Queen Elizabeth II National Trust is celebrating 40 years of helping landowners protect 4,400 pieces of land with high conservation values

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