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Wild Sounds: Kākāpō Files II

The Kākāpō Files podcast is back with what’s set to be the biggest breeding season of all time for the world’s favourite parrot.

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00:17:03

Kākāpō Files II 03 | Kākāpō Countdown

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2025/12/29

It’s nearly the New Year and we’re counting down to the start of a big kākāpō breeding season. Island ranger Maddy Whittaker tells Alison Ballance that Pearl and Boss are the first kākāpō to mate. Deidre Vercoe, operations manager for the Kākāpō Team, explains that kākāpō mums on Whenua Hou will get wrap-round support, while management on Anchor Island and Te Kakahu/Chalky Island will be more hands-off. Scientist Andrew Digby talks about the role of technology in making this possible, and digs into

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00:17:53

Kākāpō Files II 02 | Meet the Team

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2025/12/22

It’s the summer solstice and we are waiting for kākāpō breeding to begin. Alison Ballance chats with island ranger Maddy Whittaker, who reports that on Whenua Hou/Codfish Island all the male kākāpō are in full voice, booming all night to attract the females, who haven’t shown any interest yet. The action hasn’t yet ramped up on Anchor Island. Alison also meets three key people from the Kākāpō Team, and hears about their first-ever kākāpō encounters.Send any Kākāpō Files questions and comments to

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00:26:04

Kākāpō Files II 01 | The Birds are Back

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2025/12/15

The Kākāpō Files returns for a second season, to follow everyone’s favourite parrot through what is predicted to be the biggest breeding season on record. In episode 1, host Alison Ballance and Our Changing World’s Claire Concannon chat about what exactly is a kākāpō, discuss the conservation history of this endangered bird through the life story of two kākāpō, and discover just how big this breeding season might be.Send any Kākāpō Files questions and comments to kakapo@rnz.co.nz.In this

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00:00:53

Introducing: Kākāpō Files II

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2025/11/26

In 2019 Alison Ballance followed the bumpy, rollercoaster ride that was the kākāpō breeding season. Now she returns, six years on, to do it all over again. We'll meet familiar characters, of both the human and bird kind, as well as new faces. Will the chicks born in 2019 start to breed? How will the team fare with a more hands-off approach? Will the deadly aspergillosis that surfaced in 2019 return? And with the rimu mast predicted to be big, could this be the most successful breeding season yet

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00:00:58

New Video: Antarctica in a Warming World

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2025/11/23

In Antarctica in a Warming World researchers talk about the present impacts of climate change on the icy continent, and what they mean for our future. Watch now on the RNZ website - rnz.co.nz/videoVisit rnz.co.nz/video to watchGo to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details

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00:30:38

Voices from Antarctica 08 | Under the ice

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2025/11/12

Tiny plants that live on the underside of sea ice form an upside-down garden that feeds krill and is the base of the Antarctic food web.To see images and read more about this episode, visit the RNZ website here: Voices from Antarctica: Under the iceGo to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details

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00:27:26

Voices from Antarctica 07 | What the ice is saying

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2025/11/05

Researchers are using hot water to drill through the Ross ice shelf, to discover what has happened to Antarctic ice during previous periods of warm climates.To see images and read more about this episode, visit the RNZ website here: Voices from Antarctica: What the ice is sayingGo to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details

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00:29:39

Voices from Antarctica 06 | Seal songs

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2025/10/29

Alison Ballance eavesdrops on the songs of the world's southern-most mammal, the Weddell seal, and finds out about sea ice.To see images and read more about this episode, visit the RNZ website here: Voices from Antarctica: Seal songsGo to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details

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00:29:30

Voices from Antarctica 05 | Waiting for Emperors

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2025/10/22

Emperor penguin researchers are waiting for tagged birds to return, and an elderly radar system sheds light on a very windy part of the atmosphere.To see images and read more about this episode, visit the RNZ website here: Voices from Antarctica: Waiting for EmperorsGo to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details

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00:29:09

Voices from Antarctica 04 | Best journey in the world

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2025/10/15

Alison Ballance meets a colony of Emperor penguins and their NIWA researchers, and finds out about making water on the frozen continent.To see images and read more about this episode, visit the RNZ website here: Voices from Antarctica: Best journey in the worldGo to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details

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00:20:52

Voices from Antarctica 03 | Flags to physics

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2025/10/08

Keeping Scott Base warm and well-lit no matter the weather outside, and a physics experiment that eavesdrops on messages to submarines.To see images and read more about this episode, visit the RNZ website here: Voices from Antarctica: Flags to physicsGo to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details

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00:22:31

Voices from Antarctica 02 | Scott Base

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2025/10/01

Alison Ballance has her first day at New Zealand's Antarctic station, Scott Base, and visits the historic Hillary's Hut.To see images and read more about this episode, visit the RNZ website here: Voices from Antarctica: Scott BaseGo to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details

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00:24:09

Voices from Antarctica 01 | Ice Flight

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2025/09/24

Alison Ballance dons her extreme cold weather clothing for a trip to Antarctica - but getting to the frozen continent can take time.To see images and read more about this episode, visit the RNZ website here: Voices from Antarctica: Ice FlightGo to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details

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00:00:30

Introducing: Voices from Antarctica

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2025/09/23

Alison Ballance finds out what it takes to live in and do science in Antarctica, in a podcast series recorded on the frozen continent in November 2019.To see images and read more about the series, visit the RNZ website here: Voices from AntarcticaGo to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details

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00:29:06

Fight for the Wild 04 | What's in it for us?

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2025/09/17

In the series finale, Hope, we get a glimpse of what a predator-free Aotearoa could look like, and look at the breakthrough technologies and innovations taking us towards that goal. This episode was first published in May 2021.Watch the video version of the episode here.The final podcast in the series, What's in it for us?, counts both the costs and benefits of Predator Free.It explores the costs of not doing it, before setting out a range of possible, positive outcomes for the economy, our

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00:26:31

Fight for the Wild 03 | Predator-Free 2050 & Māori

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2025/09/10

Community-led projects are leading the charge to halt biodiversity decline, while researchers make break-throughs in their quest to remove predators and protect borders from reinvasion. This episode was first published in May 2021.Watch the video version of the episode here.Episode Three explores the deep relationship between Māori and the natural world.Predator Free 2050 and Māori looks at the vital contribution of Māori towards achieving Predator Free. It begins by exploring the deep relationship

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00:27:13

Fight for the Wild 02 | Remove and protect

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2025/09/03

New Zealander's have drawn a line in the sand, announcing they will rid the nation of rats, stoats and possums by 2050, but what will it take to get there? This episode was first published in May 2021.Watch the video version of the episode here.Remove and Protect reveals what Aotearoa means to do about the losing battle for our wildlife.It sets out the critical distinction between business-as-usual pest control - simply holding a line - and the step change, and monumental challenge, that is

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00:27:09

Fight for the Wild 01 | Dealing with loss

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2025/08/27

Loss looks at the devastating effect introduced mammals have had on New Zealand's unique wildlife. This episode was first published in May 2021.Watch the video version of the episode here.Dealing with Loss takes listeners back to Gondwana, to explore just why our native birds are so tragically vulnerable to predation by mammals from another hemisphere.Host Dave Hansford then presents a series of "criminal profiles" introducing listeners to the Predator Free target species: the brushtail

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00:02:23

Introducing: Fight for the Wild

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2025/08/26

Takes you into the wild heart of Aotearoa, documenting the desperate battle to protect it and exploring the notion of Predator Free 2050.This series was first published in May 2021.Watch the video trailer hereFight for the Wild is a four-part video series that takes viewers into the wild heart of Aotearoa and documents the desperate battle to protect it. It explores the notion of Predator Free 2050 and asks whether this big, bold initiative is achievable and if so, how?In the complementary Fight

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00:22:46

Voice of the Iceberg 04 | Endeavour

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2025/08/20

Joseph Michael and his film-making companions come face-to-face with the heaving splendour of giant icebergs in the waters around the Antarctic Peninsula. Back in New Zealand, they grapple with how to projection map an 'urban iceberg' onto the exterior of the Auckland War Memorial Museum, and how to create a soundscape that blends music with the voices of the icebergs.This episode was first published in February 2017.Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details

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