Our Changing World
Episodes
Our Changing World for 28 January 2021
28 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Measuring the value of a community garden and the challenges of growing dune plants for restoring sand dune communities.Go to this episode on rnz.co.n...
The value of community gardens
27 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Summer students from Victoria University of Wellington have been helping the Innermost community gardens in Wellington put numbers on their social and...
Growing dune plants a challenging passion
26 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Each year Jo Bonner and the team at Coastlands Plant Nursery in Whakatane grow 300,000 spinifex and pingao plants for dune replanting at beaches aroun...
Rising water, rising problems
10 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
University of Otago student Jenny Stein is finding out how rising sea levels are a growing problem for many coastal settlements, including the densely...
Horsing around: ketamine and me
03 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
When University of Otago student Asia King got the call to take part in a study using ketamine to treat depression, she said yes - and made a podcast ...
Talking about abortion law reform
26 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
University of Otago student Ruby Parker says it's important to talk about abortion. She is in conversation with researcher Emma Harcourt.University of...
Our Changing World for 17 December 2020
17 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Epiphytes are the high rise experts of the plant world, and resilient buildings should save lives and still be useable after an earthquake.Go to this ...
Designing low damage buildings
17 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Low-damage buildings don't just save lives in an earthquake - they are designed to be resilient so they can stay in use.Low-damage buildings don'...
Epiphytes - high-rise plants
17 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Discover the hidden world of arboreal plants, which get a leg-up in the world by living on trees.Discover the hidden world of arboreal plants, which g...
Our Changing World for 10 December 2020
09 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
An earthquake engineer talks about modelling strong ground motions in an earthquake and a psychologists talks about what it takes to have a good life....
Preparing for the next big quake
09 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Information from past earthquakes can be used to prepare a more resilient society that will be better able to cope with future shakes.University of Ca...
What it takes to live a good life
09 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
When it comes to having a 'good life', there are several key elements - strong intimate relationships and time to relax.The secrets to a good life are...
Studying the causes of cancer
03 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Cancer epidemiologist Brian Cox, from the University of Otago, talks about studying the causes of cancer and new research on diet and bowel cancer.A n...
Our Changing World for 3 December 2020
03 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
How river water reaches out to sea and an epidemiologist talks about work into the causes of cancer.Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details
All at sea - the surprising reach of river waters
03 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Two self-driving underwater robots are making surprising discoveries about where river water ends up at sea, far from land.Autonomous ocean gliders th...
Our Changing World for 26 November 2020
26 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
NIWA experts explain the science behind this year's large ozone hole and New Zealand's high UV levels. Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more detail...
Ozone holes & UV radiation
25 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
NIWA's Richard Querel talks about the ozone hole, including this year's large one, and Ben Liley explains why NZ has such high UV levels.The 2020 Anta...
Our Changing World for 19 November 2020
18 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Returning the mysterious parasitic flowering plant Dactylanthus or pua o te reinga to Zealandia sanctuary, in Wellington.Go to this episode on rnz.co....
Pua o te Rēinga - return of the Flower of the Underworld
18 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Iwi representatives & conservationists journey to Zealandia sanctuary to plant seeds of the mysterious parasitic flowering plant Dactylanthus or flowe...
Our Changing World for 12 November 2020
12 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The invention of a woven bassinet to save babies' lives & a geneticist seeking to understand plants & animals have won awards at the 2020 Research Hon...
Award for using DNA to better understand plants & animals
12 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Geneticist Neil Gemmell has won the 2020 Hutton Medal for using DNA & new genomic technologies to better understant plants & animals.Sequencing the tu...
Wahakura - a woven cradle to save babies' lives
12 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The 2020 Tahunui-A-Rangi Award goes to David Tipene Leach for the wahakura, a woven bassinet to address the problem of sudden unexpected death in infa...
Focus on political economy & Te Ao Māori a winning combination
05 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Maria Bargh's work on political economies and the environment is focused on Māori communities and has won her the 2020 Te Puāwaitanga Award.Interwea...
Colourful plants help young researcher win award
05 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Unravelling how genes control colour in petunias has won Nick Albert the 2020 Hamilton Award and could help breed more nutritious fruit.Understanding ...
'Academic superstar' wins top research award
05 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
NZ's top research award, the Rutherford Medal, has gone to Brian Boyd, whose work spans Shakespeare to Nabokov to Popper, & weaves arts and sciences t...