Penguins
A tale of two islands – erect-crested penguins
The Bounty Islands are tiny in terms of area – just some bits of granite jutting out of the ocean. But they are huge in terms of seabirds. James Frankham joins a team researching the erect-crested… Audio
Our Changing World – Erect-crested penguins
Erect-crested penguins lead largely unknown lives on some of New Zealand's most remote subantarctic islands. A research team travels south to unlock this enigmatic species' secrets. Audio
New Zealand’s Antipodes Islands – remote, wild, and special
An ambitious project to rid the remote Antipodes Island of introduced mice proved successful in 2018. Claire Concannon visits the spectacular subantarctic island to meet the locals – from penguins to… Audio
Our Changing World – The Antipodes Islands
The rugged and remote Antipodes Islands are home to a fantastical array of wildlife – from pipits to elephant seals. Claire Concannon joins an expedition to the islands where researchers are counting… Audio
Concerns over spate of baby penguin deaths
A spate of baby penguin deaths has raised concerns there could be a repeat of a catastrophic breeding season of five years ago, where there were mass fatalities of korora. On Waiheke Island alone… Video, Audio
Why are penguins so cool?
Giant penguins weighing up to 150 kilograms once roamed the waters around New Zealand. Claire Concannon speaks to a palaeontologist and learns about penguin evolution, extinct species that dwarfed… Audio
Our Changing World – Penguin evolution
How did penguins go from flying in the air, to 'flying' underwater? Claire Concannon speaks to a palaeontologist to learn about penguin evolution across 62 million years and the extinct giant penguin… Audio
Deep dives and epic journeys: Return of the emperor penguins
A team of NIWA scientists eagerly awaits the return of 19 emperor penguins carrying high-tech data loggers and video cameras. What will the data captured reveal about the penguins' secret lives at… Audio
Our Changing World – Return of the emperors
The Voices from Antarctica replay continues with another episode from Cape Crozier, where a team of scientists eagerly await the return of several emperor penguins equipped with data loggers and video…
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Emperor penguin secrets
Revisit the frozen continent with us in this mini rerun of the Voices from Antarctica series. This week, Alison visits Cape Crozier to meet a colony of emperor penguins and the team of scientists… Audio
Our Changing World – The penguins of Cape Crozier
Join us in Antarctica, where Alison Ballance meets the emperor penguins at Cape Crozier – and the scientists unravelling what the penguins are up to when they're not chilling on the ice.
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Investigating the virosphere
While we might have heard all we ever want to know about viruses in the last few years, the truth is, known viruses represent less than zero point one percent of the estimated total of viruses out… Audio
Our Changing World – The hoiho pathogen puzzle
Claire Concannon speaks to University of Otago researchers investigating virus diversity, how viruses evolve, and what might be causing some diseases affecting our native wildlife. Audio
Surviving magpie dive-bombing season
Don't be surprised if you witness -- or are victim to -- a magpie dive bombing someone in the coming weeks. (Thanks, Australia.) It's nesting season and the time-honoured tradition of magpies swooping… Audio
Gentoo penguins celebrate 24 years together at Kelly Tarlton's
In human couples getting cold feet often is not the best sign, but not for this couple of Gentoo penguins - Buster and 99 - who are celebrating their 24th anniversary at Kelly Tarlton's.
Contrary to… Video, Audio
Antarctica's Forgotten Hero and the Secret Love Lives of Penguins
Penguin expert and Antarctic explorer Lloyd Spencer Davis blends natural history, evolutionary biology and stories of adventure in his new book A Polar Affair: Antarctica's Forgotten Hero and the… Audio, Gallery
The craziest travel requests from the super rich
The notion of travelling anywhere further than the corner dairy has become a distant memory for many of us, but for the super rich, holiday planning continues to be a case of pushing the envelope. Audio
Kennedy Warne - penguins in peril
With the 10th International Penguin Conference under way in Dunedin this week, Kennedy Warne talks to Lynn about the increasingly perilous world of penguins. He also pays tribute to a pair of… Audio
Pablo Garcia Borboroglu - Protecting penguins
Penguin expert Pablo Garcia Borboroglu is the founder and President of the Global Penguin Society, a science-based conservation coalition which has helped protect 32 million acres of habitat and taken… Audio
Yellow-eyed penguins under threat from fishing nets - Forest & Bird
Forest and Bird is warning an increase in yellow eyed penguins getting caught in fishing nets is pushing the nationally endangered bird to the brink of extinction.
It estimates 30 of the penguins… Video, Audio