Pigeons
Fly Away Home - Or Not
Its been a bad week to be a pigeon - world-wide. Pigeon fancier Craig Gray has been racing birds for 57 years, he joins Karen to tell us a thing or two about how pigeons operate. Audio
Counting the breeds - a census of rare breeds in NZ
The Rare Breeds Conservation Society wants to know how many rare breed animals are in New Zealand and where they are located. Audio
A lot to crow about
This year, 1250 birds were entered into the Waikato Poultry and Pigeon Club's championship show. It's a beauty pageant that organisers hope will delight members of the public so they too will decide… Audio
Pigeon poo damaging Christchurch Cathedral
The Cathedral has been in a state of limbo since the Christchurch earthquakes. Now roosting pigeons are adding to the damage. Audio
Putting the karearea among the pigeons
A New Zealand native falcon has helped chase away more than half of the pigeons at a University of Canterbury campus. Audio
Flight of the falcon
What's a university to do when pigeons invade its campus? In Canterbury, the answer has been to employ a predator to patrol the university, specifically an endangered New Zealand falcon. Audio
Making grounds for the humble pigeon
Pigeons are part and parcel of our urban landscape and there are at least 400 million pigeons worldwide. But how did they come to be in our cities and how do you feel about them? A show in Wellington… Audio
Animal's sense of direction
Dr Chris Smith of The Naked Scientists on a discovery in China that could show how animals navigate using the Earth's magnetic fields. Audio
Group wants the council to give pigeons contraceptives
A residents group in central Wellington wants the council to give pigeons contraceptives to try to control their numbers. Audio
Pigeons terrorising children and elderly in Auckland
Flocks of pigeons are running amok, pooping and diving on people in Browns Bay in Auckland. Audio
King of the Perch
Spectrum's Lisa Thompson joins Mac Armstrong in the lead up to the 2014 Invercargill to Auckland pigeons race and learns what it takes to be king of the perch. Audio
Phil Seddon: de-extinction
Professor of Zoology at the University of Otago, specialist in reintroducing endangered species in protected areas, and leader of a team exploring the issues around bringing extinct creatures back to… Audio
Kererū
Listen our distinctive native pigeon, which, as the only disperser of large fruits, are essential for the regeneration of our native forests. Audio
Pigeon racing
Colin Jerolmack goes inside the world of pigeon racing and the South African Million Dollar Pigeon Race in his book "The Global Pigeon". Also, a man with a truck load of pigeons, literally! He's… Audio
Smart Pigeons
Pigeons trained to use touch-screens have abstract mathematical abilities as good as monkeys Audio