Kate Evans
Why feijoas aren't tinned to be enjoyed all year round
Earlier this week one of our listeners shared that she had just picked an Avocado sized 186g Feijoa. Audio
Turning the tide – what it takes to take out rats
Kate Evans visits a passionate team as they carpet a remote volcanic island in Tonga with poisoned bait, hoping to eradicate rats. What does it take to complete this kind of project, what are the… Audio
Taking on water - marine protection in Aotearoa
New Zealand once led the world in marine protection. Now it looks like we will fail to meet our international promise to protect 30 percent of our ocean estate by 2030. Why is stopping fishing so… Audio
The stuff of life - Carbon capture in our ocean ecosystems
What roles do our ocean ecosystems play in capturing carbon? Kate Evans speaks to iwi Māori working to improve the health of an estuary in the Bay of Plenty, and to scientists studying the fiords of… Audio
Our Changing World – Fiordland’s secrets
What roles do our ocean ecosystems play in capturing carbon? Kate Evans speaks to scientists studying the fiords of New Zealand’s southwest coast. There’s potential for huge amounts of carbon to be… Audio
Fish out of water - How to grow fish on land
People and livestock gobble so much fish that the seas soon won’t keep up. Is the answer to grow fish on land? Kate Evans meets scientists figuring out the puzzles of how to farm some of New Zealand’s… Audio
Our Changing World: Growing fish on land
People and livestock gobble so much fish that the seas soon won’t keep up. Is the answer to grow fish on land? Kate Evans meets scientists figuring out the puzzles of how to farm some of New Zealand’s… Audio
Stories from Our Changing World
Coming up on Our Changing World, the next episode in the new collaboration with New Zealand Geographic called Voice of Tangaroa. This week, Kate Evans learns about a business growing whitebait in… Audio
Kina-nomics - The kina are taking over, what can we do?
Kina numbers are exploding on some of our reefs, decimating seaweed habitats. Could this problem be solved by eating them? Kate Evans investigates the potential of kina-nomics. Audio
Our Changing World: Fixing kina barrens
Kina numbers are exploding on some of our reefs, decimating seaweed habitats. Could this problem be solved by eating them? Kate Evans investigates the potential of kina-nomics. Audio
The undersea orchestra - Ocean sounds and what they tell us
Crackle, pop, woof, crunch, click. In the ocean, an undersea orchestra is in full swing. Journalist Kate Evans discovers who’s playing in it and why, and what happens when human noise drowns out this… Audio
Our Changing World: The sea symphony
Journalist Kate Evans and presenter Claire Concannon discover the undersea orchestra in the first episode of new series Voice of Tangaroa. Audio
Journalist's decade-long, cross-continental hunt for origins of the feijoa
Kate Evans is an award-winning journalist and regular contributor to National Geographic, and she's also a self-proclaimed feijoa fanatic. But for the tangy and gritty fruit, New Zealand is not home -… Audio
Voice of Tangaroa: Trailer
A collaboration between Our Changing World and New Zealand Geographic, the Voice of Tangaroa series explores the state of our oceans, and the extraordinary variety of life that calls it home. Audio
Coming Soon: Voice of Tangaroa
Coming soon to RNZ Podcasts is the new series Voice of Tangaroa, exploring the state of our oceans, and the extraordinary variety of life that calls it home. Released weekly from Thursday 29 February… Audio
Coming Soon: Voice of Tangaroa
Coming soon to RNZ Podcasts is the new series Voice of Tangaroa, exploring the state of our oceans, and the extraordinary variety of life that calls it home. Released weekly from Thursday 29 February… Audio
Coming Soon: Voice of Tangaroa
Coming soon to RNZ Podcasts is the new series Voice of Tangaroa, exploring the state of our oceans, and the extraordinary variety of life that calls it home. Released weekly from Thursday 29 February… Audio
Coming Soon: Voice of Tangaroa
Coming soon to RNZ Podcasts is the new series Voice of Tangaroa. The series explores the state of our oceans, and the extraordinary variety of life that calls it home. Audio
Evans and Clarkson: Science through comics
Kate Evans and Giselle Clarkson are on a mission to tell stories about science through words and pictures. They've embarked on a new series for New Zealand Geographic where they tackle the questions… Audio
Kate Evans: Feijoa festival in Colombia
Feijoa fanatic Kate Evans in is Colombia as her first stop in a three week research trip for her book on the fruit. Audio