Huia
RNZ Music Pocket Edition: 22 September 2022
In this week's Pocket Edition, Santigold shares her highly anticipated new record-Spirituals, we get introduced to award winning Maori musician Huia and Tony Hadley reflects on a long and successful… Audio
Book Critic: Pip Adam
Today Pip talks to Jesse about the Science and Fantasy fiction genre in New Zealand and the recent I Say Nope and Sir Julius Vogel Awards. Within that theme she reviews Na Viro by Gina Cole and… Audio
Michael Blencowe: searching for what remains of the world's extinct species
For his new book, Gone, Sussex-based naturalist Michael Blencowe decided to embark on a journey in search for what remains of the world's extinct creatures. Audio
Waiata Anthems 2021 live from home
Waiata Anthems celebrates the best new waiata and offers a chance to honour the champions and pioneers of te reo Māori who paved the way for future generations. Due to lockdown, the artists were… Video
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Bringing New Zealand's lost wonders back to life
Author Sarah Ell's new book Lost Wonders: Vanished Creatures of Aotearoa is an all-ages introduction to the vanished creatures of Aotearoa New Zealand, from the long extinct species to those now on… Audio
Search for teen missing at Auckland beach scaled back
The search for the 16-year-old boy at Whatipu Beach is being scaled back as it enters its sixth day.
Recreating extinct species
The ‘de-extinction’ of animals has moved from science fiction to science possibility, but there are significant risks and the issue raises many questions says an Otago University zoologist. Audio
The Lancashire Connection
A superb performance of Bach's famous Chaconne, we'll hear some very new music by Indra's near neighbour, the west Auckland composer Peter Hobbs. We'll travel on a musical tour of Lancashire and hear… Audio
Sound archives - the huia
If you have been to see Taika Waititi's film "The Hunt for the Wilderpeople" you will remember the two main characters discover the long-believed-extinct huia bird, while they are deep in the bush. In… Audio
Preparing for De-Extinction - Are We There Yet?
A science communication student podcast on de-extinction: could we do it and what would the legal implications be? Audio