Islands
Restoring Fiordland's 'island lifeboats'
The Department of Conservation and volunteer groups, including the Coal Island Trust, are hard at work removing pests such as stoats and deer from Fiordland's many islands. Audio
Our Changing World for 25 July 2019
The Department of Conservation and groups such as the Coal Island Trust are taking pests off Fiordland islands and reintroducing rare species. Audio
Seabird hotspot - the Poor Knights Islands
A team of seabird experts experience the joys and challenges of counting Buller's shearwaters on the predator-free Poor Knights Islands. Audio
Our Changing World for 12 April 2018
The Northern New Zealand Seabird Trust is shining a spotlight on seabird diversity in the Hauraki Gulf - including Buller's shearwaters that breed on the Poor Knights Islands. Audio
Haven - the story of a tropical seabird island
A visit to tropical Cousin Island in the Seychelles reveals that predator-free islands the world over are a haven for wildlife. Audio, Gallery
Kumara replanted on old pa sitefor the first time in a century
Kumara returns to an island off the coast of Whangarei for the first time in a century in a show of community spirit and whanaungatanga. Audio
New Zealand leads world in island conservation
A new study shows that getting rid of invasive mammals from islands has an enormous positive benefit for rare native species. Audio
Booming kakapo numbers
The endangered kakapo is in the middle of a bumper breeding year that looks set to be the best ever, and conservationists are looking foward to the resulting population boom. Audio, Gallery
Nic Maclellan - Pacific Islands united
Freelance journalist on the challenges facing Pacific Island leaders in navigating a path through several key issues and forging a collective vision forward. Audio
Moving animals for conservation
There have been hundreds of relocations of animals for conservation reasons in New Zealand and Australia - so what lessons have we learnt Audio
Seabird Central at the Bounty Islands
In winter the Bounty Islands are just bare rock. In summer they are packed with breeding Salvin's albatrosses and erect-crested penguins Audio
Expedition to Subantarctic Antipodes Island
Alison Ballance joins a DOC expedition to remote Antipodes Island, and discovers its strange - and noisy - inhabitants Audio
Three Kings Islands Expedition
Auckland Museum's Three KIngs Islands Marine Expedition saw scientists collecting a range of fish, invertebrates and seaweed. Audio
Voyage to Campbell Island
The Navy frigate Te Kaha heads south to the Furious Fifties to deliver timber for a new boardwalk on Campbell Island. Audio