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A behind the scenes look at how the Department of Conservation cares for New Zealand’s unique native species and natural environment.

Episode 12: Marine Magic

Anton van Helden is a marine scientist by day moonlighting as a magician by night (although one could make the point that magic never sleeps). In this...
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Episode #11: The Best Bits So Far

Our latest episode is a supercut of all our favourite moments from the past ten episodes, as guided by Erica Wilkinson. Lichens, bats, kākāpō sperm he...
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Episode 10: Time to talk climate

Jenny Christie is used to seeing eyebrows go up when she tells people what her job is. Perhaps a few years ago, this could be chalked up as scepticism...
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Episode #9: Non-vascular Plants

Kelly Frogley is an expert when it comes to non-vascular plants. In this episode, Kelly explains what exactly they are, and shares some stories about ...
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Episode #8: The Batman

Colin O’Donnell knows everything there is to know about pekapeka/bats, and he’s accumulated some wild stories along the way. In the name of science, C...
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Episode #7: History with Herb

Conservation enthusiast and DOC legend Herb talks to Nic about his experience as a science communicator, navigating the bush before sat nav, being tro...
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Episode #6: Our invertebrates

Insect expert Eric Edwards talks to us about ecosystems, climate change and cataloguing critters. He also shares his adventures catching true bugs in ...
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Episode #5: We love bittern!

Emma Williams knows a LOT about bittern. This is impressive because they’re very difficult to find. She calls them the ‘ninjas of the wetlands’. In th...
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