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Voice of Tangaroa

by RNZ

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  • Turning the tide

    April 24, 2024 · 29 min

    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 chances of success, and what will it mean…

  • Summer 34

    April 17, 2024 · 29 min

    Journalist Rebekah White meets two people who have been counting albatrosses on remote islands in the subantarctic for more than three decades. Their research shows that at least one species is en route to extinction. A few changes to the…

  • Taking on water

    April 3, 2024 · 31 min

    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 politically fraught? How might our ideas…

  • A tale of two islands

    March 27, 2024 · 28 min

    The Bounty Islands are tiny in terms of area - just some bits of granite jutting out of the ocean. But they are huge in terms of seabirds. James Frankham joins a team researching the erect-crested penguins who breed in this remote…

  • The stuff of life

    March 20, 2024 · 32 min

    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 New Zealand's southwest coast. There's…

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  • Fish out of water

    March 13, 2024 · 33 min

    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 iconic ocean creatures. Many of our…

  • Kina-nomics

    March 6, 2024 · 28 min

    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. The kina are out of control. As many as 40 urchins crowd into…

  • The undersea orchestra

    February 28, 2024 · 31 min

    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 symphony in the sea. Symphony in the…

  • Introducing: Voice of Tangaroa

    February 25, 2024 · 1 min

    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.  93% of New Zealand is covered in salt water…

  • Coming Soon: Voice of Tangaroa

    February 15, 2024 · 1 min

    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. Voice of Tangaroa is a joint production between RNZ's Our Changing…

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About the show

A collaboration between RNZ's award-winning science podcast Our Changing World & New Zealand Geographic, exploring the state of our oceans and the extraordinary variety of life that calls it home.