# Our Changing World A podcast by RNZ. Dr Claire Concannon follows scientists into the bush, over rivers, back to their labs and many places in-between to cover the most fascinating research being done in Aotearoa New Zealand. Feed: https://www.rnz.co.nz/podcasts/acast/ourchangingworld.rss ## Latest episodes - [Saving tara-iti, shell by shell](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/208013620/2016cae84d23) (2026-10-26, 26 min): audio https://flex.acast.com/media.rnztools.nz/rnz-kete-oro-prod/video/upload/ac_mp3,af_48000,br_192k/fl_attachment/v1792634307/audio/ocw/our_changing_world_20261022-0257_saving_tara-iti_shell_by_shell_wk.mp3 - [The PINK1 clue in Parkinson's disease](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/208013620/fba992911332) (2026-10-19, 26 min): audio https://flex.acast.com/media.rnztools.nz/rnz-kete-oro-prod/video/upload/ac_mp3,af_48000,br_192k/fl_attachment/v1791242630/audio/ocw/our_changing_world_20261006-1222_the_pink1_clue_in_parkinsons_disease_wk.mp3 - [Are GLP1 drugs worth the hype?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/208013620/204c2492dd09) (2026-10-12, 27 min): audio https://flex.acast.com/media.rnztools.nz/rnz-kete-oro-prod/video/upload/ac_mp3,af_48000,br_192k/fl_attachment/v1791510247/audio/ocw/our_changing_world_20261009-0238_are_glp1_drugs_worth_the_hype__wk.mp3 - [Black robin: From the brink to Bird of the Year](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/208013620/e287c39a2f45) (2026-10-05, 27 min): audio https://flex.acast.com/media.rnztools.nz/rnz-kete-oro-prod/video/upload/ac_mp3,af_48000,br_192k/fl_attachment/v1790820417/audio/ocw/our_changing_world_20261001-0306_bird_of_the_year_the_chatham_island_black_robin_wk.mp3 - [The science quest for a green ammonia catalyst](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/208013620/1cc08623d122) (2026-09-28, 27 min): audio https://flex.acast.com/media.rnztools.nz/rnz-kete-oro-prod/video/private/ac_mp3,af_48000,br_192k,f_mp3,fl_attachment/v1790306414/audio/ocw/ocw-20260929-0500-the_science_quest_for_a_green_ammonia_catalyst.mp3 - [Searching sand dunes for lizards](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/208013620/bb54111a9ce9) (2026-09-21, 27 min): audio https://flex.acast.com/media.rnztools.nz/rnz-kete-oro-prod/video/private/ac_mp3,af_48000,br_192k,f_mp3,fl_attachment/v1787699762/audio/ocw/ocw-20260901-0500-bream_bay_dunes.mp3 - [Ireland's experience of H5/N1 bird flu: A conversation with Niall Hatch](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/208013620/794fce4713bc) (2026-09-14, 21 min): audio https://flex.acast.com/media.rnztools.nz/rnz-kete-oro-prod/video/private/ac_mp3,af_48000,br_192k,f_mp3,fl_attachment/v1789113312/audio/ocw/ocw-20260915-0530-irelands_experience_of_h5n1_bird_flu.mp3 - [H5/N1 bird flu is here, what does this mean for our wildlife?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/208013620/aa6238d10e91) (2026-09-14, 30 min): audio https://flex.acast.com/media.rnztools.nz/rnz-kete-oro-prod/video/private/ac_mp3,af_48000,br_192k,f_mp3,fl_attachment/v1789099328/audio/ocw/ocw-20260915-0500-h5n1_bird_flu_is_here.mp3 - [OCW Recommends: All in Her Head](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/208013620/ea7374575b21) (2026-09-07, 48 min): audio https://flex.acast.com/media.rnztools.nz/rnz-kete-oro-prod/video/private/ac_mp3,af_48000,br_192k,f_mp3,fl_attachment/v1788387738/audio/ocw/ocw-20260908-0500-all_in_her_head_ep1_the_girl_who_couldnt_eat.mp3 - [Should we de-extinct the moa?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/208013620/8d4eab54e41c) (2026-08-31, 32 min): audio https://flex.acast.com/media.rnztools.nz/rnz-kete-oro-prod/video/private/ac_mp3,af_48000,br_192k,f_mp3,fl_attachment/v1787537307/audio/ocw/ocw-20260915-0500-should_we_de-extinct_the_moa.mp3 - [Could we de-extinct the moa?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/208013620/1791ad55a411) (2026-08-31, 28 min): audio https://flex.acast.com/media.rnztools.nz/rnz-kete-oro-prod/video/private/ac_mp3,af_48000,br_192k,f_mp3,fl_attachment/v1787537040/audio/ocw/ocw-20260908-0500-could_we_de-extinct_the_moa.mp3 - [Cold water swimming: panacea or peril?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/208013620/599a002580e0) (2026-08-24, 27 min): audio https://flex.acast.com/media.rnztools.nz/rnz-kete-oro-prod/video/private/ac_mp3,af_48000,br_192k,f_mp3,fl_attachment/v1787024509/audio/ocw/ocw-20260825-0500-cold_water_swimming_panacea_or_peril.mp3 - [A precious piece of sediment, and what it says about our future](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/208013620/47bb83f0bb45) (2026-08-17, 31 min): audio https://flex.acast.com/media.rnztools.nz/rnz-kete-oro-prod/video/private/ac_mp3,af_48000,br_192k,f_mp3,fl_attachment/v1786496662/audio/ocw/ocw-20260818-0500-a_precious_piece_of_sediment_and_what_it_says_about_our_future.mp3 - [Solar on the go and feeding the world in a catastrophe](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/208013620/0f36c4febdcc) (2026-08-10, 27 min): audio https://flex.acast.com/media.rnztools.nz/rnz-kete-oro-prod/video/private/ac_mp3,af_48000,br_192k,f_mp3,fl_attachment/v1786065512/audio/ocw/ocw-20260811-0500-solar_on_the_go_and_feeding_the_world_in_a_catastrophe.mp3 - [High powered magnets, and making steel with hydrogen](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/208013620/a284b2bb066a) (2026-08-03, 26 min): audio https://flex.acast.com/media.rnztools.nz/rnz-kete-oro-prod/video/private/ac_mp3,af_48000,br_192k,f_mp3,fl_attachment/v1786312245/audio/ocw/ocw-20260804-0500-high_powered_magnets_and_a_new_way_to_make_steel.mp3 - [Electric motors for future flight](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/208013620/45160e63a013) (2026-07-27, 26 min): audio https://flex.acast.com/media.rnztools.nz/rnz-kete-oro-prod/video/private/ac_mp3,af_48000,br_192k,f_mp3,fl_attachment/v1784842764/audio/ocw/ocw-20260728-0500-electric_motors_for_future_flying.mp3 - [An Antarctic adventure, and a book return](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/208013620/396f71c16e3a) (2026-07-20, 27 min): audio https://flex.acast.com/media.rnztools.nz/rnz-kete-oro-prod/video/private/ac_mp3,af_48000,br_192k,f_mp3,fl_attachment/v1783391219/audio/ocw/ocw-20260707-1416-an_antarctic_adventure_and_a_book_return.mp3 - [New tech aimed at improving heart health at home](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/208013620/157b279c2c70) (2026-07-13, 26 min): audio https://flex.acast.com/media.rnztools.nz/rnz-kete-oro-prod/video/private/ac_mp3,af_48000,br_192k,f_mp3,fl_attachment/v1783290024/audio/ocw/ocw-20260714-0500-new_tech_aimed_at_improving_heart_health_at_home.mp3 - [Building a nation-wide model of landslide risk](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/208013620/38f610f4cfa1) (2026-07-06, 27 min): audio https://flex.acast.com/media.rnztools.nz/rnz-kete-oro-prod/video/private/ac_mp3,af_48000,br_192k,f_mp3,fl_attachment/v1783300726/audio/ocw/ocw-20260707-0500-building_a_nation-wide_model_of_landslide_risk.mp3 - [Meet the Prime Minister's science prize winners](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/208013620/7557b33dd18a) (2026-06-30, 28 min): audio https://flex.acast.com/media.rnztools.nz/rnz-kete-oro-prod/video/private/ac_mp3,af_48000,br_192k,f_mp3,fl_attachment/v1782680550/audio/ocw/ocw-20260630-1900-the_2025_prime_ministers_science_prize_winners.mp3 - [Analysing ash, and Vanuatu's volcanoes](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/208013620/e8d70e0ae72b) (2026-06-22, 28 min): audio https://flex.acast.com/media.rnztools.nz/rnz-kete-oro-prod/video/private/ac_mp3,af_48000,br_192k,f_mp3,fl_attachment/v1781759865/audio/ocw/ocw-20260623-0500-analysing_ash_and_studying_vanuatus_volcanoes.mp3 - [The challenges of making our capital city predator free](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/208013620/d56b46af8e5a) (2026-06-15, 23 min): audio https://flex.acast.com/media.rnztools.nz/rnz-kete-oro-prod/video/private/ac_mp3,af_48000,br_192k,f_mp3,fl_attachment/v1781504350/audio/ocw/ocw-20260616-0500-capital_city_predator_free.mp3 - [Building New Zealand's RNA capabilities](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/208013620/065d97a499bd) (2026-06-08, 27 min): audio https://flex.acast.com/media.rnztools.nz/rnz-kete-oro-prod/video/private/ac_mp3,af_48000,br_192k,f_mp3,fl_attachment/v1780783187/audio/ocw/ocw-20260609-0500-nzs_rna_platform.mp3 - [Working towards a pest free Purerua-Mataroa peninsula](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/208013620/d8809b0c2ee8) (2026-06-01, 28 min): audio https://flex.acast.com/media.rnztools.nz/rnz-kete-oro-prod/video/private/ac_mp3,af_48000,br_192k,f_mp3,fl_attachment/v1780022449/audio/ocw/ocw-20260602-0500-working_towards_a_pest_free_purerua_mataroa_peninsula.mp3 - [Hydrogen detectives](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/208013620/b21711d5561d) (2026-05-25, 27 min): audio https://flex.acast.com/media.rnztools.nz/rnz-kete-oro-prod/video/private/ac_mp3,af_48000,br_192k,f_mp3,fl_attachment/v1779246033/audio/ocw/ocw-20260526-0500-hydrogen_detectives.mp3 - [How can Aotearoa eliminate cervical cancer?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/208013620/d7efb3d9e171) (2026-05-18, 26 min): audio https://flex.acast.com/media.rnztools.nz/rnz-kete-oro-prod/video/private/ac_mp3,af_48000,br_192k,f_mp3,fl_attachment/v1778118328/audio/ocw/ocw-20260519-0500-how_can_aotearoa_eliminate_cervical_cancer.mp3 - [Looking to a wild future for kākāpō](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/208013620/d4320d714cae) (2026-05-11, 29 min): audio https://flex.acast.com/media.rnztools.nz/rnz-kete-oro-prod/video/private/ac_mp3,af_48000,br_192k,f_mp3,fl_attachment/v1778466699/audio/ocw/ocw-20260512-0500-looking_to_a_wild_future_for_kakapo.mp3 - [A time of change for kākāpō](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/208013620/52acd64aabde) (2026-05-04, 28 min): audio https://flex.acast.com/media.rnztools.nz/rnz-kete-oro-prod/video/private/ac_mp3,af_48000,br_192k,f_mp3,fl_attachment/v1777868391/audio/ocw/ocw-20260505-0500-a_time_of_change_for_kakapo_conservation.mp3 - [A taste for science](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/208013620/f8978b87ab0d) (2026-04-27, 29 min): audio https://flex.acast.com/media.rnztools.nz/rnz-kete-oro-prod/video/private/ac_mp3,af_48000,br_192k,f_mp3,fl_attachment/v1776994369/audio/ocw/ocw-20260428-0500-sensing_science.mp3 - [Keeping the South Island Psa-V free](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/208013620/aab9589e0e08) (2026-04-20, 27 min): audio https://flex.acast.com/media.rnztools.nz/rnz-kete-oro-prod/video/private/ac_mp3,af_48000,br_192k,f_mp3,fl_attachment/v1775707790/audio/ocw/ocw-20260421-0500-keeping_the_south_island_psa-v_free.mp3 - [The unexpected potential of ketamine](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/208013620/7da77230907f) (2026-04-13, 27 min): audio https://flex.acast.com/media.rnztools.nz/rnz-kete-oro-prod/video/private/ac_mp3,af_48000,br_192k,f_mp3,fl_attachment/v1775431381/audio/ocw/ocw-20260414-0500-the_unexpected_promise_of_ketamine.mp3 - [Building an army to stop a stink bug invasion](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/208013620/3c592fdc7690) (2026-04-06, 27 min): audio https://flex.acast.com/media.rnztools.nz/rnz-kete-oro-prod/video/private/ac_mp3,af_48000,br_192k,f_mp3,fl_attachment/v1773269764/audio/ocw/ocw-20260407-0500-building_an_army_to_stop_a_stink_bug_invasion.mp3 - [Monitoring plastic pollution in Northland, and the elusive bittern](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/208013620/4d1465378e2f) (2026-03-30, 27 min): audio https://flex.acast.com/media.rnztools.nz/rnz-kete-oro-prod/video/private/ac_mp3,af_48000,br_192k,f_mp3,fl_attachment/v1774564721/audio/ocw/ocw-20260331-0500-monitoring_plastic_pollution_in_northland_and_the_elusive_bitt.mp3 - [The tree keepers](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/208013620/4b396607c4db) (2026-03-23, 27 min): audio https://flex.acast.com/media.rnztools.nz/rnz-kete-oro-prod/video/private/ac_mp3,af_48000,br_192k,f_mp3,fl_attachment/v1774322352/audio/ocw/ocw-20260324-1558-the_tree_keepers_v2.mp3 - [How to grow a kiwi](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/208013620/fabe0eb27570) (2026-03-16, 31 min): audio https://flex.acast.com/media.rnztools.nz/rnz-kete-oro-prod/video/private/ac_mp3,af_48000,br_192k,f_mp3,fl_attachment/v1773347336/audio/ocw/ocw-20260317-0500-how_to_grow_a_kiwi.mp3 - [Iwi-led conservation in the Kaimai Mamuku ranges](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/208013620/2138412088d4) (2026-03-09, 27 min): audio https://flex.acast.com/media.rnztools.nz/rnz-kete-oro-prod/video/private/ac_mp3,af_48000,br_192k,f_mp3,fl_attachment/v1772728528/audio/ocw/ocw-20260310-0500-iwi_led_conservation_in_the_kaimai_mamuku_ranges.mp3 - [The thorny issue of the long-spined urchin](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/208013620/80cf3097eda3) (2026-03-02, 27 min): audio https://flex.acast.com/media.rnztools.nz/rnz-kete-oro-prod/video/private/ac_mp3,af_48000,br_192k,f_mp3,fl_attachment/v1772426849/audio/ocw/ocw-20260303-0500-the_thorny_issue_of_the_long_spined_urchin.mp3 - [The Democratisation of Space?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/208013620/330c6c1aa0df) (2026-02-23, 26 min): audio https://flex.acast.com/media.rnztools.nz/rnz-kete-oro-prod/video/private/ac_mp3,af_48000,br_192k,f_mp3,fl_attachment/v1770076513/audio/ocw/ocw-20260224-0500-space_deomocratisation.mp3 - [Science for future fashion](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/208013620/25eb161d8af9) (2026-02-16, 26 min): audio https://flex.acast.com/media.rnztools.nz/rnz-kete-oro-prod/video/private/ac_mp3,af_48000,br_192k,f_mp3,fl_attachment/v1770003256/audio/ocw/ocw-20260217-0500-science_for_future_fashion.mp3 - [Going for eradication - Predator free South Westland](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/208013620/fa36800dab9e) (2026-02-09, 27 min): audio https://flex.acast.com/media.rnztools.nz/rnz-kete-oro-prod/video/private/ac_mp3,af_48000,br_192k,f_mp3,fl_attachment/v1770262734/audio/ocw/ocw-20260210-0500-going_for_eradication.mp3 - [Insect vibes](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/208013620/acae628a9cf3) (2026-02-02, 27 min): audio https://flex.acast.com/media.rnztools.nz/rnz-kete-oro-prod/video/private/ac_mp3,af_48000,br_192k,f_mp3,fl_attachment/v1769138629/audio/ocw/ocw-20260203-0500-insect_vibes.mp3 - [Sight in the womb](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/208013620/e050fe4104b4) (2026-01-26, 27 min): audio https://flex.acast.com/media.rnztools.nz/rnz-kete-oro-prod/video/private/ac_mp3,af_48000,br_192k,f_mp3,fl_attachment/v1767741013/audio/ocw/ocw-20260127-0500-sight_in_the_womb.mp3 - [Summer science: Methane-busting seaweed](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/208013620/b9fa6d2555dc) (2026-01-19, 14 min): audio https://flex.acast.com/media.rnztools.nz/rnz-kete-oro-prod/video/private/ac_mp3,af_48000,br_192k,f_mp3,fl_attachment/v1759877264/audio/ocw/ocw-20260120-0500-ocw_ss5_methane_busting_seaweed.mp3 - [Summer science: Why we spend](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/208013620/d3e24532308c) (2026-01-13, 17 min): audio https://flex.acast.com/media.rnztools.nz/rnz-kete-oro-prod/video/private/ac_mp3,af_48000,br_192k,f_mp3,fl_attachment/v1759877116/audio/ocw/ocw-20260113-0500-ocw_ss4_why_we_spend.mp3 - [Summer science: The science of ageing](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/208013620/f8fb7b2fa51d) (2026-01-05, 67 min): audio https://flex.acast.com/media.rnztools.nz/rnz-kete-oro-prod/video/private/ac_mp3,af_48000,br_192k,f_mp3,fl_attachment/v1759877013/audio/ocw/ocw-20260106-0500-ocw_ss3_the_science_of_ageing.mp3 - [Summer science: Keeping it crisp](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/208013620/eef04372f3f9) (2025-12-29, 13 min): audio https://flex.acast.com/media.rnztools.nz/rnz-kete-oro-prod/video/private/ac_mp3,af_48000,br_192k,f_mp3,fl_attachment/v1759875999/audio/ocw/ocw-20251230-0500-ocw_ss2_keeping_it_crisp.mp3 - [Summer science: Dollars for nature](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/208013620/7678ba06390f) (2025-12-22, 14 min): audio https://flex.acast.com/media.rnztools.nz/rnz-kete-oro-prod/video/private/ac_mp3,af_48000,br_192k,f_mp3,fl_attachment/v1759875820/audio/ocw/ocw-20251223-0500-ocw_ss1_dollars_for_nature.mp3 - [Tackling feral cats](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/208013620/7a2ff27ef7fa) (2025-12-17, 25 min): audio https://flex.acast.com/media.rnztools.nz/rnz-kete-oro-prod/video/private/ac_mp3,af_48000,br_192k,f_mp3,fl_attachment/v1765934269/audio/ocw/ocw-20251218-0500-tackling_feral_cats.mp3 - [The kākāpō files returns and the year in science](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/208013620/b4a20288e899) (2025-12-15, 35 min): audio https://flex.acast.com/media.rnztools.nz/rnz-kete-oro-prod/video/private/ac_mp3,af_48000,br_192k,f_mp3,fl_attachment/v1765422438/audio/ocw/ocw-20251216-0500-kakapo_files_returns_and_a_year_of_change_for_nz_science.mp3 - [Restoring Te Awarua o Porirua](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/208013620/c6303d458afc) (2025-12-08, 26 min): audio https://flex.acast.com/media.rnztools.nz/rnz-kete-oro-prod/video/private/ac_mp3,af_48000,br_192k,f_mp3,fl_attachment/v1765150200/audio/ocw/ocw-20251209-0500-restoring_te_awarua_o_porirua_vm.mp3 Shows are listed from Apple Podcasts' charts and directory, and Podcast Index where it is used. 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