Wanted: Proof of life for South Island kōkako
 
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January 28, 2017
 
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Have you seen this bird?

The South Island Kōkako Charitable Trust needs your help to find what could be the rarest bird in the world. Do you have information that can confirm the South Island kōkako is still alive? You might be in for a $5000 reward! 

Read more on one of our rarer and most striking birds in our archives!

 
 
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Carbon and concrete, friends at last.

Did you know cement was once considered a climate risk?
Carbon dioxide emissions from cement production contribute up to five percent of total global emissions.

 
 
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An ill wind

The new US administration is being filled with people who deny the human causes of climate change, which will likely see a sharp reduction in funding for climate science and satellites to measure events as they unfold.

Find out how hurricanes influenced the result of elections across the Americas.

 
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#WeekendRead

Most of New Zealand’s lowland areas are now devoted to food production. How we produce food for consumption, sale and export continues to shape our landscape and lives, but the 90 per cent of New Zealanders who live in cities have little contact with those processes and the social and environmental considerations they create. Can farmers improve yields and use resources more efficiently? Can consumers reconnect with the land and farm practices to make more informed choices and reduce waste? What is the future of our food?

 
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#SundayDoco

Join Dr Mike on an adrenaline packed visit to Queensland, Australia. With its dense rainforest and endless white sandy beaches, it’s a vacationer’s paradise. But looks can be deceiving and Mike soon discovers that Queensland is also packed full of potentially painful and poisonous creatures.

Check out www.nzgeo.tv or dive straight into this week's Sunday doco—Queensland–from the Bite me with Dr. Leahy series