I speak to Pascale Lubbe, Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Molecular Ecology, at the University of Otago about how current loss of forests, loss when people arrived in New Zealand and loss of forest during the ice age have an effect on native birds and on bird colonisation.

An interesting read is the article Pascale collaborated on that was published in The Conversation.

I speak to Jonny Harrison who has done three trips to Antarctica as an electrician and group leader. He also hosts the Everything Antarctica podcast with Matty Jordan.

Jonny tells me about how water is sourced, how you get a job in Antarctica, staying alive and more.

Podcast link

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@EverythingAntarctica

Link to, a book Jonny says is a must read 'The Worst Journey in the world'

Fonterra and Nestle are running a project trying to achieve a net zero farm.

The pilot, run with Dairy Trust Taranaki, aims to create New Zealand’s first commercially viable net zero dairy farm within ten years.

Since 2022, the Fonterra-owned 290ha farm has achieved an approximate 27% reduction in absolute emissions and a 5.5% reduction in emissions intensity.

I spoke to Talia Grala, environment programme manger at Fonterra, about the project.

Have a look at a press release about the project here.