The Kaipara Moana Remediation programme (KMR) sponsored this year’s Tinopai Fishing Competition. Why is this a big deal? It’s raised more than $20,000 for Tinopai School. Contestants came from Australia, Tauranga and ‘just down the road’, but most importantly it’s helping to focus awareness on serious environmental issues around Kaipara harbour. [Funding - KMR, Director - Dave Allen]
The Veracity Lab is looking for solutions to an ancient question: How can you verify something is what it appears to be? In this era of digital technology, social media and artificial intelligence the problem has become much more widespread. So what work is currently being undertaken to help tip the scales back in favour of the end users? [Funding - Science for Technological Innovation National Science Challenge, Director - Dave Allen]
Aotearoa Patient Safety Day is all about elevating the voice of New Zealand's health consumers. Dr Tammy Pegg, consultant cardiologist at Te Whatu Ora Nelson Marlborough, and Jodie Bennett, kaiwhaihua at Changing Minds talk us through what this looks like in practice. [Funding - Te Tāhū Hauora Health Quality & Safety Commission, Producer - Zelda Edwards, Camera / Editor - Dave Allen]
Warning people about what the weather might do - to our roads, buildings, and the environment around us - is the future of forecasting. Dr Sally Potter of GNS Science tells us about impact-based forecasts and warnings and how they can help reduce the impact of extreme weather. [Funding - Resilience Science Challenge, Producer - Dave Allen]
In 2019, Canterbury dairy farmer Dion Gordon experienced something of a nightmare. The Rangitata River burst its banks, flowed onto his farm and took a huge swathe of topsoil out to sea. Dion had no choice but to de-stock - but what happened next might surprise you. [Funding - MPI / NZAGRC, Director & Camera - Dave Allen]
Emma Crutchley's family have been farming on Puketoi Station in the Māniatoto since 1939. They've had to adapt to many issues outside of their control over this time. Keeping a positive mindset is helping them get their heads around the latest challenge - greenhouse gas emissions and climate change. [Funding - MPI / NZAGRC, Director & Camera - Dave Allen]
Seismologist Dr Bill Fry snaps some sticks in the name of science communication. But how on earth does this relate to the simulation of 1 million earthquakes and revising New Zealand’s tsunami evacuation zones? [Funding - Resilience Science Challenge, Producer - Dave Allen]
Te Tāhū Hauora Health Quality & Safety Commission supports consumers being actively involved in decision making about their health, at all levels. But what does that look like in real life? [Funding - HQSC, Director - Zelda Edwards, Camera - Dave Allen]
GNS Science researcher Dr Andrea Wolter has been surveying the extent of landslide damage caused by Cyclone Gabrielle, as well as the risk of on-going hazards. In this video she tells us about the work her team as been doing and a new tool that helps predict where the worst landslide damage is likely to be. [Funding - Resilience to Nature’s Challenges]
Susanne Cummings is a senior peer support worker at Vaka Tautua. She explains what co-design is in 30 seconds for Te Tāhū Hauora - Health Quality and Safety Commission. [Funding - HQSC, Director - Zelda Edwards, Camera - Dave Allen]
Northland dairy farmer Andrew Booth has dropped 30 cows out of his system yet produces more milk than he used to. How does that work? Take a look at everything else Andrew and his family are doing to reduce on-farm greenhouse gas emissions, increase biodiversity and improve freshwater quality. [Funding - MPI / NZAGRC, Director & Camera - Dave Allen]
It was a real honour to have been asked to work with Tane and Clare on this video for the NZ Hi-Tech Awards. They have so much fire and passion to do great things in the world - last night their company AgriSea was announced winner of Hi-Tech Kamupene Māori o te Tau – Māori Company of the Year for 2022. [Funding - AgriSea NZ, Director & Camera - Dave Allen]
In 2007, Orete – a Māori Incorporation in a remote part of East Cape was in very deep trouble. A pump failure had caused dairy shed effluent to spill into waterways and on to the sea. It put the incorporation in bad light and a fine ensued, but it was something of a turning point for Orete - here's their story. [Funding - MPI / NZAGRC, Camera - Reece Baker, Director - Dave Allen]
Hugh Ritchie operates a complex arable, horticulture and livestock farm in central Hawke's Bay. In this video he discusses his work on improving soil health, increasing efficiency, maintaining good profits and keeping greenhouse gas emissions low. [Funding - MPI / NZAGRC, Director - Dave Allen]
Like a six minute time capsule - three generations of the Abbiss family in Manawatū discuss how things have changed over the years. From early tractor technology to improving soil biology and how they might reduce their impact on the climate - innovation has been a common theme. [Funding - MPI / NZAGRC, Director - Dave Allen]
It started with a flurry of excitement, meticulous planning and a rush of anticipation. A team of researchers from GNS Science set out to map the seafloor around Hunga Tonga–Hunga Ha'apai, a submarine volcano near Tonga, just 11 weeks after it erupted. But the voyage would not go as expected... [Funding - GNS Science, Director - Dave Allen]
Probably the most environmentally friendly and downright explosive idea that you’re going to hear about today. Green Hydrogen - what is it? and more importantly, what do the researchers at GNS Science reckon about it? [Funding - GNS Science, Director - Dave Allen]
The Veracity Lab is now open for business - ‘To explore, promote and support a high integrity national digital future’. Check out what they’re up to… [Funding - Victoria University of Wellington, Director - Dave Allen]
Dr. Suzanne Bull compares an ancient rock formation with some home baking. Part of a doco length virtual field trip about submarine landslides in northern Taranaki. This is serious science people… [Funding - GNS Science, Director - Dave Allen]
Rick Burke and Jan Loney have managed to halve their sheep and beef farm's greenhouse gas emissions at the same time as doubling their profitability - hard to believe - but yes this is possible. [Funding - MPI / NZAGRC, Director - Dave Allen, Interview - Cameron Williamson]
