PODCAST: Life Under Water in the Oceans
Season Two is available now!
Presented by wildlife filmmaker, zoologist and broadcaster Hannah Stitfall, Oceans: Life Under Water is a podcast about the oceans and the mind-blowing life within them.
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The true Arctic
We’re finishing the series on Svalbard. An archipelago dependent on the ocean.
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Journey to the Arctic
Hannah Stitfall is heading out an adventure across the waves. And she is taking us with her.
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The politics of ocean protection
This week, we’re looking at the complex politics of ocean protection.
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Our broken sea(food) system
How much does the label on the packaging tell us about a fish’s journey from ocean to plate?
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People of the Sea
3 billion people rely on the oceans for their livelihoods. But who are they? What are their stories? Hannah Stitfall is moving away from the ocean’s wild animals this week,…
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Wild West of the High Seas
Did you know that pretty much anything goes in international waters? Past a certain point, national jurisdiction ends and the wild west begins. There’s no police force for the ocean,…
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Mountains Under the Waves
The world’s longest mountain range is actually in the middle of the ocean – the mid-Atlantic ridge, at more than 40,000 miles long. But who knows about these mountains? How…
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Antarctica
Antarctica is one of the harshest environments you can imagine. Winds can reach 200mph and the lowest temperature ever recorded was -89 degrees Celsius. But the monochrome above the waves…
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The Water Planet
Hannah Stitfall is asking all the questions you ever wanted to know about whales. Did you know they have culture? She’s joined by whale legend Hal Whitehead, whose close encounters with sperm whales and understanding of their culture has completely changed how we view these enormous animals.
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Oceans Deep
Hannah Stitfall is joined by submarine pilot John Hocevar to learn everything she ever wanted to know about what the ocean’s floor looks and sounds like.
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Oceans to the brink of collapse. But there is hope.
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Flotilla to send clear warning to Government: ban bottom trawling in the Hauraki Gulf
A flotilla of boats will take to the waters between Auckland and Waiheke Island next week as New Zealanders call for an immediate ban on destructive bottom trawling in Tīkapa Moan the Hauraki Gulf.
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Empty promises from National-led govt as ‘ocean exploitation bill’ voted through
Greenpeace is slamming the decision by the coalition government today to vote through the Fisheries Amendment Bill, in the wake of mass public outcry against the legislation.
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Rotten to the core – ‘ocean exploitation bill’ must be rejected, says Greenpeace
Greenpeace says the coalition government’s removal of one item in NZ First’s ‘ocean exploitation bill’ is not enough to satisfy public outcry, with the organisation calling for the bill to be rejected in its entirety.
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Worst in a generation, environmentalists slam Fisheries Amendment Bill
The Fisheries Amendment Bill, which will likely have its first reading in parliament this week, is being labelled the worst fisheries policies in a generation by environmental groups who are…
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Sold to the highest trawler: Shane Jones hands NZ oceans over to Big Fish – National silent
Sweeping amendments proposed under the Fisheries Amendment Bill sign the ocean over to corporate fishing companies, incentivising trawling, and silencing New Zealanders right to have a say. But perhaps someone should remind National that their voters don’t support ocean destruction.