Community groups descend on Wellington's south coast each spring to pick up rubbish - including lots of plastic and cigarette butts.

Community groups descend on Wellington's south coast each spring to pick up rubbish - including lots of plastic and cigarette butts.

For Conservation Week, the Friends of Taputeranga Marine Reserve celebrate their 10th anniversary by helping with Wellington's annual south coast clean-up, and how native bird numbers in Zealandia have changed over 20 years.

For Conservation Week, the Friends of Taputeranga Marine Reserve celebrate their 10th anniversary by helping with Wellington's annual south coast clean-up, and how native bird numbers in Zealandia have changed over 20 years.

Scientist Quentin Atkinson has looked at how the structure of Pacific societies determined how quickly they converted to Christianity - but an historian is not so sure of his conclusions.

Scientist Quentin Atkinson has looked at how the structure of Pacific societies determined how quickly they converted to Christianity - but an historian is not so sure of his conclusions.

A scientist and a historian debate the role of science in determining how quickly different Pacific societies converted to Christianity in historic times.

A scientist and a historian debate the role of science in determining how quickly different Pacific societies converted to Christianity in historic times.

Wellington company Swibo is making physiotherapy exercises more interesting using video games, mobile phones and balance boards.

Wellington company Swibo is making physiotherapy exercises more interesting using video games, mobile phones and balance boards.