This week on the summer science series we play an episode of Country Life, called Dollars for Nature. Can biodiversity credits fix New Zealand's conservation woes? In June the government announced they were supporting the expansion of a voluntary credits nature market through the running of pilot projects across New Zealand. Sally Round found out more.

This week on the summer science series we play an episode of Country Life, called Dollars for Nature. Can biodiversity credits fix New Zealand's conservation woes? In June the government announced they were supporting the expansion of a voluntary credits nature market through the running of pilot projects across New Zealand. Sally Round found out more.

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Need some ideas if you're staying put in Auckland this holiday season? The City of Sails is packed with lots of low-cost adventures and special events, if you know where to look. Here to point us in the right direction is Annie Dundas from Tataki Auckland Unlimited.

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Alice Taylor, who's known as 'alicetayloreats' on Instagram, joins Bryan over the next three days offering last minute ideas that don't involve a lot of money or time.

Here's someone else who won't be putting his feet up over the Christmas break. Ian King became a career firefighter in 1974 and is now the chief fire officer in Otaki, where he's lived for 50 years. He joins Bryan to tell us more.

It's the school holidays, but you know you're really winning with the kids when they take an active interest in a subject outside the classroom. Morgan McKeen is a science technology engineering and mathematics specialist teacher at Milford School in Auckland. Our topic today is taking science on holiday with you.