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Freediver Mike Wells has relived his perilous swim through a 120-metre undersea tunnel off the New South Wales north coast – on a single breath. Also The Grassy Key facility conducted a study on dolphins that shows they understand the concept of hidden objects. Simply put, the skill, known as object permanence, is the ability to reason about things that have disappeared. For more under the sea tales head to underwatertimes.com
Results from the Drug Foundation’s survey into driving and drugs suggest “cannabis driving” is a serious road safety issue in New Zealand. Nearly 1200 New Zealanders completed an anonymous online survey which closed early this year. It asked what respondents knew and thought about driving and drugs and about their own drug driving behaviours. Executive Director Ross Bell joined me to discuss the results.
Our personal trainer explains what Protein Powder is, what it does and who should use it. Is it only for body builders? Spida Hunter is from EHPFitness.com and you can follow him on Twitter.
Tiger beer and street-artists the Cut Collective are painting the town with 10 artworks sprayed on to the back of inner city Auckland buses.
The backs of the 10 Metrolink and Link buses feature different spray-painted stencil works by the Cut Collective. TrustMe from Cut Collective talks about this moving art project.
Sam looks forward to another weekend and puts out the offer to budding poets that they can have their poems looked at by Sam. Listen to find out how.
The Skipper of the Earthrace boat are about to embark on their most dangerous mission yet when later this year they head down towards Antarctica to protest against the Japanese Whaling operation.
Pete talks about the ill fated first attempt to circumnavigate the world in record time and the eventual success the second time round. What will it be like heading into southern waters and how will Earthrace disrupt the whaling operation?
John Henderson reviews a documentary chronicling Vogue editor-in-chief Anna Wintour’s preparations for the 2008 fall-fashion issue.
For meat lovers, expect to eat soggier pork chops and smellier steaks as global temperatures continue to rise. Also talk of icy stares and dirty minds might be closer to the mark than we thought, with research in the United States and United Kingdom finding that certain sensations, smells and concepts can influence the way we feel.
Our correspondent from the Copenhagen Post reports on the latest from Demark. Daniel Neilsen is a journalist at the Copenhagen Post and dabbles in international cricket.