Tidy kiwis and Te Ao Māori: How New Zealand was shaped by birds
Saturday Morning with Jack Tame | 31 Oct, 2026

Review: Song of the Birds, by Robert Vennell
Kete Books | 19 Oct, 2026

A fine addition to the pantheon of New Zealand bird books
Otago Daily Times | 17 Oct, 2026

How humans have changed birdlife and how birds have changed us
RNZ Nine to Noon with Kathryn Ryan | Oct 12, 2026

Pūkeko: Noble swamp hens or just a pest that blew in from Oz?
The Post | 3 Oct, 2026

Naturalist Robert Vennell on hypnotising ruru and training tūī to swear
The Listener | 20 Sep, 2026

2026 longlist for the Libro.fm NZ Audiobook of the Year Award
Authors.org | 4 May, 2026

How ecologist Robert Vennell finds ‘divine revelation’ in mould and moss
NZ Herald | 16 Oct, 2023

Auckland Museum curator, Robert Vennell, takes John Cowan on a trip through New Zealand’s forests

Newstalk ZB Real Life with John Cowan | Oct 15, 2023

Our fascinating, yet forgotten forest
RNZ Nine to Noon with Kathryn Ryan | Oct 10, 2023

Ockham New Zealand Book Awards 2023 – longlist announced
NZ Book Awards | Feb 2, 2023

The past and future of New Zealand’s ocean
TVNZ Breakfast | Oct 10, 2022

The secrets of the seas around Aotearoa
RNZ Afternoons with Jessie Mulligan | Oct 10, 2022

When toheroa soup went global
The Spinoff | Oct 11, 2022

From vermin to icon: New Zealand’s long and fascinating relationship with eels
thisNZlife | Oct 11, 2022

The Meaning of New Zealand’s Trees
RNZ Afternoons with Jessie Mulligan | May 8, 2019

The past and future of New Zealand’s ocean
TVNZ Breakfast | Oct 10, 2022

The secrets of the seas around Aotearoa
RNZ Afternoons with Jessie Mulligan | Oct 10, 2022

When toheroa soup went global
The Spinoff | Oct 11, 2022

From vermin to icon: New Zealand’s long and fascinating relationship with eels
thisNZlife | Oct 11, 2022

The Meaning of New Zealand’s Trees
RNZ Afternoons with Jessie Mulligan | May 8, 2019

The 10 best non-fiction books of 2019
Newsroom | Dec 11, 2019

The books you need to pack for the best summer reads
New Zealand Herald | Dec 19, 2019

Prominent Kiwis share stories about the trees they love
The Listener | Jan 24, 2020

How to eat a New Zealand forest, and other secrets
The Listener | Jul 17, 2019

The man who ate New Zealand
Newsroom | Jun 20, 2019

Meet Robert Vennell: The man who ate his way around NZ’s forest
New Zealand Herald | May 25, 2019

The misunderstood mongrels of the New Zealand bush
The Spinoff | May 8, 2019

A Beginner’s Guide to Bush Tea
Wilderness Magazine | Dec, 2020

Plants that Help
Wilderness Magazine | Nov, 2020

Botany for Trampers
Wilderness Magazine | Sep, 2020

Unearthing the roots of New Zealand Flora
Wilderness Magazine | May, 2019

New Zealand’s Premier Book Awards’ Longlist Packs a Punch
Creative NZ | Jan 30, 2020