Auckland Zoo is no longer about humans on the outside looking in at the animals. Now, it's all about being part of the landscape together.

In this episode of Good Ancestors, we’re talking to the young people who are leading the campaign against unsustainable palm oil and how it shows that consumer power can make a difference – but, it isn’t as easy as it looks.

For most of his life, Brian Ireland had no idea about his Māori whakapapa, but when he discovered it he found a whole new way to look at the world and to teach about how we look after it. He spoke to Simon Day about bringing mātauranga Māori to the Auckland Zoo.

In episode two of the Good Ancestors podcast, John Daniell and Noelle McCarthy look at the role of mātauranga Māori in conservation in New Zealand, and its role as an education tool at Auckland Zoo. Brought to you by the Auckland Zoo.

Auckland Zoo director Kevin Buley explains why he believes the animals here live better lives than they would in the wild.

It turns out the kids are readier to look our environmental reality in the eye than most adults. Good Ancestors, a four-part podcast that asks the role of children in our planet's future is the result.