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'Ministerial override must go' - Hearings begin over fast-track bill
None of the groups that spoke to Parliament's environment committee on Thursday supported the bill as it stands.
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Trash is telling the story of student food habits in Canterbury
2 May 2024Researchers at the University of Canterbury have been diving deep into an unusual realm: rubbish bins. Audio
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The 2023 Prime Minister’s Science Prizes: Communicating volcano science and sampling soils
2 May 2024Meet two winners of the 2023 Prime Ministers Science Prizes. In the wake of the 2019 Whakaari eruption, Professor Ben Kennedy engaged communities with the… Audio
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Winners of Prime Minister's 2023 science prizes announced
1 May 2024The team behind research that has saved up to 450 lives since 1995 has taken out the PM's top science prize.
'Ministerial override must go' - Hearings begin over fast-track bill
None of the groups that spoke to Parliament's environment committee on Thursday supported the bill as it stands.
Trash is telling the story of student food habits in Canterbury
Researchers at the University of Canterbury have been diving deep into an unusual realm: rubbish bins. Audio
The 2023 Prime Minister’s Science Prizes: Communicating volcano science and sampling soils
Meet two winners of the 2023 Prime Ministers Science Prizes. In the wake of the 2019 Whakaari eruption, Professor Ben Kennedy engaged communities with the science of volcano hazards – mahi that earns… Audio
Winners of Prime Minister's 2023 science prizes announced
The team behind research that has saved up to 450 lives since 1995 has taken out the PM's top science prize.
James Shaw's valedictory - and his new roles
Shaw has bowed out of Parliament, and has already revealed details of what he is doing next.
Our Changing World for 3:35pm Wednesday 1st May 2024
Coming up on Our Changing World, Claire Concannon meets a team using board games to communicate about volcanic hazards. Audio
Three wise men using science to make sense of the world
No one has all the answers, but we could all learn a thing or two about asking the right questions from Nobel Prize winning physicist Saul Perlmutter, philosophy professor John Campbell, and social… Audio
Plastic-eating bacteria can help waste self-destruct
Scientists make a self-destructing plastic using plastic-eating bacteria in a sci-fi like development.
Emergency management missing in action
A new review of New Zealand's response to crisis is blunt about the inaction of the past, and sceptical that much will change in the future Audio
Cleaning up an entire coastline - alone
Melissa Lieser plans to walk 33km to clean up every beach from Ōwhiro Bay to Oriental Bay.
Call for review of drinking water standard
It comes after Greenpeace said drinking water in several towns had nitrates at levels linked to an increased risk of premature and underweight births.
'Right time, right place' - meteor captured on camera
A meteor that flashed across the dark Tauranga sky over the weekend was captured on security camera.
The Panel with Allan Blackman and Nalini Baruch (Part 2)
Tonight on The Panel, Wallace Chapman and panellists Allan Blackman and Nalini Baruch discuss a possibly early end for the Te Huia train's trial period and the shocking finds at a recent beach… Audio
Tensions grow as China ramps up mining for green tech
China has taken big stakes in mines across the world extracting minerals vital to the green economy.
What's the ideal balance of daily activity for optimal health?
An international research team has analysed over 2,000 people's behaviours within a 24-hour day to determine the optimal amount of time we should spend sitting, sleeping, standing and being physically… Audio
Callaghan Innovation begins consultation on cost-cutting measures
The government science agency's chief executive says it is proposing to refocus on its core functions to help relieve cost pressures.
A fast track to unprecedented power
The new fast-track approvals bill has been described as 'government by amateurs', with no checks and balances Audio
Nova explosion could give insight into where we come from
Star gazers are set for a treat any day now as a star system 3000 light years is on the verge of lighting up. Audio
Time ticking down for next nova explosion
Every eighty years, a nova 3,000 light years away called T Coronae Borealis spectacularly erupts, appearing as a new star in the sky. Audio
Fast-track bill could affect NZ's reputation
The ministers responsible for green-lighting major projects need to be open about potential conflicts of interest, says Transparency International. Audio
