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Measuring and reporting Covid-19 deaths: What you need to know
With so many Covid-19 deaths being recorded, how are they measured and reported? And how will the coming weeks look in terms of reported deaths? RNZ is here to clear it all up.
Inflation forecast to go even higher: What you need to know
ANZ has warned that it expects inflation will hit 7.4 percent in the second quarter, but it wasn't long ago that news it had reached 5.9 percent set alarm bells ringing. Here's what you need to know. Video
Happen Films: How a couple are making documentaries to change the world
The Happen Films YouTube feed is a treasure trove of beautiful, insightful documentaries about changing the world. The brains behind the outfit speak about what they hope to achieve. Video
Inside NIWA's climate summaries
Later this month, NIWA will release its latest climate summary for the year that has just been. Climate scientist Gregor Macara sheds light on how they're produced and what we can learn from them.
How to reduce your business' carbon footprint: What you need to know
COP26 has ended with agreement on a new global climate deal and NZ has pledged to halve greenhouse gas emissions. But business can do it too and make savings along the way.
Losing citizenship: What you need to know
Explainer - How can someone lose New Zealand citizenship? What sort of thing do you have to do for that to happen, and what are the consequences?
Tokyo Olympic Games: What you need to know
Explainer - The Tokyo Olympic Games were postponed a year, there are no spectators allowed, and strict Covid-19 rules are in place. So how are the Olympics going to work? RNZ is here to clear it all…
Is Labour funding the Mongrel Mob? What you need to know
Explainer - The National Party is claiming that Labour is "funding the Mongrel Mob", but is that what's really going on? RNZ is here to clear it all up.
Significant Natural Areas (SNAs): What you need to know
Explainer - SNAs have been in the news a lot. RNZ takes a look at what they are and why they're important.
Low traffic trial ended early after vandalism 'put the public at risk'
Vandalism has led to the premature end of a trial project aimed at slowing traffic and increasing safety for cyclists and pedestrians in an Auckland suburb.
NZ's drive towards cleaner motorsport: 'We're in the business of going fast'
An international all-electric rally series is up and running while several Kiwis say it's only a matter of time before EVs play a dominant part in their sport.
The sectors contributing most to NZ's 2019 greenhouse gas emissions
The agriculture and energy sectors were the largest contributors to New Zealand's gross greenhouse gas emissions in 2019, latest figures show.
Ecotherapy: Mental health and the climate crisis
More people are seeking counselling over their concerns about the looming climate crisis, a practice offering the "ecotherapy" services says.
New approach to dealing with food waste
A business is taking a novel approach to dealing with food waste by providing worm farms on a monthly subscription.
Rewilding project gets cut short - literally
The Grey Lynn Park no-mow pilot was running for about three months before more than half of the area was mown down by mistake.
What happens if there's a draw in an electorate
It's never happened before, but if an electorate ends up with the candidates tied, the Electoral Commission "must determine by lot which of those candidates is to be elected".
The red tide: Labour wins 15 seats held by National
It's the red tide - a Labour landslide in the electorates has seen the party win 15 seats previously held by National Party MPs - including major upsets in Ilam, Nelson, East Coast, Upper Harbour and…
Politicians have a 'mandate' for climate action, how do their policies stack up?
Before the 2017 election, Jacinda Ardern called climate change her generation's "nuclear-free moment". Three years later, do the climate policies on offer ahead of the election reflect that?
The electorates worth watching on election night
The results on election night for some of the country's 72 electorates aren't likely to be much of a surprise - but others aren't so clear cut.
RNZ's guide to The Outliers for general election 2020
Do you know which party wants to change the country's name to Aotearoa, which one wants a universal basic income of $250 per week and which one wants pre-marriage couple's counselling?
RNZ's guide to party policy
Welcome to RNZ's go-to guide for party policy this election. We've put together a directory with some brief information about what the parties represented in the last Parliament would do if they were…
'We're trying to help people live more lightly on the planet'
In a world struggling to cope with Covid-19 and climate change looming over its shoulder, are New Zealanders looking for ways to become more self-sufficient? Leith Huffadine reports.
What happens to the electricity sector when Tiwai Point closes
The closure of Tiwai Point Aluminium Smelter will mean a "fundamental shift" for NZ's electricity market, so what does the industry and experts think will happen?
Greens celebrate changes in RMA that consider climate change
The Green Party is celebrating a change to the Resource Management Act it says closes a "loophole" that meant projects that had large impacts on the climate could get consents without considering…
How the lockdown is impacting on nature
A survey to stocktake biodiversity in cities starts today with Auckland, Christchurch and Dunedin taking part in the citizen science project.
