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Keeping tabs on Fiordland's sharks
Researchers are using acoustic tags to keep track of sharks in Fiordland's sounds.
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'Kia Ora, Steve' and little else: No answers about delays in NZ space mission
25 Feb 2025New Zealand's space agency has refused to answer questions about delays to a key milestone in a multi-million dollar project involving a methane tracking…
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An inside look a state-of-the-art research ship
21 Feb 2025RV Sonne is giving scientists new insight into the ocean floor, scouting underwater volcanos and coral reefs around the motū.
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Recruiting the birds to bring back the bush
20 Feb 2025Bird-feeding 'seed islands' are being trialled to speed up native forest regeneration.
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New Zealand's glaciers have shrunk by 29%
20 Feb 2025A New Zealand glacier expert sounding the alarm on climate change feels like she is yelling into the void as yet another study shows our glaciers are rapidly shrinking.
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Public interest in buying station with precious wetland near Wellington
20 Feb 2025A thousand-hectare block of land containing precious wetland and native bush is up for sale in Eastbourne, and the regional council is considering throwing its hat in the ring to buy it.
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The companies quietly quitting climate schemes
19 Feb 2025Air NZ made headlines by announcing it wouldn't meet its target, but it's not alone.
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More critically endangered Archey's frogs than first thought
19 Feb 2025A huge increase in critically endangered Archey's frog numbers has been confirmed, as the Department of Conservation updates its conservation statuses for amphibians.
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Thousands of farmers to earn cash for their climate efforts
18 Feb 2025Fonterra dairy farmers will be able to earn cash for their climate efforts starting on 1 June.
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Heat goes on KiwiSaver investments in fossil fuels
These are the funds with the most invested in 'worst' companies.
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Backyard nurseries selling pest plants on social media
14 Feb 2025The council has found individuals selling cotoneaster, buddleia and an invasive succulent known as pig's ear. A commercial nursery was also found selling a variety of a wilding pine. Audio
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No way to know how environment is doing with current data, expert says
13 Feb 2025The environment commissioner called on MPs to spend money improving the quality of environmental data.
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Hamilton's run of hot days breaks previous record
13 Feb 2025Hamilton's recent run of hot days likely beats anything the city has experienced since temperature records began, says a climate scientist.
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Trapping to help wild whio
13 Feb 2025The Eastern Whio Link project is protecting a population of 'scrappy little ducks'.
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Govt considers halving companies needing to report greenhouse gas emissions
11 Feb 2025Just a year after the country's "world leading" climate disclosure rules came into force, the bar looks likely to be lowered.
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Over 100 venomous snakes found in Sydney backyard
7 Feb 2025The snakes can be venomous to humans and, if bitten, can cause symptoms of swelling, nausea, vomiting, headache, diarrhoea and muscle pain. Audio
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Your friendly local environment centre
6 Feb 2025The Tairāwhiti Environment Centre is empowering the local community to minimise waste and learn about biodiversity.
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New Zealand's newest 'Dark Sky Sanctuary' announced
4 Feb 2025The sanctuary stretches from Bennett's Bluff to the northern boundary of Mt Aspiring National Park. Audio
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Avian botulism outbreak: 40 black-backed gulls die near Timaru
29 Jan 2025Botulism looks to be the cause at Washdyke and tests will rule out any exotic disease, the Department of Conservation says.
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Fears world's largest iceberg could hit South Atlantic island
24 Jan 2025Iceberg A23a spans an area twice the size of London and has been carefully tracked by scientists since 1986. Audio
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Green hydrogen: Is it time to switch off the taxpayer tap?
21 Jan 2025Green hydrogen - which has been described by fans as the "swiss army knife" of clean energy - has enjoyed a wave of private investment and government subsidies.
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DOC cashes in on West Coast's skink 'insurance' population
20 Jan 2025Nearly a decade after almost going extinct, Aotearoa's endemic cobble skink population is making a surprising comeback.
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More flames, less insurance as New Zealand wildfire risk grows
15 Jan 2025As the death toll rises from LA's wildfires, experts say New Zealand is set to get more flammable, and make it harder for some to get insurance.
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Hoiho at risk: 'It is unthinkable that we could lose them'
14 Jan 2025The yellow-eyed penguin could become extinct within two decades, says DOC, with the number of known nests dropping by 80 percent over the past 15 years.
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Neighbours in stoush with school over tree removal
14 Jan 2025Neighbours of Wellington Girls' College say the culling of the trees will ruin the character of their suburb.
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