James Renwick

We have always enjoyed Goldilocks climate in New Zealand, not too hot and not too cold. But the weather so many of us grew up with is gone says Professor James Renwick, Victoria University's senior… Audio

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Labour came to power promising to take climate change seriously - has it done that? Audio

We're at the tip of the tipping point: that's the warning from the UN as the IPCC releases it's final report until 2030.

The report summarises decades of research, providing a scientific underpinning… Audio

More than half-a-metre (546mm) of rain fell in Glengarry during Cyclone Gabrielle. 

That's according to Hawke's Bay Regional Council which is still verifying rain gauge data after many were knocked… Audio

With more rain forecast for the Buller District, some frustrated locals have called for urgent flood mitigation work.

Evacuated residents in Westport were today allowed to return to their homes to… Video, Audio

The Pacific's coral reef systems and coastal fisheries are set for extinction if wealthy nations don't drastically and immediately cut greenhouse gas emissions. Audio

A body sanctioned by the UN, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, issued its latest and most dire assessment about the state of the planet and the impact of human behaviour on the climate.

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Climate experts are predicting weather events like the weekend's flooding will only become more common - and more severe - as climate change picks up pace.

More than 1000 people were forced to… Audio

A new record high temperature for the Antarctic continent of 18.3 degrees celsius has been confirmed. The heated temperature was reached in February last year, but has just been validated by the World… Audio

The world needs to turn climate changing emissions around now or face a dire future, an NZ scientist says. This morning, the United Nations' secretary-general Antonio Guterres warned the planet's on… Audio

A leading New Zealand scientist says climate action needs to happen now or the world will face disastrous consequences in just 50 years. Carbon-dioxide levels in the atmosphere reached 421 parts per… Audio

The Prime Minister will declare a climate emergency on Wednesday.

Environmental activists and scientists say this symbolic gesture is only the first step in addressing the climate emergency.

Dr… Audio

It's been bogged down in legal battles for years, but a decision has been made, a $500 million coastal housing development in Wellington is one step closer.

The winners include the developers and… Audio

The cyclone season has begun, and due to the current La Nina phase and with sea temparatures across a lot of the regoin are a bit below average themselves, it may be a quietr than average season. Audio

It's predicted that even a small temperature increase will make life unbearably hot on the island nations around the Pacific Region. Climate scientist, Professor James Renwick talk about the outlook… Audio

New Zealand is being branded a 'climate criminal' in the wake of a new report that warns of rapidly increasing fire danger and punishing traffic pollution.

The 84-page report, from the Ministry for… Audio