Climate Change
A place where the icebergs have names is critical to climate change
Multimedia artist Joseph Michael, oceanographer Dr Mike Williams, Associate Professor Sandy Morrison and entrepreneur Geoff Ross talk about Antarctica with Noelle McCarthy. Audio
Trump overturns Obama climate change policies
Donald Trump has signed an executive order that will undo a plan to slash carbon emissions and cut then Environmental Protection Agency's budget.
Energy analyst says Trump's move gives miners false hope
Coal workers might have false hope in Donald Trump's executive order today to scale back climate change policies, says a former US State Department climate official. Audio
What killed the Bronze Age?
Before 1177 BC there was a network of large, powerful nations like Egypt, Assyria, Minos and Troy trading. They'd survived for thousands of years but within a matter of decades all but one of those… Audio
Joseph Michael - Antarctica in Auckland
For three nights, as the sun sets over the domain, Auckland's War Memorial Museum will become a blank canvas for the 360 degree projection of a life size iceberg. Audio, Gallery
Protesters dragged away from entrance of energy conference
There were ugly scenes at an oil industry conference in New Plymouth today as police removed protesters blocking the venue's entrances.
MPs plan to tackle climate change
Thirty-five politicians are part of a group that commissioned the report "Net Zero in New Zealand", setting out the way forward for New Zealand to acheive zero emissions by 2050, as our political… Audio
Cross-party report maps out climate change scenarios
The number of animals reared for food will have to drop substantially if New Zealand wants to meet a goal of zero carbon emissions by 2050, a report says.
Great Barrier Reef's survival relies on halting warming
The vast coral reef can be saved only if urgent steps are taken to reduce global warming, new research warns.
South Dunedin could sink below sea level in 17 years
Much of South Dunedin housing will be at sea level or below in just 17 years, an Otago academic has warned.
Northern storm due in part to climate change - professor
A New Zealand authority on climate change says the storm afflicting the north of the country is typical of worldwide weather patterns.
Trump climate stance 'a real war on science' - Greens
The Trump Administration is waging a war on science and New Zealand must now ignore the US when it comes to climate change, the Green Party says.
'Angry summer' in Australia breaks 205 records in 90 days
The past summer in Australia has been dubbed the 'angry summer' by climate scientists who found that 205 weather records were broken in 90 days.
Chilling out: making ice in the Arctic
With predictions that the Arctic could be ice-free by 2030, an ambitious geoengineering project aims to create more ice by circulating water using 10 million wind turbines. Audio
The Mystery of Growing Glaciers
Kathryn Ryan talks to Associate Professor Andrew Mackintosh, the Deputy director of the Antarctic Research Centre at Victoria University in Wellington. His new research, published in Nature… Audio
Professor Eric Rignot: The Tale Told by Polar Ice Sheets
Professor Eric Rignot talks with Kim Hill about future sea-level rise from warming of the polar ice sheets. Audio
The unusual case of the 'growing' glaciers
Glaciers around the world are melting and shrinking, but glaciologists have been investigating why some New Zealand glaciers bucked the trend between 1983 and 2005. Video, Audio
Nights' Science - Shaun Hendy
Trump and scientists - disappearing data from EPA and Whitehouse websites, scientists are getting organised to protest Trump with the #ScienceMarch. Audio
Australia helps Fiji prepare for COP23 hosting role
Australia's environment diplomat says Canberra is to help Fiji in its hosting role of the next big meeting on climate change. Audio
Extreme weather puts 'huge stress' on water infrastructure
Extreme weather from climate change is going to put more pressure on drinking water infrastructure, leading to more boil notices and e-coli scares, says a public health professor.
