Climate
Farmers warned customers' 'voices getting louder' for emissions action
Farmers have been told if they snooze when it comes to reducing emissions they'll lose.
The creeping risk in New Zealand's property market
Analysis - Climate change is a risk that home buyers have not priced in as they pursue lifestyles near water or bushland or simply to get onto the property ladder.
'Things are tight right now for farmers' - ETS changes welcomed
The government's decision to delay pricing agricultural emissions and scrap the sector-led He Waka Eke Noa - Primary Sector Climate Action Partnership - initiative has been welcomed by Taranaki…
Around the motu: Amy Williams in Auckland
Amy has been talking to Mangere residents, who say they feel like they are losing part of the community as more and more flood-damaged homes are bulldozed. Kainga Ora says close to ninety state homes… Audio
Australian gas company tests home green hydrogen; future uses unclear
An Australian gas company is piping green hydrogen into people's homes, closely watched by backers of a similar project awaiting approval in this country. But it's not clear that the future of… Audio
Hurricane Beryl the earliest Category 4 on record
It is expected to bring life-threatening winds and flash flooding to the Caribbean's Windward Islands as it rapidly strengthens into Monday.
Hurricane Beryl bears down on Caribbean
Early tropical storm Beryl has strengthened to a hurricane, expected to be dangerous and headed toward the Caribbean.
NZ's new-look approach to methane 'problematic'
The government is going for 'no added heating' from farming's methane - a "confusing" aim, according to an Australasian expert.
Bringing the climate change kōrero to the marae
Part of celebrating Matariki is looking to the environment for signs for the new year - one iwi is focusing on climate change.
Deaths mount as Pakistan swelters in heatwave
As the temperatures rose in southern Pakistan, so did the body count.
Flooded Wairoa club says river bar issues known about for years
The Hawke's Bay Regional Council is being accused of mismanagement on the Wairoa River bar as the town mops up from yet another devastating flood. Audio
The annual snowline survey
Jump onboard an alpine flight to photograph some glaciers! The annual snowline survey has been running since 1977, but today new techniques are allowing researchers to go beyond 2D photos to make 3D… Audio
Law removing future ETS agriculture obligations passes first reading
The government's proposed law change to keep agriculture out of the Emissions Trading Scheme has passed its first reading.
Our Changing World – Snowline survey
Jump onboard an alpine flight to photograph some glaciers! The annual snowline survey has been running since 1977, but today new techniques are allowing researchers to go beyond 2D photos to make 3D… Audio
Midday Report Essentials for Wednesday 26 June 2024
On today's episode, bad weather has been battering Te Tai Rawhiti and Hawkes Bay leading to states of emergency being declared in the small community of Te Karaka near Gisborne, further south in… Audio
Air NZ receives huge fuel shipment made from used cooking oil
The green fuel will power the equivalent of 165 jet flights between the capital and Auckland.
Record temperatures hit the USA
Who are the men behind President Biden's campaign? Mitch McCann has the news out of New York Audio
Kapiti Coast residents unhappy with sea level rise report
Kapiti Coast residents are demanding the council throw out a report on how to protect hundreds of homes from sea level rise. Locals and the Kapiti Coast District Council have been at loggerheads for… Audio
Questions raised over Facebook rejecting ads on climate stories
New Zealand Geographic magazine says Facebook is rejecting its ads promoting stories about climate change. It says the "black box" of algorithms determining what can and can't be boosted on the… Audio
Facebook rejects ads for stories about climate change
The policy restricts journalism about "heavily debated" topics from being promoted - but doesn't affect ads for products.
