Climate
How the world's loneliest tree is helping climate change research
The world's loneliest tree stands on Campbell Island in New Zealand, with its nearest companion more than 220 kilometres away - but its unlikely existence is helping to advance climate change…
Thousands told to evacuate as Pakistan grapples with flooding aftermath
Authorities in flood-hit Pakistan breached the country's largest freshwater lake, displacing up to 100,000 people from their homes, a minister says.
Food to fix the world
The Pacific Food Lab is a organisation aiming to change the way we think about, create and consume food with the hopes of improving our health and the environment. Big goals. This week on Voices, we… Audio
George Monbiot: presenting alternatives to farming
The New Zealand diet is particularly bad for the planet due to the vast amount of land required to produce food for it, says environmental campaigner and author George Monbiot. Audio
Should we be rethinking our trans-Tasman travel habits?
As international travel climbs back to pre-pandemic levels, climate change experts are urging New Zealanders to rethink the way they fly and even axe trans-Tasman getaways.
Most C02 in atmosphere in nearly a million years
Last year saw the highest-ever recorded greenhouse gases, ocean heat and global sea level rises, a new report shows.
Flood retreat policy for at-risk Porirua homes on the table
Porirua City Council is moving forward with its flood retreat policy, but how it will be financed is still uncertain.
Earth warming emissions still growing
Despite decades of warnings that we're heading for climate disaster, our emissions are still growing.
The international State of the Climate Report for 2021 shows the world just broke several records… Audio
Robots being used to survey Ross Sea seafloor
New Zealand's Antarctic scientists are using underwater robots to survey the seafloor of the Ross Sea.
Through videos and specimens collected by the robots, they want to understand how climate change… Audio
How do you insure against climate change?
With climate change-induced disasters becoming more frequent around the world, how do insurers weigh up the financial risks? Audio
Before and after: Devastation in Pakistan seen in satellite pics
Satellite images and graphics reveal the scale of floods that have left millions homeless in Pakistan.
Ocean acidity rising in New Zealand coastal waters
The ocean around New Zealand is getting more acidic, potentially causing widespread harm to marine life, data has revealed.
Degree of sea level rise now inevitable, paper shows
The ominous new study shows that ice melt from Greenland alone will drive the rise of around quarter of a metre.
Ice Age or moa browsing? Why NZ has so many weird and wiry plants
Analysis - Recent genetic research has shed new light on the long-running debate about the evolutionary origins of some of New Zealand's quirkiest plants.
Desperation as death toll from Pakistan floods passes 1000
The country's prime minister Shehbaz Sharif says 33 million people have been affected by the floods - about 15 percent of Pakistan's population.
Endangered dolphins have changed their diet, a study suggests
Endangered Māui dolphins appear to be adapting their diet because of climate change, scientists say.
Over 30 million people affected by Pakistan floods - climate change minister
More than 900 people have died in the historic monsoon-triggered floods, with one province receiving 784 percent more rainfall than the August average.
Last week's 'atmospheric river' a record breaking event - NIWA
Last week's 'atmospheric river', which was responsible for widespread devastation around the country, was a record breaking event, NIWA meteorologists say.
West Coast projects stalled after key staff quit
Some protection projects planned by West Coast Regional Council have stalled after key staff left at a crucial stage in their development.
Climate change ravages Mt Ruapehu businesses
Businesses near Mt Ruapehu are having to adapt to a warming climate, after one of the warmest, wettest winters on record for the region left the mountain's two skifields almost bare of snow.
Ruapehu… Audio