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Learning how fires behave to keep control them in the future
Fire scientists are looking for land with gorse and trees to burn, with the aim of learning more about how fire behaves. Hugh Wallace is a wildfire scientist at Scion, the Crown research institute for… Audio
Rocket Lab launches Japanese satellite aiming to collect data on space junk
The 150kg satellite will not be moving any debris itself, but will collect data for future clean-up missions.
Game for the challenge: Fish and Game's new chief executive Corina Jordan
In August 2022, Fish and Game announced Corina Jordan as its new chief executive, a role many would have considered a poisoned chalice. Audio
Port Hills residents call for plantation forestry ban
A Port Hills resident who suffered fire damage to his home seven years ago says plantation forestry is becoming too dangerous in the area.
Firefighters continue to toil round-the-clock in an effort… Audio
Worsening cyclones prompt experts to explore new alert levels
Researchers are looking at a new wind speed warning category for tropical cyclones, because they're getting stronger with global heating.
New Zealand's most damaging storms tend to start as tropical… Audio
Cyclone categories no longer fit for a heating planet - scientists
Increasingly strong cyclones may mean a new higher-wind-speed category needs to be created, researchers say, as global heating ups the forces at play.
Is Australia 'asleep at the wheel' as China ramps up presence in Antarctica?
When China opened its fifth research station in Antarctica this month, analysts sounded alarm bells about potential security threats on Australia's southern doorstep.
Iceland volcano: How earthquakes signal mammoth magma flows
Researchers in Iceland are looking at the relationship between earthquakes and volcanic eruptions. Audio
Dallas King and the story of the Omanaia River.
This week on Mapuna we speak with Ngati Hau, Ngati Kaharau kaikorero Dallas King of Omanaia. She discusses the story of the Omanaia River, a story that she presented at the commemorations at Mangungu… Audio
Putting insomnia to bed: Dr Alexander Sweetman
Sleep is fundamental to our survival, hence why we dedicate a third of our lives to it. Audio
Iceland volcano - research: magma's mammoth flow before eruptions
In November 2023, a magma dike began to rapidly build below the Sundhnúkur crater chain in southwest Iceland. Audio
Paris Marx: tech won't save us
Silicon Valley has long promoted a vision of a future tech utopia - be that on earth, or elsewhere. Audio
Reversing the 'downward slide to extinction' for kiwi
A remote Fiordland kiwi population feared to be sliding towards extinction is turning the tide.
Critter of the Week: black cockroach hunter wasp
If you're a native New Zealand cockroach, the ngaro wiwi black cockroach hunter wasp is the stuff of your worst nightmares. Audio
Forestry company's certification suspended over storm damage
The Queen's Birthday storm caused masses of woody debris to flow down rivers and on to the beach, damaging homes, farms, roads and bridges and beaches.
'War on nature': Environmental groups say plans breach FTA
A coalition of environment groups says New Zealand is breaching its free trade deal with the United Kingdom by rolling back environmental laws.
Tracking agricultural methane emissions via satellite
Scientists are hoping a satellite used to track emissions will give them new data they'd never be able to get on the ground.
The MethaneSAT project, led by the US Environmental Defense Fund, will… Audio
Seabed mining company backing law change
The company behind a proposal to mine ironsands off the coast of Taranaki has welcomed the government's proposed bill. Video
Fire season is here: What you need to know
Explainer - Warnings about an intense wildfire season seem to be coming to fruition. RNZ asks the experts what's going on.
Waitangi Tribunal to hold inquiry on climate policy
The Waitangi Tribunal is to hold a "priority" kaupapa inquiry into government climate change policy.
