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Climate Change Minister Simon Watts on offshore oil and gas exploration
The coalition Government says it will repeal the ban on offshore oil and gas exploration.
That's despite the United Nations saying the world is on track to produce around 110-percent more fossil… Audio
Climate Change Minister Simon Watts urged to attend COP28
The new Climate Change Minister, Simon Watts, may have a tricky time defending the Government if he goes to the global climate summit starting on Wednesday.
Scientists and lobby groups say it's… Audio
Sustainability key focus for consumers, firms - surveys
Consumers and corporations are looking for ways to take meaningful action on climate change and sustainability, two studies suggest.
Vote for your favourite native plant
If there's one thing New Zealand seemingly loves ... it's a hotly-contested public vote for our favourite native species. Of course, this year's Bird of the Century competition was in the spotlight… Audio
First green-fuelled trans-Atlantic flight to take off
Airlines see the flight, which is supported by government funding, as demonstrating that a greener way of flying is possible.
If you snooze, do you lose?
There are, I'd venture to say, two types of people in the mornings: those who snooze through alarms, and those who don't. And it's probably fair to say that society is a bit rough on snoozers. They… Audio
Native forest plan cheaper than paying for carbon credits, group claims
Recloaking Papatūānuku say sucking carbon out of the atmosphere using homegrown projects could be cheaper than buying carbon offsets overseas.
Sustainable Food Company recognised for their approach
The 2023 Impact Award winners were announced earlier this month, Amy Klitscher took out the Climate Award for her enterprise the Sustainable Food Company, her catering business with a plant-based… Audio
Ecological corridor celebrates two years
An initiative to create an ecological corridor in the Waipa district from Maungatautari to Pirongia is celebrating it's second anniversary today. Project coordinator Bexie Towle speaks to Jesse. Audio
COP28: Amplifying Pacific voices for climate action
Opinion - The impacts of climate change are already being felt around the world, nowhere more so than in Small Island Developing States, writes Munkhtuya Altangerel.
COP28: UAE planned to use UN climate talks to make oil deals
The United Arab Emirates planned to use its role as the host of UN climate talks as an opportunity to strike oil and gas deals, the BBC has learned.
COP28: UAE planned to use climate talks to make oil deals
The United Arab Emirates planned to use its role as the host of UN climate talks as an opportunity to strike oil and gas deals, the BBC has learned.
Multi-million dollar Hawkes Bay cleanup budget running out
Clearing Cyclone debris away from Hawke's Bay beaches rivers and bridges is costing up to $16 million a month according to the Regional council and silt recovery taskforce. It's dealt with about… Video, Audio
Hawkes Bay and Tai Rāwhiti back in cleanup mode
Northern Hawke's Bay and Tai Rawhiti are back in cleanup mode after heavy rain fell steadily over the weekend. The region's infrastructure bruised and battered from previous storms, and each downpour… Audio
Woody washout: Tai Rāwhiti hit with more rough weather
It's another woody wash out for Tai Rāwhiti, with rough weather over the weekend leaving recently cleaned beaches coated in slash again. It could be weeks before they're pristine again. The… Video, Audio
'A task in itself': Country's largest solar power station built in Kaitāia
New Zealand's biggest solar power station to date has started producing electricity in the Far North.
Climate protest: More than 100 arrested at world's largest coal port
A two-day blockade of the world's largest coal port in Newcastle, Australia, has triggered 109 arrests.
Neuroendocrinology centre celebrates 20 years
Dunedin's Centre for Neuroendocrinology turns 20 this year. To celebrate - the centre is hosting three-day symposium to celebrate all things Neuroendocrinology. CNE Director Professor Rebecca… Audio
Off the beaten track with Kennedy Warne
Kennedy Warne speaks with Kathryn Ryan from a National Geographic ship offshore of Marahau, the gateway to Abel Tasman National Park. He is on a coastal voyage which began at Milford Sound and will… Audio
Canterbury farmers help protect endangered kororā in penguin colony
A farming family in Banks Peninsula is playing its part in protecting the largest little penguin colony on mainland New Zealand.
