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Ana Swanson: can container ships ever be green?
The Laura Maersk, launched in September, is the first cargo ship to set sail with a green methanol engine. It's a significant milestone in the industry's efforts to lower its global greenhouse gas… Audio
Long Read: The straight and narrow
By Bill Morris: Ploughing-the epitome of the colonial 'civilising' of land-is as fundamental to this country's history as war and rugby. Perhaps it's not surprising that we make a sport out of it. Audio
From the Archives: Growing food without sight
How do you garden when you are blind? One of Taranaki's pioneering environmentalists shows his ingenious method using ropes to help the visually impaired continue to enjoy growing things. This story… Video, Audio
Furry celebrity napping on Wellington waterfront unfazed by local paparazzi
A baby fur seal was spotted this afternoon in the capital.
Coalition backs phase out of fossil fuel ahead of COP28
An influential alliance including several European countries and Pacific island states backed the global phaseout of fossil fuels, potentially pitting them against China.
Green Innovations NZ closure leaves clients and suppliers out of pocket
A Palmerston North window installation company has shut its doors leaving orders unfilled and clients and suppliers thousands of dollars out of pocket.
Sixteen aggrieved customers have banded… Audio
Lowering speed limits helps to reduce emissions
Waka Kotahi says it's lowered speed limits to 80 kilometres per hour on about four percent of New Zealand highways as part of the Road to Zero safety campaign.
The changes have frustrated many… Audio
E05: Nothing Ventured, Nothing Gained
Shooting from choppers is a game changer but teams are learning from scratch, working at break-neck pace in such dangerous terrain that an accident is always on the cards. Audio
Transition to low carbon economy to come at a cost
Electricity lines companies are likely to spend tens of billions over the next decade to meet rising demand in the transition to a low carbon economy.
EPA shelves further tests for harmful 'forever chemical' contamination
The Environmental Protection Authority has no plans to do more tests, despite recommendations more be done.
US Vice President Harris calls for action on 'full spectrum' of AI risks
In a speech at the US Embassy in London, US Vice President Kamala Harris spoke of the dangers AI could pose for individuals and the Western political system.
Paralytic shellfish toxins found in Hawke's Bay
The public are advised to avoid collecting and eating shellfish from Pania Reef.
Nelsonians worried about heightened wildfire risk
With a hot, dry, El Niño summer forecast, Nelson people are worried about the heightened wildfire risk and anxious to avoid a repeat of the big Pigeon Valley fire in 2019.
As Samantha Gee reports… Audio
Paralytic shellfish toxins found in Napier
In Napier, unsafe levels of paralytic shellfish toxins have been detected in mussels tested from Pania Reef.
A biotoxin warning is in place for those gathering and eating shellfish in Hawke's Bay… Audio
Forecasting in changing times
In the last week, Hurricane Otis hit southern Mexico with little warning, and Cyclone Lola set a record for the earliest category five cyclone in the southern hemisphere. Climate change is making work… Audio
Leave beanbags at home, beachgoers urged
A burst beanbag put wildlife in peril last summer, sparking a long and expensive clean-up on Moturua Island.
Our Changing World – Our El Niño summer
How do meteorologists predict what's coming? As we head into an El Niño summer. climate change is making weather forecasting tough. Audio
Science: Dust and dinosaurs, ultra-water repellence,
Science correspondent Laurie Winkless joins Kathryn to talk about the role dust played in the demise of the dinosaurs, research that could have implications for self-cleaning kitchens and menopause in… Audio
Intense bushfires rage in Queensland and NSW
Australian firefighters are battling intense bushfires in Queensland and New South Wales, where the conditions are so severe they are focusing on saving lives, rather than properties.
Authorities… Audio
Solving the climate adaptations that can make problems worse
Opinion - A global climate adaptation industry is sometimes imposing solutions that backfire at the cost of vulnerable communities, write Ritodhi Chakraborty and Claire Burgess.
