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Iwi and Taranaki Regional Council seek help from nature for flooding
Ngaa Rauru is joining up with Taranaki Regional Council to search for "nature-based solutions" to flooding of the Waitōtara River catchment in the face of climate change.
Expect more extreme storms says latest Govt climate report
The latest government report on New Zealand's climate says people can expect bigger, heavier atmospheric rivers, like the one that brought record rainfall to Auckland in January. The report says… Video, Audio
Our Changing World – Penguin evolution
How did penguins go from flying in the air, to 'flying' underwater? Claire Concannon speaks to a palaeontologist to learn about penguin evolution across 62 million years and the extinct giant penguin… Audio
Public input influences testing at controversial chemicals plant
Global chemicals giant Dow says public input has influenced where it will begin taking soil samples at the site of its controversial former chemicals plant at Paritūtū in New Plymouth.
Mapping of Zealandia complete
In parts of Aotearoa you can see rocks left over from when Zealandia and Gondwana separated around 100 to 60 million years ago. Zealandia - Te Riu-a-Maui - is right underneath us, and was the last… Audio
How used scooter batteries could power our fight against pests
Using old e-scooter batteries and artificial intelligence, a Christchurch-based charity and company is developing technology to target possums, stoats, rats and other pests. Shaun Ryan is the managing… Audio
Mounting your own mini scientific expedition
Working out of the charming hamlet of Greytown, illustrator, comic artist and author Giselle Clarkson is best known for her non-fiction comics on conservation and the environment. She's lent her… Audio
Rivers in the sky, heatwaves in the sea: Aotearoa's climate outlook
Bigger, heavier 'rivers in the sky' - like the atmospheric river that brought record rainfall to Auckland in January - are on the cards as the planet heats, the latest report on Aotearoa's climate…
Low-methane genetics on track for 2026, agri-tech co-operative says
One of New Zealand agriculture's largest private investors in research and development says low-methane dairy cow genetics could be in-market by 2026.
Cyclone-damaged walking tracks still closed 8 months on
Three Department of Conservation walking tracks on the East Coast remain closed, with damaged roads delaying their opening.
How the climate crisis affects cost of living
Voters may be focused on the cost of living, but climate groups say failing to look at climate policies will raise household bills as well.
Failure to address climate issues will raise household bills say researchers
Voters may be focussed on the cost of living, but climate groups say failing to look at climate policies will raise household bills as well.
Researchers say every aspect of life will be affected… Audio
Mining company forced to consult with PNG environmentalists
Mining company forced to consult with PNG environmentalists over plans. Audio
The North Island road slowly falling into the sea
Narrow and winding, with large chunks of it already slumped towards the sea, it seems just a matter of time.
The invisible killer
Air pollution is the invisible killer behind one in every 10 deaths in New Zealand. There's no safe level of it, but it's an easy issue to ignore. Audio
Kim Stanley Robinson: 'They are wrong and it needs to be said'
American writer Kim Stanley Robinson spends a lot of time imagining the future, and predicts the next few decades will look messy, but it's still worth trying to reign in climate change. Audio
World breaches key 1.5C warming mark for record number of days
The world is breaching a key warming threshold at a rate that has scientists concerned, a BBC analysis has found.
Christchurch will host major climate conference in 2025
The United Nations has announced Christchurch will host an international climate conference in 2025.
Work to protect Gisborne's fragile water supply to lose funding
A report presented to the council lays bare a stark warning that plant and animal control gains could be lost.
Thousands of litres of diesel from grounded trawler leaks into ocean
Thousands of litres of diesel has leaked from a boat which ran aground on Banks Peninsula two weeks ago, says Canterbury Regional Council.
