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Slave labour used to make some solar panels
Labour wants lots more solar panels on homes - but what about the slave labour used to make the panels that mainly come from China?
The party failed to get its anti-slave labour legislation through… Audio
Millions more spent promoting gas guzzlers than small cars or EVs
Car makers say they are going green. But they still spend much more advertising their biggest gas guzzlers than their smaller, less profitable EVs.
Pac leaders continue call for climate action at UN
Pacific leaders continue to call for climate action at UN General Assembly. Audio
Recycling the wrong ideas about climate change
Recycling is not the beginning nor end when it comes to climate change. In fact, it comes way down the list of things you can personally do to help save the planet. Audio
'Some pretty crazy things are going on' as glaciers vanish
In the past 30 years, 200 glaciers in the Southern Alps have disappeared due to the "shocking" rise in ocean temperatures, a scientist says.
Oil spill reported off coast of Banks Peninsula
Aa fishing vessel that ran aground on the south coast of Banks Peninsula has about 10,000 litres of diesel and 400 litres of hydraulic oil on board.
Kai Cycle: Growing Kai in urban spaces
A group of Wellingtonians are striving to save food from landfill. The composting initiative, Kaicycle, takes compostable scraps from homes and offices and recycles them into living compost. The… Audio
Why We Sweat with science writer Sarah Everts
Sarah Everts is fascinated by sweat. What it is, why our bodies do it and why there is a market for buying and selling artificial sweat - are all questions Sarah has answered. She's the author of The… Audio
Capsule containing asteroid fragments lands back on earth
A capsule containing fragments of the asteroid Bennu landed in a remote part of the Utah desert.
The container which was jettisoned from the space probe O-SIRUS REx landed safely in the desert at… Audio
Passion unfurled at a butterfly house in Hope
Ian Knight has a passion for monarch butterflies which he has turned into a thriving business. Audio
Hamilton launches app to get people rediscovering the city's nature
Hamilton locals and visitors have a new app to help discover natural areas in the city.
The multibillion-dollar climate hole faced by both Labour and National
While attention is focused on National's $500 million-a-year hole, another has opened up in plain sight - and it's Labour's problem, too.
Labour and National unclear on how to meet climate targets
While attention is focused on economists finding a $500 million-dollar-a-year hole in National's tax plans, a similar-sized hole in climate costings is hiding in plain sight - and it applies to… Audio
Water challenges on hospitality businesses in Queenstown
The Queenstown city council has been served with a compliance order for its Two Mile water treatment plant, which doesn't have the necessary barrier to stop the parasite cryptosporidium. The mayor… Audio
Dozens of nations to sign UN ocean treaty but implementation still awaits
A land-mark global agreement to protect the oceans as been formally adpoted by the UN but campaigners warn politicians will need to act quickly.
Dozens of firefighters fighting two fires in the Mackenzie district
Dozens of firefighters are now fighting two fires in the Mackenzie district. A fire near Lake Pukaki has now burned through 165 hectares, while another large fire has been reported at Mount Gerald… Video, Audio
Kākāpō translocation challenges and success
It's been around 2 months since the first translocation of kākāpō to mainland Aotearoa. To check in on how these taonga are going in Te Ika a Māui, we're joined by Ngai Tahu kākāpō recovery group… Audio
Moving house by bike - a new challenge
Earlier this year, when Auckland resident Fiáin d'Leafy was moving house, they decided to find a fresh way to approach this not so fun chore. Because they did it entirely by bike. Audio
Six homes evacuated as winds fuel fire near Lake Pūkaki
Fierce winds are fuelling a wildfire near Lake Pūkaki, forcing six homes to be evacuated and State Highway 80 at the lake was closed Thursday night.
The scrub fire is near the Pūkaki Downs, and is… Audio
Queenstown crypotosporidium cases continue to rise
Crypotosporidium cases in Queenstown have continued to rise, with the source of the bug still yet to be found. Thousands of households are being told to boil water, as the Queenstown Lakes District… Audio
