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'Everybody run' tourist recounts terrifying experience on Whakaari
'Everybody run.' An Australian tourist has recounted the terrifying experience of being on Whakaari / White Island when it erupted. This week, Auckland District Court has heard at times graphic… Audio
Plastic pollution in Lake Rotorua similar to lakes in Europe and US - study
Researchers looked at 38 lakes across the world and found there was plastic in every single one of them, no matter the amount of human activity. Audio
Cook Islands PM: Treated nuclear wastewater plan 'doesn't breach treaty'
Cook Islands PM says Japan's wastewater plan does not breach treaty. Audio
Plastic pollution in Lake Rotorua similar to levels in Europe
A global study has found plastic pollution in Lake Rotorua is similar to lakes in Europe and the United States where the population around the shore is much higher. The researchers who looked at 38… Audio
Our taiao, our tohu - protecting the Waihi estuary
Tauranga-based producer Justine Murray dons some gumboots and meets some teeny-tiny cockles as she joins a team surveying the Waihi estuary. Professor Kura Paul-Burke is weaving mātauranga Māori and… Audio
Departing Green MP Eugenie Sage reflects on time in Beehive
After 12 years at the heart of New Zealand politics, a Green Party MP who will not be standing for election in October speaks about her time in Parliament.
Global temperature rises - why we can expect a steep climb this year and next
Analysis - Every decade after the 1960s has been warmer than the one before and the 2010s were the warmest on record. But there can be a lot of variability from one year to the next, Kevin Trenberth w…
UN tour of nations concerned about nuclear wastewater wraps up
The head of the UN's Atomic Energy Agency has wrapped up his tour of nations with concerns about Japan's upcoming release of treated nuclear wastewater into the Pacific Ocean. He was met with fierce… Video, Audio
Anti-gravity study to help cerebral palsy kids needs participants
Scientists are looking for children with cerebral palsy to take part in space-like anti gravity walks for a study they hope will improve the young people's mobility. The research will map healthy… Video, Audio
'My heart sank': Emotional description of Whakaari eruption at court
A survivor of the Whakaari White Island eruption has told the court she wanted to hold her husband's hand so she could die next to him. Graphic and emotional descriptions of the eruption on December 9… Audio
Our Changing World - Protecting the Waihi estuary
The health of the Waihi estuary is in decline, threatening its important role as a mahinga kai, or food-gathering site. Justine Murray meets the team trying to turn things around. Audio
Bookmarks with Alison Talmage
For Bookmarks this week we meet Alison Talmage, she's a music therapist, doctoral student and co-founder of a very special choir - the CeleBRation Choir. Audio
Chip packet project cause with dual positive outcomes!
The Chip Packet Project is likely to be one of the more unique charity initiatives you've heard of, but it's one that is aiming to both help our homeless population and ease the strain on our… Audio
Recycling business gains funds to tackle lithium batteries
A scrap metal recycler has secured a funding boost to explore new ways to dispose of lithium batteries In New Zealand.
Birds get revenge by using anti-bird spikes in nests
Dutch researchers have found that some birds are using the spikes to keep pests away the same way that humans do.
Science: Smart watches and Parkinson's
Science commentator Allan Blackman joins Kathryn to talk about how smart watches could identify Parkinson's disease up to seven years before tell-tale symptoms appear. Electrons are round! How round… Audio
Dunedin company verifying the origin of products raises US$57m in funding
Oritain is looking to expand its reach with the funding, after strong demand from Europe and the United States.
Around the motu: Todd Niall in Auckland
Stuff Senior Auckland Affairs Journalist Todd Niall takes us behind the bus drivers strike in the city and talks about the complex funding formula in which the budget constraints at Auckland Council… Audio
Dumping of wastewater not a breach of treaty according to some
A Pacific leader says Japan's plan to release nuclear wastewater into the Pacific Ocean is not a breach of the nuclear free Rarotonga Treaty.
The treaty, which New Zealand has signed up to, bans… Audio
