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Dave Lowe has been warning about the impact of rapid climate change for over 40 years. Both a scientist and a surfer he began to see changes the environment of the southern hemisphere in the 1970s. Audio

Nicole Masters has been passionate about nature and the land for as far back as she can remember. An independent agroecologist, she is the founder of Integrity Soils, which is a company specialising… Audio, Gallery

Lawyers demanding action on climate change claim Auckland Council's draft transport plan is unlawful because it contradicts the council's own plan to reduce climate emissions.

The regional land… Audio

Climate change isn't up for debate anymore, but what to do about it is. Science writer Paul Greenberg wants to get people off the sidelines to become game changers on this issue. He explains this to… Audio

Daan Roosegaarde is a world-leading designer artist and inventor whose work tackles some of the gnarly issues facing the globe, particularly climate change. Based in Rotterdam in the Netherlands, his… Audio

Budget 2021 is due to be announced on 20 May but the priorities that guide the budget decisions have already been published and debated by MPs. Audio

An independent research group says climate misinformation is the next major fight in the war against conspiracy theories. Helen Lee Bouygues - the founder of the Paris-based Reboot Foundation - says… Audio

Alison Ballance revisits a 2013 feature on kauri dieback disease and talks to Nick Waipara to find out how the northern kauri forests are coping with the disease in 2021. Audio

A joint US-NZ space mission operation, MethaneSat aims to help tackle climate change through a methane-tracking satellite. It is the first New Zealand government funded space mission, with a $26… Audio

In an effort to re-assert global leadership on the issue of climate change, United States president Joe Biden has made a bold pledge.

His administration has promised to slash US greenhouse gas… Audio

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern joined President Biden at the virtual Leaders' Summit on Climate hosted by the United States overnight.

The summit, held for Earth Day, brought world leaders together to… Audio

Alison Ballance's foray into the vaults finds a feature on ocean acidification, The Acid Test and adds a 2021 update. Audio

A two-year investigation by investigative journalist Nicky Hager has found school children from the School Strike 4 Climate group, who joined a peaceful protest with Greenpeace against the… Video, Audio

There are hopes the new Maori Health Authority will have spillover benefits for New Zealand's Pacific people;The Marshall Islands and New Zealand have been given front-row seats at upcoming US Leaders… Audio

The Marshall Islands and New Zealand have been given front-row seats at today's US Leaders Summit on Climate Change. Audio

In five years' time, Helen Clark wants to see Huntly power station no longer burning coal, a ban on fossil-fuel-powered cars into New Zealand, and agriculture paying for its emissions.

Clark has… Video, Audio

The world needs to turn climate changing emissions around now or face a dire future, an NZ scientist says. This morning, the United Nations' secretary-general Antonio Guterres warned the planet's on… Audio

Terry Wilson is a pioneer in using global positioning systems (GPS) to understand the loss of Antarctic ice. She says Antarctica's bedrock is rising as the ice melts and this will have implications… Audio

There are some familiar names as well as some new faces among the winners of the 2020 Prime Minister's Science Prizes. Audio

Dr Christopher Cornwall is a Rutherford Discovery Fellow at Victoria University whose cutting edge research showing the pH levels inside corals and seaweeds, and the related impacts of climate change… Audio

An inventory of New Zealand's greenhouse gases shows gross emissions are the highest in 15 years. Both net and gross emission went up 2 percent in 2019, taking the country further away from its carbon… Audio

Last week’s student-led Climate Strike protest at Parliament was a colourful event on a dour, damp day. We collected a few photos from the occasion.

"He korora, he tohu oranga: the little penguin is the sign of life". This whakatauki, that the success of korora populations indicates the health of the coastal marine environment, underpins John… Audio, Gallery

Māori and Pacifica people say they have been shut out of climate change activism.

They warn if their voice and experience are not included, then their communities will suffer the biggest impact of a… Audio