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For too long climate change has been dealt with by an ambulance at the bottom of the cliff.

That's how Climate Change Minister James Shaw has described the situation as the government released a… Audio

Pandemics brought down the greatest human empire of all time - who knew? Kyle Harper is the author of The Fate of Rome: Climate, Disease and the End of an Empire, which examines the collapse of the… Audio

An opinion piece on Newsroom has pointed out that the UK has done a lot more to address climate change in a meaningful way that we have here. Author Marc Daalder talks to Jesse. Audio

About 200 human rights workers in the Pacific have called for more research into how climate change is affecting people's human rights.  Audio

A new report says damages from seabed mining would be significantly less than land-based mining, but substantial damage is inevitable and a cautious approach to the potential industry in the Pacific… Audio

A former UN chief is warning the world has no more than 18 months to address climate change in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic.

The United Nation's lead negotiator for the Paris Agreement… Audio

A panel discussion hosted by Guyon Espiner with three international experts exploring how the Covid-19 pandemic will affect climate change in the long-term.

The 2020 budget creates green jobs but fails to allocate funds to climate change initiatives. Forest and Bird chief executive Kevin Hague joins the discussion. Audio

The government's independent climate change advisor is urging the government to stimulate the economy post-pandemic in a way that keeps climate change progress happening. The Government is looking to… Audio

Climate change researcher Professor James Renwick head of the School of Geography, Environment and Earth Sciences at Victoria University explores the impact of Coronavirus on climate change. Audio

As economies around the world recoil in the face of COVID-19, their carbon emissions are also shrinking.

With businesses shutting up shop and global supply chains disrupted, pollution from transport… Video, Audio

The physical effects of climate change are measured in concrete ways; melting glaciers, drought, bush fires. But what about the impact it has on our mental health?  Audio

An environmental group has been given the go-ahead to challenge the Thames-Coromandel District Council's decision not to sign on to a declaration on climate change in the High Court.

Last year, the… Audio

Auckland council hears from a younger more diverse group of residents in feedback to its proposed Climate Action Framework than it would normally get. Audio

Dimanche tells one story of a family battling extreme weather conditions and another of three filmmakers braving the Arctic to document species doomed to extinction: The show is coming to New Zealand… Audio

Pacific performing artists showcase the richness of Maori and Pacific poetry through theatre for this year's Auckland Arts Festival. Audio

Martin Rich says you don't have to trash the environment around you in order to make money. Audio

Nights' mathematician Dillon Mayhew joins us once again. Tonight he's taking a look at the mathematics of climate change. Audio

Two hard hitting topics in the Pacific, climate change and the 2006 riots in Tonga, are the subjects of two theatre shows in Auckland's Fringe Town festival. Audio

The Prime Minister has seen real poverty in Fiji but says despite some New Zealanders also living in hardship, doing nothing to help the Pacific isn't an option.

Jacinda Ardern visited a settlement… Audio

Fiji's Prime Minister Frank Bainimarama is asking New Zealand to back his call for Australia to commit to doing more to address climate change. Audio

The Prime Minister says she won't be wagging her finger at Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison and demanding he do more to fight climate change when they meet this week.

Jacinda Ardern is in… Audio

A researcher says a colonial eurocentric view of climate change is failing to recognise many of the threats and impacts in the Pacific. Audio

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has arrived in Fiji where talks have quickly turned to climate change and what more can be done.

Fijian Prime Minister Frank Bainimarama has sent a message to Jacinda… Video, Audio