29 Jan 2026

Why it matters if the ocean around NZ gets warmer

From Afternoons, 1:20 pm on 29 January 2026

Scientists say the ocean around NZ is warming twice as fast as the global average; now a new research project out of the University of Auckland is going investigate some of the effects of that. The nine-million-dollar project aims to determine how changes in ocean temperatures drive huge shifts in our weather. Project lead Melissa Bowen joins Jesse.