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Human composting to begin in the US
A United States firm is planning to offer the world's first human composting service in Washington State from next year. Recompose, which has done a pilot study on deceased volunteers, says the soft… Audio
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Better laid than never: how to raise your own hens
Pam Adam keeps 70 hens on her property and sells their eggs at her local Commonsense Organics store. She gives us some tips on raising chickens at home. Audio
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Bacteria DNA could police fish farms
Policing environmental compliance at salmon farms could become cheaper and faster thanks to a new test using bacterial DNA.
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Food drive for flood-hit farmers
It's estimated hundreds of farms in Southland have been affected by recent flooding. It's expected to take months to recover and a food drive's being organised to help out.
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Sowing seeds of hope: Kay Baxter, Koanga Institute
Kaitiaki of plant collections, mentor and educator Kay Baxter is co-founder of the Koanga Institute in the Hawkes Bay, home to New Zealand's largest heritage food plant collection. Over the past 30… Audio, Gallery
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Gore residents able to return home after flooding
Hundreds of Gore residents evacuated early this morning are being allowed to return home tonight after major flooding in the Southland area.
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Urban farming project wins 100,000 dollar research award
A passion for organic produce grown locally has seen Carl and Kati Freeman's "Farm Next Door" project get awarded a significant research grant. Audio
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Beetle Mania
One man’s decades-long fight to deal with New Zealand’s farm effluent problems by bringing dung beetles to New Zealand. Audio
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What New Zealand could learn from the Cuban agricultural revolution
After the collapse of the Soviet bloc, Cuba embarked on a rapid reorientation of its agricultural system to a self-sustaining, biointensive and essentially organic model.
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Fulvic acid exports to the U.S worth millions
Audio 30 Jan 2020The accidental discovery of fulvic acid on a Southland Farm is leading to a potentially multi-million dollar export business to the U.S. NZ Fulvic director, Rhys Brooking, explains what the nutrient… Audio
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Summer Pickings
William Dart plays music from the new album by Tattletale Saints and from Karl Steven's soundtrack to the film Bellbird. He's also got a preview track from Charlotte Yates's upcoming release featuring… Video, Audio
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Broken ribs, crushed truck and WorkSafe won’t investigate
A Tasman woman who was almost killed when a giant tree stump dropped onto her truck is stunned that WorkSafe is refusing to investigate. Video
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Music festivals on mission to cut landfill waste
Banning single-use plastics, using compost toilets and not providing bins are just some of the ways festival organisers are trying to reduce waste music events produce this summer.
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CAA levy hike would be 'another tax on farmers'
The CAA is planning to hike industry fees by over 5 percent - and proposing a 71 percent increase in the safety levy paid by ag operators. That's being called "another tax on the farming community".
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Big problems yes, but big opportunities too: NZ can make a difference to climate change, says James Cameron
Noelle McCarthy talks about the environment and environmental politics with film director James Cameron, and Dunedin's new Mayor, Aaron Hawkins. Recorded at Otago Museum. Audio
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The tiger sharks of Norfolk Island
Riley Elliott is a shark researcher who is determined to protect the tiger sharks off Norfolk Island, who feast on cow carcasses dumped by farmers on the old penal colony. The sharks and their… Audio
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Sunscreen, chemicals, food sweetener found in drinking water
Marlborough wells have tested positive for contaminants including sunscreen, preservatives, chemicals, but their impact on human or environmental health is still unknown, an expert says.
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Biofarm organic yoghurt: milk, cultures & kaitiakitanga
Cathy Tait-Jamieson, who runs BioFarm with her husband Jamie, talks to Kathryn Ryan about their innovative approach to farming. Audio
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Brazil arrests volunteer firefighters in Amazon blazes, but critics cry foul
Brazilian police have arrested four volunteer firefighters accused of intentionally setting fires in the Amazon rainforest, but civic leaders said the arrests amounted to government harassment.
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Greenhouse gas concentrations again break records
The World Meteorological Organization says the increase in CO2 in 2018 was just above the average rise recorded over the last decade.
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'We are testing this planet to destruction' - Prince Charles
Prince Charles is calling for people to become more sustainable in order to reverse the damage to the environment and mitigate climate change.
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Death, crime and farming
Among the ten or so bills likely to be debated by Parliament this week, there are quite a few worth noting. The cheery overall themes are death, crime, and farming.
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Death, crime and farming
Among the ten or so bills likely to be debated by Parliament this week, there are quite a few worth noting. The cheery overall themes are death, crime, and farming.
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Meet Steve the Seaweed Man
Steve Matthews loves the wild Wairarapa coast where he's worked on farms most of his life. Intrigued by the deer he used to see munching seaweed on the beach, the pensioner started up his own small… Audio, Gallery
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Meet Steve the Seaweed Man
Steve Matthews loves the wild Wairarapa coast where he's worked on farms most of his life. Intrigued by the deer he used to see munching seaweed on the beach, the pensioner started up his own small…
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