Climate
NZ’s climate policies are no longer enough to keep warming at 1.5°C – here’s what needs to happen
Analysis - This doesn't mean it's too late to rein in further warming, but the ambition required rises with each delay in action.
Fiordland corals used as measure of past climate change
Scientists are testing Fiordland's black corals against heat waves in the lab to see if they can survive the effects of climate change. Audio
Molesworth Station included in forestry plans map
The Government's climate plans have come under scrutiny after the country's largest farm, Molesworth Station, was included in a map of land that could be planted in forestry. Climate Change… Audio
Fears high country land could be planted in pine under govt plan
Critics say it is a half-baked scheme that will not work - and could undo the millions spent removing wilding pines.
Wildfire risk on the rise in New Zealand: Expert
A climate change expert says New Zealand's wildfire risk is on the rise and the country needs to start preparing now. Victoria University wildfire and ecology researcher Dr Nicola Day spoke to Paddy… Audio
Experts warn NZ needs to prepare for wildfires
As the death toll rises from LA's devastating wildfires, experts here are warning that New Zealand urgently needs to prepare for our own wildfires. Climate change correspondent Eloise Gibson reports. Audio
Aussie couple who lost home in fire had cancelled contents insurance
Stuart and Vikki Guy were celebrating Christmas Day in their daughter's house when they learned their home had caught fire.
Significant increase in medical cannabis prescriptions
New research reveals a significant increase in the number of people with prescriptions for legal medical cannabis products. Massey Associate Professor Marta Rychert spoke to Paddy Gower. Audio
Research reveals urban heat island effect in central Auckland
New research has revealed a potentially dangerous 'urban heat island ' effect in central Auckland. In Depth reporter Kate Newton has more. Audio
Climate activists deface Darwin's grave at London's Westminster Abbey
The activists wrote "1.5 is dead" in orange over the surface of the white marble gravestone.
Canterbury woman wins 'World's Ugliest Lawn' award
Leisa Elliott's property may look "derelict" but it still brings her joy, she says.
Death toll in Los Angeles fires rises to 16
Six simultaneous blazes that have ripped across Los Angeles County neighbourhoods since Tuesday have killed at least 16 people as of late Saturday local time.
LA fires spread, forcing new evacuations as death toll rises
The largest of the blazes has spread toward previously untouched neighborhoods, forcing new evacuations and dimming hopes the disaster was coming under control.
'Trajectory is just incredible' - 2024 world's hottest year as temperatures soar
Last year was the world's hottest since records began, with global temperatures exceeding 1.5C above pre-industrial times.
From flooding rain to unmitigated wildfire: Why California is ground zero for disasters
Southern California was underwater less than a year ago. Now, the weather pendulum has swung the other way. Audio
Building material could cut emissions by 16 billion tonnes - study
Switching out concrete and other construction materials for carbon-sucking alternatives could store the equivalent of half of all human-made carbon emissions in 2021.
How Santa Ana 'devil winds' and climate change are fuelling fire conditions in California
Los Angeles is experiencing what's already been declared by some as the worst fires in its history.
What a rare summer La Niña could mean for Australia
The great rainmaker, La Niña, could be back for the fourth time in five years, increasing the prospect of a soaking start to 2025. Video
Biden announces ban on new offshore oil and gas drilling
It's a decision incoming president Donald Trump may find difficult to reverse.
Hydro lakes future in focus over summer
Anxiously watching the levels of the country's hydropower lakes is something of a New Zealand tradition. Hydro - unlike geothermal - can be turned on and off at will, meaning it can supplement… Audio
