Climate
Polar scientists wary of impending satellite gap
The key missions recording the loss of thickness in glaciers and sea-ice won't last the decade.
Mops out in Te Awamutu after sudden flooding
Mops were on hand in the Waikato town Te Awamutu today - as businesses cleaned up after being flooded during a torrential downpour yesterday.
Heavy rain and hail struck in the afternoon causing… Audio
Auckland Council eases water limits in controversial decision
In an early Christmas gift to Aucklanders, the Council has decided to ease residential water restrictions this summer.
The city has been under restrictions since May, when storage across all… Audio
Transition Engineering conference: Susan Krumdieck
Engineering, tech, business and science are coming together to talk about renewable energy systems and how to transition to net zero within ten years. The Convergence for a carbon transition 2020-2030… Audio
Climate change: Covid pandemic has little impact on rise in CO2
The global response to the Covid-19 crisis has had little impact on the continued rise in atmospheric concentrations of CO2, the World Meteorological Organisation (WMO) says.
A coastal property dilemma that everyone pays for
Dealing with the political and financial repercussions of sea level rises is going to make political decisions over Covid look easy. There are billions of taxpayer dollars at stake in property… Audio
More than 4000 Nelson City properties included in new sea level rise hazard index
The council today released information that showed how coastal flooding could change under a warming climate, including a worst-case scenario of sea level rise up to two metres.
Napier flood: Tick of approval for emergency management reforms
The government says early reforms brought in to improve emergency management are proving their worth as borne out in the Napier flooding this week.
Kathy Baughman McLeod: naming heat waves like hurricanes
Kathy Baughman McLeod is Director and Senior Vice President of the Adrienne Arsht-Rockefeller Foundation Resilience Center at the international affairs think tank, The Atlantic Council. Working on the… Audio
New climate report with concerning findings already being challenged by scientists
New climate change research suggests that the world is already past the point of no return for global warming.
Simon Wilson - the slow pace of change
Simon Wilson's been at the Climate Change and Business Conference and there are some stirring messages. Audio
More extreme events predicted in Tairāwhiti as climate changes - report
Droughts, fires, floods, farmers facing more pests and diseases, livestock stressed by heatwaves and a tide which keeps creeping up against the coast.
Call for public campaign to encourage cycling
The government is being urged to invest millions in public education campaigns to get the public cycling. Audio
Rolling back Trump's rollbacks: Biden seen reversing climate deregulation
Joe Biden has promised to rejoin the Paris Agreement and rescind many of Trump's rollbacks. But he's also pledged to usher in policies to make the US economy carbon neutral by 2050, something that…
Climate change - striking a balance
A group of Dunedin students talk about what they learned making an Otago Museum exhibition about climate change inequality. Audio
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A pair of banded dotterels attempt to defy the odds to raise their chicks on a surprisingly hostile New Zealand beach, as their self-appointed guardian; Aisla watches on. Video
Time to recognise farmers for their carbon sequestration?
Sheep and beef farmers are arguing their operations are close to carbon neutral. In the first study of its kind, spacial analysis mapping of sheep and beef farms has revealed significant levels of… Audio
New Zealand's little-told Far North wild horses story
People tend to think of the Kaimanawa ferals when the subject of wild horses in New Zealand comes up, but there is a significantly larger number of wild horses in Northland. Kelly Wilson's new book… Audio
What La Niña means for New Zealand this summer
La Niña has arrived for New Zealand - the next three months are likely to be warmer than average, marine heatwaves may develop and the tropical cyclone risk is higher.
Grass and the science of urban CO2
Jocelyn Turnbull from GNS Science is measuring how much CO2 we're producing in NZ towns - and she's doing it by cutting the grass. Audio