Climate Change
New Zealand gives Samoa $10 million
New Zealand has given $10m to Samoa to help the country tackle climate change and boost its economy. Jacinda Ardern made the announcement on her inaugural visit to the Pacific as prime minister. Video, Audio
Turning climate change policy into reality
Jacob Werksman is the European Union's chief climate change negotiator. He's in New Zealand to hold bilateral talks and meet with climate change experts. Jacob joins Kathryn to talk through the… Audio
Pacific to feel harshest impact of climate change - scientists
Scientists at a recent climate summit in New Zealand's capital gave some stark warnings about the rapidly changing weather patterns facing the Pacific. Audio
NZ economy gains outstripping gas emission increases - report
New Zealand's economy is growing faster than our greenhouse gas output, signalling industries are becoming more efficient with their emissions.
Michael Mann: fighting for facts
Michael Mann, the distinguished professor of atmospheric science at Pennsylvania State University, is famous for his hockey stick curve showing sharply increasing global temperatures since 1900. Audio
Climate change could cause new Category 6 cyclone
A new category of cyclone - category six - may be needed as climate change makes storms more extreme. The only thing that stopped the strongest tropical cyclone on record - Cyclone Winston - being a… Audio
Eels die as Taranaki streams dry up
A Kaitiaki at Parihaka says poor land management and the effects of climate change are to blame for the mass death of eels in a coastal Taranaki stream. Robin Martin reports. Video, Audio
Fishers need to adapt to warmer waters - scientist
The effects of climate change at sea could mean the end of some species and the arrival of new types of warm-water fish.
Weather extremes: Is it the new normal?
Scientists are pushing for a better understanding of what climate change will entail for New Zealand and the measures to adapt. Science and Innovation reporter Charlie Dreaver explains. Audio
Maja Lunde - The History of Bees
Norwegian Maja Lunde is the author of several books for children and young adults, and is also a screen writer for film and television. Her debut novel for adults, international best-seller The… Audio
More NZ climate change modelling urged - Dave Frame
Are we experiencing a record-hot January because of climate change? Unless we increase the number of scientists focusing on climate change modelling in New Zealand, we won't know the answer. "A second… Audio
Checkpoint weather: Wednesday 24 January
MetService meteorologist John Law with the latest weather forecast. Video, Audio
Hotter weather will change New Zealand forever
Soaring temperatures are going to change our natural forests, coasts, and the way we live. Dr Judy Lawrence from Victoria University talks to John Campbell. Video, Audio
Invercargill heading for hottest January on record
Parts of the country are due for their hottest January on record, NIWA scientist Chris Brandolino tells John Campbell. Beach-goers are welcoming the warmer weather but are conscious about the wider… Video, Audio
How the PM winds down
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has a Christmas Eve chat with Wallace Chapman about her favourite music, books and movies and her upbringing. Video, Audio
Govt moves towards carbon neutral by 2050
The government is setting up an interim climate change committee to help meet its promise to make New Zealand carbon neutral by 2050.
May Boeve: 'The world is changing in front of us'
The Climate Change Adaptation Technical Working Group's stocktake report, released on Friday, said the country lacks a "nationally co-ordinated plan" to adapt to climate change and that means hundreds… Audio
Govt lacks plan to cope with climate change - report
Billions of dollars worth of infrastructure and thousands of homes are at risk of sea-level rise and severe weather caused by climate change, but a new government report says there's a total lack of… Audio
NZ Super among big investors pressuring climate polluters
The fund is among a group of powerful investors at the Paris climate summit putting pressure on large companies to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
New study puts climate change projections in doubt
A major new study, out of the Carnegie Institution for Science in California, says the average is wrong, and it's actually right up at the highest level of any projections. Video, Audio
