Climate Change
Is it time to include farming in NZ's ETS?
Farmers could have to pay their way under a revised Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS) if advice from officials is accepted by the government. Audio
80 homes and businesses to be bulldozed for floodbank
Almost 80 riverside homes and businesses in Lower Hutt will be bought by the regional council and the land used to construct a new multi-million dollar stopbank to protect against flooding. Audio
Antarctica's contribution to sea level rise
New research confirms that Antarctica will contribute sigificantly to future sea level rise unless greenhouse gas emissions are curbed from 2020 onwards. Audio
Antarctica's contribution to sea level rise
New research confirms that Antarctica will contribute sigificantly to future sea level rise unless greenhouse gas emissions are curbed from 2020 onwards.
AudioResearch predicts ice melt in Antarctica could double by 2050
There are new warnings over how quickly parts of Antarctica are melting now and will melt in the future if climate change continues at the current rate. Leading scientist Luke Trusel says they've… Audio
Nic Maclellan - Pacific Islands united
Freelance journalist on the challenges facing Pacific Island leaders in navigating a path through several key issues and forging a collective vision forward. Audio
Living in the age of resilience
French experts Pierre Ducret and Lucile Schmid discuss the social impacts of climate change and the challenges in building a fair, low-carbon economy. Audio
Living in the age of resilience
French experts Pierre Ducret and Lucile Schmid discuss the social impacts of climate change and the challenges in building a fair, low-carbon economy.
AudioWellington joins 100 Resilient Cities
Wellington recently joined the Rockefeller Foundation's 100 Resilient Cities programme and urban planners are now mapping out a long-term resilience plan for the capital. Audio
Wellington joins 100 Resilient Cities
Wellington recently joined the Rockefeller Foundation's 100 Resilient Cities programme and urban planners are now mapping out a long-term resilience plan for the capital.
AudioDivestment should be last resort - Super Fund
The New Zealand Superannuation Fund is taking a hard line with political activists trying to tell it where to spend its money.
Motor industry looks at emission test options
The motor vehicle industry is open to discussing more rigorous testing of vehicle emissions in the wake of the Volkswagen emissions cheat scandal.
New report finds climate change models too simplistic
A new report has found that climate change models which focus only on sea level rise are too simplistic and do not reflect the realities of changing weather patterns and coastal erosion. Audio
Public have 'right to know' emissions plan - Greens
The Green Party says it is extraordinary that the government is holding back information about how it actually intends to reduce carbon emissions when it is in the public interest to know.
Retired Australian Admiral warns of climate change threats
A retired Australian admiral is warning that his country's Defence Force is failing to deal with the security threats and other consequences of climate change. Audio
Call to release climate change calculations
New Zealand's first climate change ambassador has criticised the government for a lack of transparency over its emissions reduction target it will be taking to Paris in December.
Govt criticised for lack of transparency over NZ's climate change target
The Government has come under fire from New Zealand's first climate change ambassador for its lack of transparency over the emissions reduction target it will be taking to Paris later this year. Audio
The Age of Resilience: The Anthropocene Challenge
Experts argue that we are living in the age of the Anthropocene - the epoch when humanity has irrevocably altered the planet. Predictions of climate change impacts are dire - mass extinction of… Audio
Concern for emissions research after jobs cut
The logic of sacking scientists is being questioned in light of the government's insistence the solution to rising emissions will be found through innovation.
Climate change protesters target ANZ
Protesters have erected a marquee full of medical supplies outside a downtown Auckland bank to raise the prospect of future climate change refugee camps.
