Climate
Coal by the shipload - why NZ is nowhere near 100 percent clean
How can New Zealand be importing massive amounts of coal when we are supposedly on a journey towards 100 percent renewable energy? The answers are complex.
AudioTime to failure: Building to withstand climate change
Questions are being asked about how well our infrastructure can weather climate change. Climate economist based at Victoria University of Wellington and managing director of Climate Sigma, Belinda… Audio
$10m flood protection scheme proposed for Westport
A $10 million flood protection scheme proposed for Westport would have prevented most of the devastation caused by last weekend's massive flood, according to West Coast Regional Council's operations…
Genesis Energy to keep stake in Kupe gas field
The power company had been weighing up its 46 percent ownership in the field, as well as opportunities for further development.
Insurance expert: Floods a wakeup call to two-thirds of Kiwis
An insurance expert says the weekend's flooding at Westport should be a warning to the two-thirds of New Zealanders who live on a flood plain. Melissa Heath is director of Residential Risk Analysis… Audio
Flood protection won't work in climate-changed environment
A climate change researcher says local and central government must stop allowing houses to be built in at-risk areas and we should no longer rely on flood protection infrastructure such as stopbanks… Audio
Marlborough flooding: Mayor's update
Marlborough and Buller were both hit by major flooding over the weekend.
Hundreds of people had to be evacuated as the Wairau river flooded, but have since been able to return home.
Marlborough… Audio
Stopbanks can't be relied upon as climate changes - expert
The country is being warned it can no longer rely on stopbanks to prevent flooding as climate change will make major weather events - like the one over the weekend - more severe.
Judy Lawrence from… Audio
Westport flooding: Very clear need for external accommodation support - Mayor
Hundreds of Westport residents still don't know when or if they'll return to live in their homes following the devastating flooding in the town.
At least 65 homes have been red-stickered but more are… Audio
Flooding to become more common, severe as climate changes - expert
Climate experts are predicting weather events like the weekend's flooding will only become more common - and more severe - as climate change picks up pace.
More than 1000 people were forced to… Audio
Weather: Parts of flood-prone Westport to be red-zoned
The mayor of Buller estimates up to 100 people could be left without a home following the weekend's flooding on the West Coast.
While over 2000 people have been cleared to return home, more than 100… Video, Audio
Wild weather: Should Westport move entirely?
Some Westport residents have returned to see the full scale of the damage to their properties from this weekend's flooding.
Many sodden homes remain unlivable, their occupants forced to doss down in… Video, Audio
How is a 1 in 100 year event calculated?
With the weekend's flooding events in Buller and Marlborough being the third in the country this year, questions are being asked what a 1 in 100 year event means. Kathryn speaks with Niwa Principal… Audio
Europe floods: 'It's a very sad scene'
At least 120 people have died and hundreds more in western Europe are unaccounted for, after some of the worst flooding in decades.
Extreme weather: State of emergency in Buller - latest details
A state of emergency has been declared in Buller - because of heavy rain and flooding, in what's been described as a one in 50 year event.
Residents in low lying areas, or those who've had trouble… Video, Audio
Farmers block roads to protest environmental requirements
The country came to town today as farmers expressed their frustration at what they call a barrage of red tape and new taxes.
They came by tractor and ute to 50 centres, from Kaitaia to Invercargill… Video, Audio
Dozens killed after flooding in western Germany
Authorities in western Germany say at least 42 people have been killed and dozens are missing following severe flooding. At least six others have died in neighbouring Belgium. The flooding has caused… Audio
EU unveils sweeping climate change plan
The European Union has announced a raft of climate change proposals aimed at pushing it towards its goal of becoming carbon neutral by 2050.
Whole energy sector needs to change to fix coal problem - campaigner
Despite declaring a climate emergency last year, Aotearoa imported more than one million tonnes of low grade coal from Indonesia.
Imports of the fossil fuel in 2020 were six times larger than in… Audio
Dirty coal imports top a million tonnes
In the same year that the government declared a climate emergency, imports of dirty coal from Indonesia topped a million tonnes.
That's only the second time it's happened in two decades.
Imports of… Audio
