Climate
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
Climate change - striking a balance
A group of Dunedin students talk about what they learned making an Otago Museum exhibition about climate change inequality.
AudioSomeday Stories 2020: Nest 38
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
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.
AudioOur Changing World for 22 October 2020
GNS Science is measuring how much carbon dioxide we're producing in different towns as part of the Carbon Watch NZ project. Audio
Pacific region climate change conference
It's predicted that even a small temperature increase will make life unbearably hot on the island nations around the Pacific Region. Climate scientist, Professor James Renwick talk about the outlook… Audio
Interest in Arctic waters heats up as ice melts
Unexpected arrivals in Arctic waters as sea ice shrinks is part of a race among global powers for control over resources and waterways in the north.
Hefty bill looms for Greymouth ratepayers to save park from sea
Saving Jellyman Park at Cobden from the sea will cost at least $1.6 million, and it is not clear who will pay for it.
Carbon Watch & 50 years of CO2 measurements in NZ
Dave Lowe on measuring CO2 in New Zealand for 50 years, and how Carbon Watch NZ is a bird's eye view on our carbon balance. Audio
