Climate
Climate change could mean blue oceans as heat kills phytoplankton
Rising temperatures will change the colour of the world's oceans, making them more blue in the coming decades, scientists say.
Running Dry - Can NZ thrive without irrigation?
Insight - Eric Frykberg explores whether the regions can still thrive without irrigation certainty Audio
Kerry-Anne Walsh with news from Australia
It's Friday so we cross the ditch to Canberra to talk to our correspondent Kerry-Anne Walsh. Audio
South Island set for cold snap after extreme heat
A severe weather warning says strong, damaging winds will hit the lower South Island overnight and tomorrow morning.
Govt needs to fill gaps on climate infrastructure cost
There are still questions over the real cost of sea-level rises, despite a new report saying councils could be facing a $14 billion bill, says the Climate Change Minister.
Protecting infrastructure a climate change head-scratcher
See level rise is putting billions of dollars of NZ council infrastructure at risk - so a new report put out by LGNZ says. Audio
Sea level rise could affect $14bn NZ council infrastructure
Up to $14 billion worth of council-owned assets across New Zealand - not to mention the costs to central government and private interests - are at risk from sea level rise, according to the first…
West Coast council courting climate change controversy
The West Coast regional council says it won't support the government's Zero Carbon Bill unless it's presented with more proof human-induced climate change is happening. Audio
Dry weather stressing farmers: 'Things aren't looking that flash'
The intense, hot weather at the top of the South Island has some farmers worried they could be on the brink of drought.
'Irresponsible' - Council rejects govt climate change bill
The West Coast Regional Council wants more scientific evidence to prove human-driven climate change is happening before it will commit to reducing emissions.
Weather study provides glimpse of future climate change
New analysis examining the impact of last year's heatwave on Dunedin and the South Island, is carrying stark warnings for the future. The analysis of atmospheric and oceanic data sets by scientists… Audio
Aid workers warn of Ambae evacuee's vulnerability
Aid workers based in Vanuatu say disaster could strike if a cyclone hits people already displaced by Ambae's volcanic eruptions. Audio
High temperatures set to continue for several days
Records dating back more than 150 years have toppled, water restrictions are in place and fire crews are keeping a close eye on the tinder-dry conditions as a record breaking heatwave moves across the… Audio
'Fish ear bones are like a diary'
Fish ear bones are tiny treasure troves of information about a fish's life, its environment and even local weather. Audio
'Fish ear bones are like a diary'
Fish ear bones are tiny treasure troves of information about a fish's life, its environment and even local weather.
AudioTemperature records tumble as Adelaide reaches 46.6C
Adelaide hit 46.6C this afternoon, surpassing the previous 1939 record, while Port Augusta reached 49.1C.
UK extreme-action climate change group grows in NZ
More than 1500 people have signed up to a new environmental protest group pledging to take extreme action over climate change. In Britain the group Extinction Rebellion has caused widespread… Audio
Extinction Rebellion pledges climate change action in NZ
More than 1500 people have signed up to a new envrionmental protest group pledging to take extreme action over climate change. A New Zealand chapter of the UK group Extinction Rebellion was set up two… Audio
Climate change and proposals: Jacinda Ardern overseas
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has spent her first day at the World Economic Forum in Davos speaking passionately about climate change alongside naturalist Sir David Attenborough and former US vice… Audio
We could wreck natural world, David Attenborough tells Prince William
Sir David Attenborough has told Prince William that people have never been more "out of touch" with the natural world than they are today.
