Climate
Rabobank advises caution but good year coming for farmers
Farmers will need to make careful business decisions, but the agricultural sector will likely have another profitable year, Rabobank says.
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
'Massive snow melt' concerning: researchers
Researchers are concerned with the long term implications the warmer South Island temperatures are having on the country's largest ice fields and in turn future water availability. Audio
Anthony Turton: the Cape Town water crisis
Cape Town, South Africa's second largest city with 3.7 million people, is running out of water. The city is facing its worst drought in 100 years, and its water supply is predicted to run out on 21… Audio
Rising water temperatures changing marine life
How ocean warming will affect marine life. Audio, Gallery
Coastal properties may lose insurance
When will insurance companies start quitting coastal properties? Audio
Life on the edge
Local councils want a nationwide strategy to deal with the risk of coastal erosion and the funding to make it possible. Audio
Video: Watch the 'big dry' unfold
The unseasonably dry start to summer will probably affect farmers in 15 districts for at least the next six months. Video
Marine heatwave: 'It's never been that hot before'
If you've jumped in the sea this summer and found it to be a surprisingly warm temperature that's because the Tasman Sea is currently going through a "marine heatwave". Since November the water has… Audio
Mining permits to be taken case by case - Ardern
The coalition government will allow new permits for coal mining, offshore oil drilling and fracking on a case-by-case basis, the Prime Minister says. Audio
Effect of climate change on our weather
Dr Sam Dean is the chief scientist for climate change at NIWA, he presented a report to Auckland Council yesterday which he refers to as the "encyclopedia" of climate change for Auckland. In it, he… Audio
Gore to PM: 'You're a breath of fresh air'
Former US Vice-President Al Gore says Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern is a breath of fresh air.
Time for action on climate change - business group
A business group says it's time to take the politics out of handling climate change and get broad-based agreement on future action.
Earthquakes In London
Lynn Freeman caught up with Australian theatre director Katy Maudlin who is in Auckland at the moment working on a cautionary tale called Earthquakes in London. Mike Bartlett's play spans 1968 to… Audio
Pacific climate activists call out polluters at COP23
Young climate activists from the Pacific are pushing their message at COP23. Audio
Pollution triggers public health emergency in Delhi
The Indian capital, Delhi, has been enveloped in a blanket of thick grey smog, prompting a public health warning for the city.
Climate Love
There's a of talk about climate change and its effects but how are everyday people actually taking on the huge issue of global warming? A new newspaper has just launched in Nelson Tasman dedicated to… Audio
Why is climate change ignored by finance journals?
While climate change is a hot topic globally, it seems leading international finance journals are mostly silent on the subject. Despite the economic and business impacts of climate change, there's… Audio
Insight: Climate change and 'waterproofing' NZ's cities
After a wet winter, and in some places a drenched summer before that, Teresa Cowie asks if it’s possible to design cities that can cope with the increasing extreme weather being driven by climate… Video, Audio
Law student loses case against govt's climate policy
Waikato law student Sarah Thomson has indicated she will appeal her case challenging the last government's climate change policy.
