Environment
Best of 2023: Our Changing World
"I love my job. I’m a total science geek so it suits me perfectly to go nerd out with other nerds and then make stories to share with you" - Claire Concannon, host of RNZ's award-winning science and…
Scientists' letter calls for freshwater protections to remain
Scientists and leaders have sent an open letter appealing to the prime minister not to change the country's freshwater policy.
Connecting to our landscapes through artist Marilynn Webb
When we talk about the pioneering generation of modern Māori artists, the names most typically heard are men: Ralph Hotere, Sandy Adsett, Selwyn Wilson, Muru Walters or Para Matchitt.
Deserving more… Audio
Ruud Kleinpaste: How many bugs are in the average house?
The Bugman, naturalist, columnist and broadcaster, Ruud Kleinpaste takes a look all the creepie-crawlies lurking in out carpets, pantries and bedrooms. Audio
Biosecurity checks to prevent gold clam invasion at Kai Iwi Lakes
The gold clam was found in the Waikato River in May, and has already reproduced to hundreds of individuals per square metre.
New tours to Hundertwasser's former bolthole
His distinctive buildings attract crowds around the world and his environmental vision was decades ahead of his time. Now his extraordinary property, in a remote corner of the Bay of Islands, is… Audio
Critter of the Week: Kiwaia moth
This week's critter is a tiny jumping moth. The flightless and dusty-looking Kiwaia "Cloudy Bay" moth only lives on one type of mat daisy (Raoulia australis) in a few areas of north-eastern… Audio
Clearing Old Man's Beard from the Zealandia fence line
A group of volunteers in Wellington are on a mission to rid the city of Old Man's Beard, a vine that smothers New Zealand native bush. Nigel Charman from Old Man's Beard Free Wellington speaks to… Audio
Lack of signs on contaminated beaches concerns community
Another bout of sewage spilling into popular beaches on Auckland's North Shore has the community concerned.
Pacific leaders critical of COP28 deal
Pacific climate leaders are critical of the new COP 28 deal, released overnight after marathon negotiations. The deal calls on all countries to move away from the use of fossil fuels but does not… Audio
The Panel with Peter Dunne and Sally Wenley (Part 2)
Today on the panel, Emile Donovan and panellists Peter Dunne and Sally Wenley discuss the COP28 climate summit, the issue that is dental tourism and "meaningful savings" in supermarket aisles this… Audio
Warnings over toxic algae blooms at Wellington rivers
Red alert level warnings are in place for the Waipoua River at Columbo Road in Masterton and the Hutt River at Silverstream Bridge.
Pacific campaigners not happy with COP28 deal
Pacific climate leaders have criticised the new COP28 deal, released overnight after marathon negotiations.
What the new COP28 deal means for climate change
Analysis - Is the climate agreement enough to keep global temperatures in check?
COP28 deal reached, with commitment to 'move away' from fossil fuels
A new global deal on climate change has been approved by almost 200 countries at the COP28summit in Dubai. The deal calls on all countries to move away from the use of fossil fuels. This is the first… Audio
Anti-mining campaigner not happy with Shane Jones
Comments by the new Resources Minister, Shane Jones, in the House have drawn outrage from the anti-mining community. Ours Not Mines is an anti-mining group currently engaged in a court battle against… Audio
Abandoned Waikato bowling green transformed into edible garden
A team of University of Auckland researchers have transformed an abandoned bowling green in Waharoa, a rural community in Waikato, into a 'public edible landscape' - a big greenhouse full of crops and… Audio
Hazardous chemical reporting to be strengthened under EPA proposals
It follows criticism by the Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment of New Zealand's patchy system for tracking chemicals.
NZ among group fighting for stronger stand on fossil fuels at COP28 - Watts
New Zealand's climate change minister says he and major countries are still fighting for a stronger deal after a controversial draft at COP28. Audio
Wanaka's waterfront builds in puteketeke protection
Over the past eight years Wanaka's waterfront has been getting an upgrade - and the results have drawn praise from an international design body. Audio
