Environment
New Zealand's challenge in cutting water contaminants revealed in study
While E coli was the stand-out across three-quarters of all land in Aotearoa, Canterbury needs to reduce nitrogen by 44 percent, and Southland by 41 percent, a new report says.
Monitoring the Makarora mohua
Mohua are bright yellow forest birds – but despite their eye-catching plumage, they can be tricky to spot flitting high in the forest canopy. Claire Concannon visits the Makarora mohua population… Audio
Monitoring the Makarora mohua
Mohua are bright yellow forest birds – but despite their eye-catching plumage, they can be tricky to spot flitting high in the forest canopy. Claire Concannon visits the Makarora mohua population…
AudioOur Changing World – Keeping an eye on the Makarora mohua
Mohua yellowheads were once common in Aotearoa forests, but bush clearance and introduced predators mean they're now rare in the ngahere. Claire Concannon meets a team of scientists and… Audio
Displaced people need to be on COP28 agenda - human rights group
A new legal framework to support climate-displaced people and guarantee their human rights is being served up ahead of COP28.
Solar farm a waste of elite soil – Edgecumbe farmers
Edgecumbe farmers say large-scale solar farms on some of the Rangitaiki Plains' most elite soil is short-sighted.
Vote for your favourite native plant
If there's one thing New Zealand seemingly loves ... it's a hotly-contested public vote for our favourite native species. Of course, this year's Bird of the Century competition was in the spotlight… Audio
First green-fuelled trans-Atlantic flight to take off
Airlines see the flight, which is supported by government funding, as demonstrating that a greener way of flying is possible.
Native forest plan cheaper than paying for carbon credits, group claims
Recloaking Papatūānuku say sucking carbon out of the atmosphere using homegrown projects could be cheaper than buying carbon offsets overseas.
Sustainable Food Company recognised for their approach
The 2023 Impact Award winners were announced earlier this month, Amy Klitscher took out the Climate Award for her enterprise the Sustainable Food Company, her catering business with a plant-based… Audio
Ecological corridor celebrates two years
An initiative to create an ecological corridor in the Waipa district from Maungatautari to Pirongia is celebrating it's second anniversary today. Project coordinator Bexie Towle speaks to Jesse. Audio
COP28: UAE planned to use climate talks to make oil deals
The United Arab Emirates planned to use its role as the host of UN climate talks as an opportunity to strike oil and gas deals, the BBC has learned.
Hawkes Bay and Tai Rāwhiti back in cleanup mode
Northern Hawke's Bay and Tai Rawhiti are back in cleanup mode after heavy rain fell steadily over the weekend. The region's infrastructure bruised and battered from previous storms, and each downpour… Audio
Woody washout: Tai Rāwhiti hit with more rough weather
It's another woody wash out for Tai Rāwhiti, with rough weather over the weekend leaving recently cleaned beaches coated in slash again. It could be weeks before they're pristine again. The… Video, Audio
'A task in itself': Country's largest solar power station built in Kaitāia
New Zealand's biggest solar power station to date has started producing electricity in the Far North.
Climate protest: More than 100 arrested at world's largest coal port
A two-day blockade of the world's largest coal port in Newcastle, Australia, has triggered 109 arrests.
Off the beaten track with Kennedy Warne
Kennedy Warne speaks with Kathryn Ryan from a National Geographic ship offshore of Marahau, the gateway to Abel Tasman National Park. He is on a coastal voyage which began at Milford Sound and will… Audio
Canterbury farmers help protect endangered kororā in penguin colony
A farming family in Banks Peninsula is playing its part in protecting the largest little penguin colony on mainland New Zealand.
Green Party launches petition to save oil and gas ban
The Green Party has launched a petition to save the oil and gas exploration ban.
This comes as the newly formed government plans to scrap several climate change-related policies.
One of those is… Audio
Nitrate contamination map of New Zealand launched by Greenpeace
An interactive map which enables people to monitor nitrate levels in their drinking water is being launched today. Audio
