Environment
Long Read: The straight and narrow
By Bill Morris: Ploughing-the epitome of the colonial 'civilising' of land-is as fundamental to this country's history as war and rugby. Perhaps it's not surprising that we make a sport out of it. Audio
Long Read: The straight and narrow
By Bill Morris: Ploughing-the epitome of the colonial 'civilising' of land-is as fundamental to this country's history as war and rugby. Perhaps it's not surprising that we make a sport out of it.
AudioFrom the Archives: Growing food without sight
How do you garden when you are blind? One of Taranaki's pioneering environmentalists shows his ingenious method using ropes to help the visually impaired continue to enjoy growing things. This story… Video, Audio
From the Archives: Growing food without sight
How do you garden when you are blind? One of Taranaki's pioneering environmentalists shows his ingenious method using ropes to help the visually impaired continue to enjoy growing things. This story…
AudioFurry celebrity napping on Wellington waterfront unfazed by local paparazzi
A baby fur seal was spotted this afternoon in the capital.
Lowering speed limits helps to reduce emissions
Waka Kotahi says it's lowered speed limits to 80 kilometres per hour on about four percent of New Zealand highways as part of the Road to Zero safety campaign.
The changes have frustrated many… Audio
E05: Nothing Ventured, Nothing Gained
Shooting from choppers is a game changer but teams are learning from scratch, working at break-neck pace in such dangerous terrain that an accident is always on the cards. Audio
Transition to low carbon economy to come at a cost
Electricity lines companies are likely to spend tens of billions over the next decade to meet rising demand in the transition to a low carbon economy.
EPA shelves further tests for harmful 'forever chemical' contamination
The Environmental Protection Authority has no plans to do more tests, despite recommendations more be done.
Paralytic shellfish toxins found in Hawke's Bay
The public are advised to avoid collecting and eating shellfish from Pania Reef.
Nelsonians worried about heightened wildfire risk
With a hot, dry, El Niño summer forecast, Nelson people are worried about the heightened wildfire risk and anxious to avoid a repeat of the big Pigeon Valley fire in 2019.
As Samantha Gee reports… Audio
Paralytic shellfish toxins found in Napier
In Napier, unsafe levels of paralytic shellfish toxins have been detected in mussels tested from Pania Reef.
A biotoxin warning is in place for those gathering and eating shellfish in Hawke's Bay… Audio
Leave beanbags at home, beachgoers urged
A burst beanbag put wildlife in peril last summer, sparking a long and expensive clean-up on Moturua Island.
Intense bushfires rage in Queensland and NSW
Australian firefighters are battling intense bushfires in Queensland and New South Wales, where the conditions are so severe they are focusing on saving lives, rather than properties.
Authorities… Audio
Solving the climate adaptations that can make problems worse
Opinion - A global climate adaptation industry is sometimes imposing solutions that backfire at the cost of vulnerable communities, write Ritodhi Chakraborty and Claire Burgess.
'It's going to cause a hell of a rumpus': Farmer seeks tougher cat control
A Tasman farmer wants tougher rules for cats after toxoplasmosis devastated his flock of sheep, costing him $14,000 in damages.
The Norwegian scientist making sofas more sustainable, using foam from seaweed
Something you might not have thought about before is the carbon footprint of your furniture.
But it turns out the foam filling in your couch produces an enormous amount of CO2.
Celine Sandberg is an… Audio
E04: Game Changer
The arrival of helicopters turns the culling business on its head. Hunters shoot deer from the air and with big money to be made, venison recovery will never be the same. Audio
Conservationists concerned to find dozens of dead penguins on Waiheke
There are growing concerns for the Hauraki Gulf's penguins with ten chicks found starving and dozens dead on Waiheke Island in the past few weeks. It has conservationists worried that we could be… Video, Audio
Whakaari Island owners found guilty of health & safety failings
It's been almost four years since the deadly Whakaari White Island eruption. Now the island's owners, the Buttles, are being held accountable for health and safety failings through their company… Audio
