Environment
Donated air purifiers hoped to help asthmatics deal with Bromley's 'putrid smell'
The Asthma and Respiratory Foundation NZ has gifted 40 air purifiers to Bromley School, to help pupils with asthma and their families.
Loan for solar power company to expand New Zealand services
The state-owned Green Investment Fund and two international investors are making a $170 million loan to a New Zealand solar power provider.
A life time of bird watching, Peter Kaestner's story
There are birders and then there's Peter Kaestner. He's a retired US diplomat who holds the world record for seeing the most bird species, 9,856 birds. A duck on the back of our 10 dollar note was his… Audio
Seven trollies of rubbish collected by concerned Rotorua resident
A Rotorua woman who once took a weedeater to overgrown council grass is now tackling the city's "massive" litter problem,
Help to make businesses sustainable
Most businesses want to do the right thing when it comes to being sustainable But finances, a lack of understanding, and time constraints can prevent them from investing in nature. Audio
Primary school petition from Aotearoa over oil leak potential
The RMS Niagara currently lies in 120 metres of water on the seafloor of the northern border of the Hauraki Gulf Marine Park, not far from the pristine Poor Knights Islands. Audio
Hundreds of The Warehouse Group sites to be powered by solar farms
More than 260 sites owned by The Warehouse Group are set to be powered by solar farms as the group inks a long-term agreement with Lodestone Energy.
Coromandel beachfront property auction starts at $1 - but there's a catch
A Coromandel beach front property with a $1 reserve will go under the hammer next month. So what's the catch? As well as spectacular water views of Thornton Bay north of Thames, the house comes… Video, Audio
Origin of cryptic deepsea markings solved
The origins of cryptic deepsea markings in New Zealand oceans have been discovered by NIWA scientists.
Labour party offering cash-back scheme for building solar panel
The Labour Party is unapologetically targeting higher income New Zealanders with its solar panel policy announced today. If elected labour will offer a cash back of up to four thousand dollars for… Video, Audio
The burning question on rubbish
The Detail - Incinerating rubbish and producing electricity as a by-product could be a great solution to scarce landfill space, or a step backwards environmentally.
Wasting our rubbish when it could be energy
Mass incineration could be a great solution to New Zealand's increasingly scarce landfill space – or it could be a step backwards environmentally. Audio
Wasting our rubbish when it could be energy
Mass incineration could be a great solution to New Zealand's increasingly scarce landfill space – or it could be a step backwards environmentally.
Audio'I've been chased by wolves twice' - Timaru farmer
An injured hawk rests on Remus Coman's arm. He found it in a ditch on his cattle grazing farm. Hidden under it, an inked wolf forms part of a tattoo that tells stories from his youth in rural Romania.
…'I've been chased by wolves twice' - Timaru farmer
An injured hawk rests on Remus Coman's arm. He found it in a ditch on his cattle grazing farm. Hidden under it, an inked wolf forms part of a tattoo that tells stories from his youth in rural Romania.
… AudioBlenheim granddad hitchhikes to Auckland to save the planet
A Blenheim grandfather who refuses to fly to help save the planet spent three days hitchhiking up the islands to meet his first grandchild in Auckland. Seventy-eight year old Bill McEwan has sworn off… Audio
Community group opposes concreting in creek where eel live
Plans to concrete in one of the last creeks in Auckland's Te Atatū Peninsula to turn it into a stormwater pipe are being questioned by a community group.
Kicking up a stink - Christchurch battles over smelly compost plant's future
After years of complaints about the putrid smell from the Christchurch City Council's compost plant it will be relocated, but that could take up to five years. Audio
Restore Passenger Rail protesters arrested after car dealership defaced
Three climate protesters have been arrested after the shop window of a car dealer in Wellington was vandalised.
Roads, forestry slash, dental care: Tokomaru Bay on the election
The people of Tokomaru Bay are resilient - but they're also worried about the future, after a year wracked by violent storms and road damage. Audio
