Environment
NZ Steel electric arc furnace will save 80k tonnes of CO2
New Zealand Steel says its $300 million electric arc furnace will be built in the next three years, replacing two of its four coal fuelled kilns, making the plant far cleaner than it is currently.
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"A huge step towards decarbonizing" - Coal Action Network
A huge step towards decarbonizing the economy and ending coal use.
That's how Coal Action Network Aotearoa is describing the government's move to help NZ Steel introduce a new electric arc furnace.
…James Shaw on $300mil emissions-slashing plan
A new Electric Arc Furnace will be built at NZ Steel's Glenbrook Steel Mill.
Climate Change Minister James Shaw says it is a big step towards cutting the pollution that causes climate change.
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Glenbrook Steel Mill clean electric arc furnace expected 2027
In what is the country's largest ever initiative to reduce carbon emissions , the government is partnering with New Zealand Steel to install a Clean Electric Arc Furnace at the Glenbrook Steel Mill in… Audio
CTU hails $300mil plans to transition away from fossil fuels
In what is the country's largest ever initiative to reduce carbon emissions , the government is partnering with New Zealand Steel to install a Clean Electric Arc Furnace at the Glenbrook Steel Mill in… Audio
Petition against new Taranaki bypass held up by court action
Parliament has put on hold its consideration of a petition seeking to halt construction of Taranaki's Mt Messenger bypass.
Warning for dog walkers after kororā found dead in Wellington
A conservation group is warning people to watch their dogs on beaches, after an endangered native penguin was found mauled to death on Wellington's south coast.
Falconer Noel Hyde: rescuing karearea, ruru and barn owls
Noel Hyde is one of New Zealand's most respected wildlife taxidermists, but it's with live birds as a falconer he's now making his mark, helping save karearea, ruru and barn owls. Audio, Gallery
Dogs join Auckland's fight against kauri dieback
After three years of training Pip, Mawhai and Marty have become the city's first specialist kauri dieback sniffer dogs. Audio
Critter of the Week: Bounty Island spider
This week's critter is the rare and elusive banded Bounty Island spider, Pacificana cockayni. This spider only lives on the Bounty Islands - a remote and rugged collection of rocks far off the east… Audio
Keeping the worst marine weed pest away from Northland waters
For thirty years, caulerpa seaweed has been known as the single worst marine weed pest. Northland Regional Council is determined to keep it out of Te Tai Tokerau due to the risks to local environment.
…Greenpeace is describing the Budget as a gamble
Greenpeace has called the Budget a gamble with the climate crisis. The Budget has allocated more than 3-billion dollars for climate initiatives - including 1-point-9 billion dollars for emissions… Audio
Did the Budget do enough for climate and science? Here's what the sectors say
Prominent environmental groups are less than impressed with the budget investments in climate, but an expert says the government has taken a multifaceted approach.
Global temperatures likely to surge - expert
Global temperatures will likely surge to record levels in the next five years, according to a new update issued by the World Meteorological Organization. A combination of man-made greenhouse gas… Audio
Freshwater friends at Zealandia
Claire Concannon meets the latest addition to the Zealandia ecosanctuary family - toitoi, or common bully. Zealandia CEO Dr Danielle Shanahan explains why these little fish will be an important part… Audio
Freshwater friends at Zealandia
Claire Concannon meets the latest addition to the Zealandia ecosanctuary family - toitoi, or common bully. Zealandia CEO Dr Danielle Shanahan explains why these little fish will be an important part…
AudioIwi call on government to commit to forestry report recommendations
Immediate action is needed to address unsustainable forestry practices that have put an iwi's lands and waterways at risk, they say.
Our Changing World – New fishy friends at Zealandia
More than 100 toitoi, or common bullies, have been reintroduced to Zealandia Ecosanctuary in Wellington as part of an ambitious vision to restore the mauri of the freshwater catchment. Audio
Finding out where butterflies originally came from
After 20 years of hot debate in the field scientists have finally settled on the origins of butterflies. To explain is entomologist and Associate Professor at the Australian National University… Audio
Funding for carbon checks cut, why it matters
Roughly every five years, conservation workers go deep into the forests of Aotearoa to count animal droppings, birds and carbon. But government funding for the task has quietly been halved, meaning… Audio
