Environment
Aucklanders' carbon impact worse than rest of NZ
Aucklanders' carbon impact is 15 percent higher than average households across the country, according to a report released on Monday.
Edible coffee cups - single-use packaging without the guilt
The Auckland family business twiice has international ambitions for their leak-proof biscuit-based coffee cups. Audio
If we can't save Antarctica, we can't save ourselves
Australian marine biologist Nerida Wilson has four species named after her including a bright green sea slug. She was part of a team that discovered a new species of sea dragon, the ruby seadragon… Audio
Kaikoura's recreational paua fishery reopens with lower limits
Fisheries officers have spent the weekend monitoring Kaikoura's recreational paua fishery as the season reopens. It's just the second season since the 2016 earthquake which devastated the fishery. The… Audio
Half of country's lakes in poor health - Study
New Zealand scientists say almost half of the country's lakes are in poor health, but it's not too late to fix them.
Critter of the Week: 'The Dentures of the Sea'
This week's critter was dubbed 'the dentures of the sea' by the NIWA scientists who discovered it lurking on the ocean floor off the Bay of Islands back in 2009. It might look like your grandma's… Audio
Health will suffer with increasingly severe storms - experts
Climate and health experts warn storms like Cyclone Gabrielle will have increasingly devastating public health consequences as the world warms.
Kerry-Anne Walsh with news from Australia
It's Friday so we cross the ditch to Canberra to talk to our correspondent Kerry-Anne Walsh. Audio
Climate change creating major health problems, doctors say
Climate change isn't just harming the health of the planet, its also harming the health of people living on it.
That warning comes in an editorial published in the New Zealand Medical Journal… Audio
Silent disco while cleaning up your local neighbourhood
The organiser of this Saturday's Silent Disco City Clean-Up in West Auckland hopes similar events will soon pop up regularly around the city. Audio
Climate Change Commission tells govt change emissions scheme or risk targets failure
The Climate Change Commission has told the Government to change the Emissions Trading Scheme or risk failing to meet climate goals.
Why more fertiliser and feed don't mean more farm profits
Analysis - New Zealand is in an unusual position in the developed world when it comes to greenhouse gas emissions.
Australia's northwest braces for strongest cyclone in a decade
People in the path of Severe Tropical Cyclone Ilsa have been ordered to take shelter immediately after it intensified into a powerful category five system ahead of its final charge towards Western…
NZ's gross greenhouse gas emissions drop for second year in a row
But net emissions were up due to "historically high harvest rates in our plantation forests".
Freshwater report paints poor picture of water quality
A new report into the country's freshwater paints a dispiriting picture.
Failing drinking water standards, lakes reaching breaking point and more nitrates entering rivers - the stress points… Audio
Water report doesn't reflect farming improvements - Fed Farmers
Federated Farmers says the new Freshwater 2023 report doesn't reflect the improvements farmers are making to waterways.
The report paints a dire picture of the state of the country's freshwater and… Audio
Kiwi return to the wilds of Wellington
The birds are back. After a long absence, 11 kiwi have returned to the outskirts of Wellington with a little help from some human friends. Veronika Meduna heads into the field to see how the work of… Audio
Kiwi return to the wilds of Wellington
The birds are back. After a long absence, 11 kiwi have returned to the outskirts of Wellington with a little help from some human friends. Veronika Meduna heads into the field to see how the work of…
AudioConcerns 'sobering' freshwater report will fail to trigger needed reforms
A new report into the country's freshwater has found poor water quality is affecting people and the environment. Audio
'Little evidence' cyclone wood debris was slash in Hawke's Bay
Pine made up the majority of wood debris left behind after Cyclone Gabrielle in Hawke's Bay, but very little of it was "slash", a council survey has found.
