Environment
Deep dives and epic journeys: Return of the emperor penguins
A team of NIWA scientists eagerly awaits the return of 19 emperor penguins carrying high-tech data loggers and video cameras. What will the data captured reveal about the penguins' secret lives at…
AudioOur Changing World – Return of the emperors
The Voices from Antarctica replay continues with another episode from Cape Crozier, where a team of scientists eagerly await the return of several emperor penguins equipped with data loggers and video…
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Taranaki freight business turns to coastal shipping
A New Plymouth based freight trucking and warehousing business is entering the coasting shipping market - with a cargo ship capable of running on methanol - if and when the biofuel is available… Audio
Ruapehu Alpine Lift governance 'appalling': shareholders
A group of Ruapehu shareholders and life pass holders says appalling governance by the board of Ruapehu Alpine Lifts is to blame for the company going into voluntary administration. Kathryn speaks to… Audio
Concerns emissions pricing could affect indigenous farmers
Māori leaders are concerned a new emissions pricing scheme could disproportionately affect indigenous farmers.
The government will require farmers to pay for their on-farm emissions from 2025.
But… Audio
Christopher Luxon on government's agriculture emissions proposal
The government's proposal for farm emissions pricing has been met with criticism by farmers and environmentalists.
Under the plan farmers will pay for on-farm emissions from 2025 - Prime Minister… Audio
He Waka Eke Noa is 'greenwashing' - Greenpeace
The government has proposed a world-first scheme where farmers will be required to pay for their emissions from 2025. Cabinet is set to sign off on the programme next year bringing to an end a 2… Audio
Tairawhiti prepares for next disaster with emergency pods
The Tairawhiti region is making sure they'll be prepared for the next natural disaster. Twenty shipping containers packed with emergency equipment will be distributed across the region to prepare… Audio
Kauri: The fightback against dieback
Kauri dieback disease is killing our giants of the forest - are we any closer to a cure? Audio
Kauri: The fightback against dieback
Kauri dieback disease is killing our giants of the forest - are we any closer to a cure?
AudioFarmers, environmentalists weigh in on farm-level pricing plan
Farming and agriculture groups are decrying the government's proposal for farm-level emissions pricing, while environmentalists say it does not go far or fast enough.
'There'll be a lot of upset people': Land closed at popular Gisborne surf spot
A section of foreshore next to a popular Gisborne beach will be closed indefinitely to vehicles after four-wheel drivers "desecrated" it.
He Waka Eke Noa: Government proposes farm-level system by 2025
The government has proposed bringing in split-gas farm-level emissions pricing from 2025 in a world-first scheme.
Government announces response to He Waka Eke Noa
Farmers could escape being forced into the Emissions Trading Scheme, even if farm gate pricing isn't ready to go in 2025.
The government has announced its response to the Climate Change Commission… Audio
Weeds to watch out for in your neighbourhood
Dr Imogen Bassett talks us through some of the weeds to watch out for in your neighbourhood, including climbing asparagus, moth plants, Japanese knotweed, and the dreaded wandering willy. Audio, Gallery
Second mass whale stranding on the Chatham Islands in days
There has been another mass stranding of pilot whales on the Chatham Islands, with reports suggesting 250 whales have stranded on Rangiauria/Pitt Island.
New kinds of 'Water Bears' found living in NZ's glaciers
New species of microscopic creatures have been discovered in the Southern Alps.
The secrets of the seas around Aotearoa
As long as humans have inhabited these islands, native fish and shellfish have been front and center as a way to trade, feast, celebrate and mourn says Robert Vennell. He talks to Jesse about getting… Audio
Australian Correspondent Brad Foster
Brad Foster brings us up to speed on the rape trial of former Liberal staff member Brittany Higgins currently in Canberra, and more flooding around NSW, with Sydney now toppling the previous record… Audio
Sea-level rise effects on estuaries and wetlands to be tracked
Special monitoring equipment is being installed in Bay of Plenty estuaries to understand how wetlands will fare as sea levels rise.
