Environment
Antarctica sea-ice hits new record low
There is less sea-ice surrounding the Antarctic continent than at any time since satellites began to measure it in the late 1970s.
The Detail's Long Read: On Fiordland
A Fiordland double feature with writing by Heidi Bendikson and Vaneesa Bellew: the dangers facing the crown jewel of Aotearoa's national parks. Audio
The Detail's Long Read: On Fiordland
A Fiordland double feature with writing by Heidi Bendikson and Vaneesa Bellew: the dangers facing the crown jewel of Aotearoa's national parks.
AudioNZ must change how it grows trees on fragile land
Opinion - we need to ask why we harvest pine forests on such fragile land, and what needs to change to prevent erosion debris and slash being washed from harvested land, Mark Bloomberg writes.
Critter of the Week: The Bug of the Year!
After three months of tireless campaigning for the title of Bug of the Year 2023, the votes are in... Our first ever bug champion is the ngaro huruhuru, the native bee Leioproctus fulvescens! Audio
Garden clear up
While many are still mopping up around the North Island Jo McCarroll from NZ Gardener joins Jesse to talk about what to be careful of when cleaning up the garden and how to replant safely. Audio
Cyclone Gabrielle: Todd Niall in Auckland
The focus of Cyclone Gabrielle devastation has moved further south, but it leaves behind mounting issues in the north. Auckland, Stuff Senior Auckland Affairs Journalist Todd Niall outlines the… Audio
How to deal with fallen trees post Gabrielle
Cyclone Gabrielle has left several North Island towns destroyed beyond recognition, but it wasn't just the intense rain that caused the devastation. The strong winds uprooted trees, downed power lines… Audio
Cyclone Gabrielle: What's the impact on agriculture?
There are great concerns for the agricultural production areas around Hawke's Bay and Gisborne. James Allan is the Chief Executive of agri-business consultancy Agfirst. Audio
Cyclone Gabrielle: Dealing with dangerous trees
Now to West Auckland, where bush clad Muriwai, Karekare, Piha and other settlements on the coast have been hard hit. Arborist companies are literally working around the clock to fell and clear trees… Audio
Strong earthquake felt off Kāpiti Coast
A strong earthquake centred off the Kāpiti Coast last night has been upgraded to a magnitude 6-point-3.
The long, strong quake hit around twenty to eight, 50 kilometres north-west of Paraparaumu and… Audio
Celebrating seabirds - from the Mediterranean to the Pacific
Gaia Dell'Arriccia left the south of France to research seabirds on Auckland's coastal islands. When Kadambari Raghukumar visits, it's peak breeding season and the Italy-born scientist is busy… Audio
Celebrating seabirds - from the Mediterranean to the Pacific
Gaia Dell'Arriccia left the south of France to research seabirds on Auckland's coastal islands. When Kadambari Raghukumar visits, it's peak breeding season and the Italy-born scientist is busy…
AudioProf Huhana Smith: using biochar to restore whenua
Professor Huhana Smith, who heads Whiti o Rehua School of Art at Massey University, has spent the last 20 years focussed on the restoration of her ancestral coastal whenua and awa at Kuku Beach, near… Audio
The Detail's Long Read: A Clean Sweep?
A Clean Sweep? by Kate Evans: we are the only nation still trawling in the South Pacific. Can the practice be fixed, or should it be phased out entirely? Audio
The Detail's Long Read: A Clean Sweep?
A Clean Sweep? by Kate Evans: we are the only nation still trawling in the South Pacific. Can the practice be fixed, or should it be phased out entirely?
AudioCritter of the Week: Te mokomoko a Tohu
This week's critter is te mokomoko a Tohu - an elusive gecko only named by science in January this year. Te mokomoko a Tohu is a large gecko native to Te Tau Ihu o Te Waka-a-Maui, the Marlborough… Audio
Underwater survey finds abundant reefs off Pātea coast
A high-tech search of the seabed near Pātea has found an unexpected bounty of reefs teeming with life, alongside a zone targeted by a would-be seabed miner.
Papua earthquake hits just outside capital city
Indonesia's National Disaster Mitigation Agency is reporting that four people have died in a 5.2 magnitude earthquake that jolted the largest city in Papua, Jayapura, on Thursday.
Take Japan to court over nuclear waste plan, says law expert
An international law expert believes Japan is passing the risk of its upcoming release of treated nuclear wastewater into the ocean onto Pacific leaders.
