Environment
Waikato sanctuary using rats to solve its bird poo problem
A Waikato wetland sanctuary is reintroducing rats to try to drive out birds fouling a prized lake.
The move is a last resort to try to scare off half a million sparrows and starlings that have found… Audio
Buzz off: Why there are so many flies around and how to get rid of them
It's that time of the year again, there's a buzz in the air, and not the good kind. Audio
Farmers want Chris Hipkins to slow down environmental work
Farmers are telling new Prime Minister Chris Hipkins that the government needs to slow down on its attempts to hold them to account for environmental issues.
This week Beef and Lamb New Zealand, and… Audio
Green data storage, green walls
Claire Concannon investigates how luminescence and specialised materials could be key to our growing data storage needs, and visits a test site for native vertical gardens that could cloak the walls… Audio
Green data storage, green walls
Claire Concannon investigates how luminescence and specialised materials could be key to our growing data storage needs, and visits a test site for native vertical gardens that could cloak the walls…
AudioCanterbury joins other South Island regions taking fire precautions
Canterbury will move into a restricted fire season on Thursday due to an increased risk of wildfires.
Our Changing World - Our cities' green future
PhD candidate Maggie McKinnon reckons the future of city buildings is green – literally. She's investigating the optimal native vertical garden for Wellington's wind-blasted walls. Claire Concannon… Audio
'Liquid gold': East Cape's mānuka oil and the company driving research into it
Oil from manuka trees grown in East Cape is being used to develop treatments for skin infections that are usually only cured by antibiotics. Manuka was used as a traditional medicine by Maori, and in… Audio
Some Tolaga Bay residents still stranded after Cyclone Hale
Some families in Tolaga Bay are still stranded, two weeks on from the devastation of Cyclone Hale. Audio
Tiwai Point: Monitors to assess any contamination at smelter and marine area
The work started last week and should take a month to complete before the results are analysed and made publicly available.
Alpine lake swimming challenge
Hiking guide, Liana Smith's latest adventure involved a three-day tramp to plunge into one of the country's most remote lakes. She talks to Jesse about her latest challenge! Audio
New pest traps designed in Inglewood
From his workshop in Inglewood, Taranaki, Nick Jones has created a new pest trap that could soon be filling forests around the country. Nick talks to Jesse. Audio
Toxic algal bloom, lethal to dogs, spreading in on the West Coast
Extraordinarily warm weather and no real rain is creating conditions for algal blooms in West Coast waterways.
'Rather brown down here': Water use restricted for Queenstown Lakes residents
Arrowtown was urgently moved to a level 3 water restriction level at the weekend, after a significant spike in demand. Audio
Off the beaten track with Kennedy Warne
Kennedy brings us news from Tongareva/Penrhyn Atoll, the northernmost of the Cook Islands, where solo Pacific rower Tom Robinson is staying until the summer cyclone season passes and he can recommence… Audio, Gallery
Wairarapa gets dark sky reserve
Wairarapa is reaching for the stars with its latest tourist attraction, as the area has been apppointed a dark sky reserve.
It's the culmination of years of work for the Wairarapa Dark Sky… Audio
Conservationsts celebrate kākā breeding project
Conservationists are celebrating the success of a wild kākā breeding programme at the top of the South Island.
Ten years ago, less than a handful of forest parrots roamed the Abel Tasman National… Audio
Federated Farmers calls for inquiry into Cyclone Hale damage factors
Federated Farmers says residual material and slash from forestry harvesting contributed to the damage to farmland when the ex-tropical cyclone made landfall this month.
Kermadec Trench research expedition provides new ecological, geological insights
Scientists say they observed thousands of crustaceans gorging on the corpse of a large sunfish and saw the intact vertebrae of a four-metre-long shark during their dives.
'Abuse of power,' waste company says of repeated plan rejections
The company behind a proposed waste incinerator plant has labelled a second returning of its consents an abuse of power.
