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The Thames-Coromandel District Council says Cyclone Hale has done millions of dollars of damage.

More than 100 claims have been lodged for earthquake damage following the magnitude 5.1 quake in northern Waikato earlier this month.

Researchers claim to put a number on what Exxon knew about temperature rise as early as the 1970s.

A Swedish minister hailed the find as a way of reducing the EU's dependence on China.

Climate activists are unhappy the head of one of the world's biggest oil companies has been chosen as president-designate of a key climate meeting.

Scientists are warning 2023 could be even warmer than last year.

Ten to 20 litres of oil were discharged from a stormwater outlet at Pātītī Point on Wednesday.

A Tairāwhiti resident says her home would not have flooded if it wasn't for a sea of logs that blocked a nearby river during heavy rain. Audio

We continue our summer science series with an episode from RNZ's The Aotearoa History Show. In the first episode of season two, the show burrows into the story of rabbits and other pests introduced to…

While Cass Bay's contamination levels dropped, other beaches nearby were still not safe to swim at.

Visitors to Nelson Lakes National Park this summer are being asked to stay on land, to help protect the lakes from an algae that causes a mucus-like substance.

A team of NIWA scientists are today boarding the research vessel Tangaroa for a six-week voyage to Antarctica.

Australia's biggest polluters could be forced to slash emissions by 30 percent in seven years.

Biosecurity NZ and the Cruise Association are working together to reduce the number of cruise ships being sent for last-minute cleaning.

The comments by Indonesian President Joko Widodo followed a meeting with Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim.

Tourism operators are annoyed to see cruise ships failing to meet the standard of cleanliness required to enter their ports.

Dangerous levels of toxic algae have been found in the Hutt River, north of Wellington. Video