Environment
Turning grape waste into carbon-busting biochar
Grape waste from the wine industry is being turned into carbon-soaking biochar - which also enriches the soil. Kathryn speaks with Professor Stephen Joseph, an internationally renowned expert on… Audio
Decarbonisation company wants to build facility
A company specialising in decarbonisation wants to build a facility to suck millions of tonnes of climate pollution out of the air by 2030.
Sceptics say it is prohibitively expensive and we instead… Audio
Opposition unites to Japanese plan to dump nuclear waste in Pacific
Activists and academics are joining forces to fight plans by Japan to dump nuclear waste from the damaged Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant into the Pacific Ocean.
Minimising waste this festive season
Want to be less wasteful this Christmas? Hannah Blumhardt is an expert on living a zero-waste lifestyle. About seven years ago, she and her partner Liam co-founded The Rubbish Trip. Hannah has some… Audio
Motor industry expects car prices to rise, sales to crash under Clean Car Standard
The motor industry predicts the price of used cars will rise 20 to 25 percent under the Clean Car Standard.
Sophie Fern: Are New Zealand's cute and cuddly native species being favoured over those less charismatic?
Are we ignoring some of our most critically endangered species because they're not cute and charismatic enough?
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Activists, academics fight plans to put nuclear waste in pacific ocean
Activists and acdemics are joining forces to fight plans by Japan to start dumping nuclear waste from Tokyo Electric Power Company's damaged Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant into the Pacific… Audio
Used car prices could rise up to 25 percent when clean cars standard comes in - industry
The motor industry says the price of second-hand cars will rise by up to 25 percent under the clean vehicle standard that kicks in, in January.
It says the fact the system for collecting payments is… Audio
He's walked the plank, but ousted Sea Shepherd captain says he's building a 'navy'
While Sea Shepherd's mutiny is dividing the conservation group, exiled captain Paul Watson is plotting a comeback.
COP 27 climate coverage cop-outs
The latest global climate policy summit in Egypt failed to create binding agreements on emissions reduction. But COP 27 did pave the way for compensating countries bearing the brunt of climate change… Audio
COP 27 climate coverage cop-outs
The latest global climate policy summit in Egypt failed to create binding agreements on emissions reduction. But COP 27 did pave the way for compensating countries bearing the brunt of climate change…
AudioAlbatross security defended after disappearance of eggs
The organisation that operates the Taiaroa Head albatross colony has defended the quality of its fencing following criticism from a former colony head ranger.
Why are our wetlands under threat?
Wetlands can absorb more carbon than forests, but they're under threat. Hugh Robertson is the Principal Science Advisor for Freshwater at the Department of Conversation Audio
Police struggle to buy new utes as green mandate meets supply crisis
Car companies have told NZ Police to hold off on buying more petrol and diesel utes, as they try to reduce sales of high-emitting vehicles.
$5m to tackle rabbit 'ground zero' in the Mackenzie Basin
The Mackenzie Basin's long been regarded as "ground zero" for being ravaged by rabbits, but it's hoped new funding could change that.
The Te Manahuna Aoraki Project's getting $5 million to take out… Audio
Firm fined after 'forever' chemicals discharged into Whangārei Harbour
A major company has been fined $169,000 for letting banned and harmful 'forever' chemicals get into Whangārei Harbour in what a judge calls an "extraordinary" act.
Boil water notice issued for two Clutha water schemes due to treatment plant issue
A boil water notice has been issued for two Clutha water schemes where some residents have been without reliable tap water for days.
Lawyers consider appeal for tougher climate action case
A group of lawyers is considering an appeal after the High Court dismissed their case claiming advice given to government is too weak to effectively tackle climate change.
The 350-strong Lawyers for… Audio
New Zealand's islands: from topics to ice
A writing career spanning 50 years has taken Neville Peat around the world, across Aotearoa, and to the very outer reaches of New Zealand's marine realm. Neville has written more than 40 books over… Audio, Gallery
NZ's natural beauty: geologically speaking
Geologist Bruce Hayward's latest book Mountains, Volcanoes, Coasts and Caves: Origins of Aotearoa New Zealand's Natural Wonders takes the reader around the motu. It tells of the history and geology of… Audio
