Environment
Culling rats from Stewart Island made child's play
Tempted by peanut butter, dog biscuits and even soap, more than 600 Stewart Island rats have been caught by cunning school children on a mission to protect Rakiura's kiwi.
Independent oversight needed on remediation of chemical plant site - advocate
A dioxin researcher says a close eye will need to be kept on the global chemicals company's promise to clean up a controversial plant in New Plymouth.
The Week in Detail: The music industry, rehab and crypto
The Detail podcast brings you the issues behind the news every weekday. Here's what we covered this week. Audio
The Week in Detail: The music industry, rehab and crypto
The Detail podcast brings you the issues behind the news every weekday. Here's what we covered this week.
AudioCritter of the Week: The Water Boatman
If you've ever looked at a pond and seen little bugs swimming across the surface, chances are you've seen this week's critter - the water boatman, Sigara arguta. Audio
Rabbit Watch set up for a nationwide eradication of rabbits!
A new initiative is underway to rid the country of its rabbit problem once and for all, which is estimated to cost the country 75 million dollars in lost production every year. RabbitWatch.org.nz has… Audio
Dairy NZ stands firm on call to change emissions pricing scheme
Dairy NZ is standing it's ground and asking for a major shake-up of the government's proposed emissions pricing scheme.
The policy was released for consultation last month following input from He… Audio
Avian botulism
Aucklanders are being called on to keep an eye out for sick birds. BirdCare Aotearoa wild bird hospital says avian botulism is affecting birdlife earlier than usual this year, due to unseasonably warm… Audio
Groundswell group delivers petition calling for stop to farm-level emissions scheme
A petition calling on the government to stop its farm-level emissions pricing scheme has been delivered to Parliament. But a minister who received it says its aims are at odds with the sectors own…
Large diesel spill fear in Whanganui River
Emergency response staff are responding to what appears to be a large diesel spill in the lower reaches of the Whanganui River.
How are businesses progressing in lowering emissions?
COP27, the UN's climate conference, is drawing to a close in Egypt - leaving delegates from nearly 200 countries with the job of settling on an agreement that lays out the ways forward for tackling… Audio
Businesses on alert for 'grunty' talks, climate finance plans at COP27
New Zealand business people are among tens of thousands of people who have converged on Egypt for the annual UN climate conference.
Sunfish secrets
Sunfish are the world's largest bony fish species – and yet scientists know little about their lives. This week, Our Changing World meets a sunfish researcher unravelling mola mysteries and dives into… Audio
Sunfish secrets
Sunfish are the world's largest bony fish species – and yet scientists know little about their lives. This week, Our Changing World meets a sunfish researcher unravelling mola mysteries and dives into…
AudioNSW floods: Forbes Mayor says residents preparing for more to come
Central New South Wales is drowning under a deluge that's been going on for weeks, with no signs of it drying out any time soon. Audio
Unravelling a Mola mystery
Sunfish are weird. They don't have a tail, they can grow massive (up to 2.7 tonnes), and we don't know much about their lives. This week, Our Changing World meets a scientist unravelling a mola… Audio
'A better world is possible' - Shaw addresses climate conference
The world is facing a stark choice, Climate Change Minister James Shaw told the COP27 UN climate conference overnight.
Luxon 'highly sceptical' RMA reforms will alter status quo
Critics of the two bills to replace the Resource Management Act (RMA), are questioning whether they will actually deliver the promised benefits. Audio
NZ companies 'doing bare minimum' in sustainability reporting
New Zealand's rate of progress in sustainability reporting is "underwhelming" and is costing the country in lost opportunities, a report says.
COP27- Cost of inaction too high to feign ignorance
At COP27 Patricia Scotland warns that the cost of inaction is simply too high for developed nations to continue to plead ignorance. Audio
