Environment
The deadly remnants of a war that won't go away
What do we do about cleaning up the bombs left behind in the Pacific after World War II?
AudioNitrates go under the spotlight in Canterbury
Private water supplies could come under greater scrutiny, amid concerns about nitrates in drinking water.
Emperor penguin secrets
Revisit the frozen continent with us in this mini rerun of the Voices from Antarctica series. This week, Alison visits Cape Crozier to meet a colony of emperor penguins and the team of scientists… Audio
Emperor penguin secrets
Revisit the frozen continent with us in this mini rerun of the Voices from Antarctica series. This week, Alison visits Cape Crozier to meet a colony of emperor penguins and the team of scientists…
AudioOur Changing World – The penguins of Cape Crozier
Join us in Antarctica, where Alison Ballance meets the emperor penguins at Cape Crozier – and the scientists unravelling what the penguins are up to when they're not chilling on the ice.
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Aquaculture industry receives funding to build depleted workforce
The multi-million dollar aquaculture industry has received funding for a strategy to boost its workforce, as it is revealed there are hundreds of staff vacancies across the sector. Audio
Hamilton City Council fined $76k for discharging wastewater into stream
The council estimated 1.27 million litres contaminated the stream over a nine-day period, less than 2km from the Waikato River.
Ngāi Tahu and Tīwai Point smelter reach agreement to restore whenua
A new partnership with Ngāi Tahu has been set up to restore the whenua at the site of the Tīwai Point aluminium smelter in Southland.
The untapped potential of poo
The future is sh*t and we just need to come around to the idea, says Bryn Nelson, author of Flush; The Remarkable Science of an Unlikely Treasure. Our own disgust has cut us off from the "versatile… Audio
Govt signs deal with primary sector's major players over cutting emissions
The four-year agreement shows the government and the sector are working together on reducing emissions, the Agriculture Minister says.
Off the beaten track with Kennedy Warne
Kennedy talks to Kathryn about godwits which are currently en route to New Zealand from Alaska, the gannets of Cape Kidnappers and one of the most ancient Gondwanan forests: the Daintree rainforest. Audio, Gallery
Banning throw-away plastics
Cotton buds, drink stirrers and PVC food trays are among a raft of products that have been banned under new waste rules; the first of three key phases to ban throw-away plastic and polystyrene… Audio
Plastic bans: Are businesses up to speed with the changes?
Plastics New Zealand is worried smaller companies will be unaware of the new product restrictions that came into effect this weekend.
'Stealing and confiscating': Iwi leader slams plan to bottle and sell bore water
A Whanganui iwi leader says a plan to extract and sell 750,000 litres a week of groundwater from a bore near the Whanganui River is stealing and confiscation.
Single-use plastics ban extended to cotton buds, meat trays, stirrers
Polystyrene takeaway containers, plastic cotton buds and drink-stirrers are among single-use plastics banned from sale or manufacture from today.
Bin liners, cotton buds and more single-use plastics banned
In 2019 the Government banned single use plastic bags. Now, from October 1st, you will no longer be able to buy plastic cotton buds, polystyrene food packaging and more. Eugenie Sage, environment… Audio
Tonnes of masks diverted from landfill in new initiative
With most people having discarded their mask now that the rules are almost completely over, lots of them have ended up as landfill or litter. But the country's largest mask manufacturer is offering… Video, Audio
The company retrofitting social housing in the UK to make it warmer
The headache of how to retrofit social housing to make it warmer and more energy efficient is a global one. But a company in the UK may have a remedy - it's pushing past an initial, successful pilot… Audio
'Still many affected families' as Nelson flood cleanup continues
Many residents in Nelson still have not been able to return home after last month's floods as officials continue to assess damage to the city and region. Audio
The prickly prize of ongaonga
It's spectacularly spiky and delivers a painful or even deadly sting. Why are a team of conservationists growing and planting up Orokonui Ecosanctuary near Dunedin with more and more native tree… Audio
