Environment
Low-cost posts for farms and no landfill charges for vineyards
A start-up in Marlborough is busy repurposing damaged vineyard posts, that were used to hold up the canopy, into sustainable posts for farm fencing. Audio
More than 1800 homes yet to receive flood classification
A West Auckland couple said they're sick of waiting to find out if their flood damaged home will be bought out, as their flood-affected neighbours are given the all clear to carry on with their lives… Audio
Auckland paddleboarder has close encounter with Orcas
An Auckland paddleboarder said he had the best start to the morning after a close encounter with two playful orcas at a North Shore Beach. Justin Serville was paddling off Castor Bay beach at around… Audio
Slash frontline biosecurity staff and 'we're exposed'
A new biosecurity collective in Taranaki says any reduction of frontline Ministry for Primary Industries staff is risky.
Critter of the Week: weweia New Zealand dabchick
This week's critter is the weweia New Zealand dabchick, also known as the New Zealand grebe. If the word 'grebe' gives you flashbacks (positive or otherwise) to last year's Bird of the Century… Audio
Consent application for controversial energy plant not yet completed
South Island Resource Recovery Limited wants to build a waste-to-energy plant but has yet to complete a consent application that was first filed 18 months ago.
Platypus born in Australian park despite series of pollution scares
It's the first-known animal of its kind to be born in Australia's oldest national park in more than 50 years.
Concerns for dolphins as SailGP set to begin, many boats expected on water
Described as being like "Formula One without safety barriers", ten high speed catamarans are in town for the New Zealand leg of SailGP this weekend.
Five rescued after yacht runs aground on Banks Peninsula
The yacht - which is carrying 15 litres of diesel - remains at the bottom of a cliff west of Diamond Harbour.
'Critical year' for climate - AOSIS
The Alliance of Small Island States want to see a strong commitment from the incoming COP29 hosts Azerbaijan at the Copenhagen Climate Ministerial this week.
Councils "closely monitoring" Greymouth private dump
The West Coast Regional Council says it is committed to resolving issues with the Taylorville Resource Park after the private landfill was found to be leaching contaminants into nearby land.
The stuff of life - Carbon capture in our ocean ecosystems
What roles do our ocean ecosystems play in capturing carbon? Kate Evans speaks to iwi Māori working to improve the health of an estuary in the Bay of Plenty, and to scientists studying the fiords of… Audio
Concern over lack of council action to stop fish dying in dried up stream
A Mid Canterbury farmer says the council has stopped returning emails and phone calls from concerned locals.
Iwi share distress after company fined for damaging wāhi tapu land
Montford Corporation Limited was fined $55,250 for modifying or damaging land near the Wairau Bar - one of the most significant archaeological sites in Aotearoa.
Climate activists demand council include cruise ship emissions in targets
Climate activists are urging the Christchurch City Council to count cruise ship emissions in the city's climate targets.
Our Changing World – Fiordland’s secrets
What roles do our ocean ecosystems play in capturing carbon? Kate Evans speaks to scientists studying the fiords of New Zealand’s southwest coast. There’s potential for huge amounts of carbon to be… Audio
Red seaweed blankets Hibiscus Coast beaches
Thick layers of red seaweed are blanketing beaches on Auckland's Hibiscus Coast.
Both Orewa and Red beach are covered in the hair-like seaweed which has been on the shorelines for more than week -… Audio
DOC to increase prices for huts on great walks
The head of an outdoors organisation says the Conservation Department's price hikes for the Great Walks will make the experience too expensive for New Zealand families.
The department is increasing… Audio
Contentious dump in Greymouth can't automatically be shut down says West Coast Regional Council
The chair of the West Coast Regional Council says a contentious dump near Greymouth's water treatment plant can't be automatically shut down.
On Monday, the Grey District Council issued a call for… Audio
Greymouth mayor taking stand to shut down 'environmentally risky' dump
Greymouth mayor Tania Gibson says the council is taking a stand to shut down a dump she says is too environmentally risky.
The Grey District Council is calling on the West Coast Regional Council to… Audio