Oceans

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

Crackle, pop, woof, crunch, click. In the ocean, an undersea orchestra is in full swing. Journalist Kate Evans discovers who’s playing in it and why, and what happens when human noise drowns out this… Audio

Journalist Kate Evans and presenter Claire Concannon discover the undersea orchestra in the first episode of new series Voice of Tangaroa. Audio

Claire Concannon visits the Noises Islands in the Hauraki Gulf, where conservation efforts on land have created a haven for native wildlife. Under the water, however, it's a very different story. Can… Audio

Gaia Dell'Arriccia left the south of France to research seabirds on Auckland's coastal islands.  When Kadambari Raghukumar visits, it's peak breeding season and the Italy-born scientist is busy… Audio

It's warming up, but swimming is off limits at many of Auckland's beaches after heavy rain at the weekend resulted in high levels of faecal bacteria. St Heliers, Herne Bay, Takapuna, and Titirangi… Audio

Science correspondent Laurie Winkless joins Kathryn to talk about new research into how fast are oceans are warming - and the impact it might have. She'll look at the discovery of a heavy metal in the… Audio

The sea is rising - twice as fast, and that sea is hotter, dirtier, and more acidic than ever before.

The latest stocktake by the Ministry for the Environment and Stats NZ paints a sobering picture.

Weird and wonderful species are washing up on South Island beaches - worrying locals.

Visitors to Aramoana beach got a shock after finding a serpent-like Oar fish floating in the shallows.

Ray's… Video, Audio

Jamie Troughton is the Mount Maunganui Lifeguard Service chair and joins Anna to chat about today's conditions and the closure of the beach last night due to 4 metre swells caused by the volcanic… Audio

Coastal ecosystems are better than tropical rainforests when it comes to trapping carbon and at this year's big climate change conference they finally got some attention.  Audio

We know a lot less than we think about the deep oceans of the world. It's been a source of fascination for humans since we first saw the ocean, and understanding it properly is now more important than… Audio

Pacific civil society organisations call for a global ban on deep sea mining. Audio

With thousands of mariners stranded in foreign waters by the coronavirus pandemic, and congestion and chaos affecting ports worldwide, there's no shortage of issues for maritime journalist Ian Urbina… Audio

Ocean scientists say the importance of providing Pacific governments with accurate data about the potential impacts of deep sea mining cannot be underestimated, as the decision on whether to mine the… Audio

The Cook Islands says a formal declaration of its sea borders protects them for future generations. Audio

Imagine being able to fly over a massive inky ocean at night, zooming in, through and around dancers, massive carvings and a haunting empty boats made out of black feathers - all without leaving home… Audio, Gallery

Astronaut, oceanographer and adventurer Kathy Sullivan recently became the first person ever to have walked in space, and to have travelled to the deepest point of the world's oceans. She's just… Audio, Gallery