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Who picks up tab for damage from weather-related events?
An independent reference group has delivered guidelines to help the government shape climate adaptation legislation. Audio
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A Kiwi company succeeding in Australia but battling Pharmac
10 Jul 2025There is a second life in single-use medical devices, but getting Pharmac on board with the money-saving venture has been a battle.
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No more buyouts for storm-hit homes, government told
9 Jul 2025Owners should be responsible for knowing the flood and storm risks to their homes, an expert group has recommended.
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Don't dispose: Silt from Tasman floods may conceal noxious weed
9 Jul 2025Tasman residents are being urged to delay disposing of silt because of concerns about the spread of a noxious weed.
Metservice update on heavy rain
Meteorologist Karl Loots joins Emile Donovan for an updated forecast as heavy rain warnings remain for parts of the North and the top of the South Island. Audio
Buyouts to end in 20 years, panel recommends
Homeowners whose houses are flooded or damaged by weather events should not expect buy-outs in the future, a panel of experts has recommended to the government. An independent reference group set up… Audio
Who picks up tab for damage from weather-related events?
An independent reference group has delivered guidelines to help the government shape climate adaptation legislation. Audio
Local Government NZ on climate adaptation report
Local government politicians still have questions about how future climate adaptation will be funded. Hutt City Mayor and Local Government NZ vice president Campbell Barry spoke to Tuwhenuaroa… Audio
Morning Report Essentials for Thursday 10 July 2025
In today's episode, an independent reference group set up by the Ministry for the Environment released a suite of recommendations on Wednesday to help the government shape climate adaptation… Audio
Cut off Waitotara Valley residents take isolation in stride
Torrential rain in Taranaki last week caused the upper reaches of the Waitotara River to breach its banks covering the Waitotara Valley Road in places with debris and silt. Taranaki Whanganui reporter… Audio
Forty year anniversary of Rainbow Warrior bombing
Forty years ago on Thursday French agents bombed the Rainbow Warrior killing one person on board. The Greenpeace protest ship was docked in Auckland - due to sail a few days' later for the French… Audio
Forty years since Rainbow Warrior bombed in Auckland
It's 40 years since the bombing of the Rainbow Warrior in Auckland. Reporter Jessica Hopkins spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss. Audio
Climate adaption report gives advice to govt to help shape climate legislation
An independent reference group set up by the Ministry for the Environment released a suite of recommendations on Wednesday to help the government shape climate adaptation legislation. Matt Whineray… Audio
Climate adaption assistance cuts slammed by expert
Advice given to the government on how to deal with the cost of climate change has been described as quote "morally bankrupt" by one expert. In Depth journalist Kate Newton reports. Audio
Heavy rain watch for parts of Tasman District
A heavy rain watch for parts of Tasman District is now in force with a high chance it could yet be upgraded to an orange warning. MetService meteorologist Mmathapelo Makgabutlane spoke to Ingrid… Audio
A Kiwi company succeeding in Australia but battling Pharmac
There is a second life in single-use medical devices, but getting Pharmac on board with the money-saving venture has been a battle.
A win-win-win over medical waste
There's a second life in single-use medical devices, but getting Pharmac on board with the money-saving venture has been a battle. Audio
No more buyouts for storm-hit homes, government told
Owners should be responsible for knowing the flood and storm risks to their homes, an expert group has recommended.
Don't dispose: Silt from Tasman floods may conceal noxious weed
Tasman residents are being urged to delay disposing of silt because of concerns about the spread of a noxious weed.
Our Changing World: Sea pods
Last year, 100 flower-shaped rocky structures were installed along the shoreline of Tauranga’s waterfront.
These artificial rockpools, called ‘sea pods’, are designed to provide habitat for marine… Audio
'Extinction is forever': Expert rejects moa comeback claims
Any end result of a new NZ-US project "cannot be a moa", a zoology professor says. Audio
'Unprecedented' changes around Antarctic have implications for NZ
The shift could accelerate climate change for the whole planet. Audio
Morning Report Essentials for Wednesday 9 July 2025
In today's episode, Sir Peter Jackson is backing an ambitious project effort to bring back the Moa from extinction, and it is being led Ngāi Tahu, Canterbury Museum, and Colossal Biosciences; Health… Audio
Fisheries NZ on calls to close orange roughy fishing on Chatham Rise
Orange roughy stocks on the Chatham Rise have fallen to alarming levels - forcing officials to look at changing catch limits and potentially closing the fishery. Fisheries New Zealand director for… Audio
