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The fate of the West Antarctic ice sheet in a warming world
How fast – and how completely – could Antarctica's smaller western ice sheet melt in a warming world? An international science team, led by Aotearoa New Zealand, set out to investigate whether two… Audio
The fate of the West Antarctic ice sheet in a warming world
How fast – and how completely – could Antarctica's smaller western ice sheet melt in a warming world? An international science team, led by Aotearoa New Zealand, set out to investigate whether two…
AudioFresh bid for mineral sand mine, despite local opposition
Company says its mine will bring more than 70 new jobs, but residents are worried about health and environmental risks.
Record breaking temperatures in January for parts of the motu
The month of January saw some record breaking temperatures in parts of the country including Whakatanē, Whangaparāoa and Waikeria.
Expedition set afloat in unexplored areas off South Island
A expedition has been launched to find new life deep below the ocean, in unexplored territory off the coast of Aotearoa's south island. The team of scientists will spend 21 days investigating the… Video, Audio
The Panel with Niki Bezzant and Nick Leggett (Part 2)
Today on the show, Susana Lei'ataua and panellists Niki Bezzant and Nick Leggett discuss the jump in NZ companies reporting their climate-risks, and they ask what happens when Plus, are you working… Audio
Our Changing World – How much more heat can West Antarctica take?
An ambitious ice coring expedition to the Ross Ice Shelf aims to figure out the possible futures of West Antarctica's ice. Veronika Meduna joins the team on the ice. Audio
Parts of East Coast lost 10m of shoreline to cyclone, research shows
Some areas are the most eroded they have been in decades. The focus now is on whether they can recover.
Climate activist wins right to sue large emitters
Iwi leader Mike Smith has won the right to sue seven big emitters for their role in causing climate change, in a Supreme Court ruling delivered Wednesday morning.
The climate activist, of Ngāpuhi and… Audio
Iwi leader gets his day in court against seven major emitters
Mike Smith has won the right to sue seven big polluters for their role in causing climate change, in a Supreme Court ruling delivered this morning.
'Unprecedented financial hardship' - Southern mayors call for rates rise answers
Escalating rates rises to pay for Three Waters upgrades could push vulnerable ratepayers to the brink of bankruptcy, the Clutha mayor says
Hybrid EV owners trying to remove plugs to avoid road user charges
The owners of plug-in hybrid electric vehicles are looking into removing the electric plugs, to avoid the Government's new road user charges.
One owner in rural Marlborough says if he doesn't, it… Audio
Planet already exceeded 1.5 degrees of warming new research suggests
New research suggests the planet has already exceeded 1.5 degrees of warming, the threshold parties to the 2015 Paris Accord agreed not to pass.
The scientists in the study examined centuries-old sea… Audio
Global temperature rise may have passed 1.5 degrees
A study of marine sponges has found global temperatures may have already hit an ominous milestone.
Off the beaten track with Kennedy Warne
Kennedy is in Palau on the final day of an eight-day National Geographic expedition, snorkelling and kayaking around Palau's Rock Island World Heritage Site - some 300 islands, large and small, all… Audio
Hybrid owners trying to remove plugs to avoid road user charges
Plug-in hybrid electric car owners are looking for ways to get out of the new charges.
Big jump in NZ companies disclosing climate-related risks - report
About 40 percent of NZX companies are disclosing climate-related risks in their financial statements, which is just better than the global rate of three out of 10 companies.
Extreme weather of critical concern for farming - primary sector
The biggest drivers affecting land use in Aotearoa in the next decade have been ranked by 280 leaders from agri-business, government and Māori business.
NZ appears to walk away from deep-sea trawling restrictions
Deep sea conservationists are horrified by the new government's move to block the implementation of a proposal that New Zealand advanced last year.
The proposal would have introduced trawling limits… Audio
