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The climate cost of 'need it now' home deliveries
Before you click that online order, have a think about what all these door-to-door deliveries are doing to the climate. It may be worse than you think.
Pod of stranded 40 false killer whales and dolphins euthanised
A pod of 40 false killer whales and bottlenose dolphins have been euthanised after becoming stranded again on a reef near Mahia.
Silvia Pinca: Rewilding pine forest into native bush
Silvia Pinca is a biologist and ecologist living on 180 hectares of native bush in Northland. She is in the process of removing invasive species and replanting native trees on her former sheep and… Audio
Naomi Arnold: Phoning in from Te Araroa Trail - Week 3
Each weekend during our show we've been catching up with New Zealand Geographic writer Naomi Arnold who is walking the 3,000-kilometre Te Araroa Trail from Cape Reinga to Bluff.
The weather hasn't… Audio
Tūtūkākā student lobbies for safer weed spraying near school
An 11-year-old Tūtūkākā student's push for safer Whangārei District Council weed-spraying around his school is paying off.
My Hometown: Keeping faith in Gisborne, and an eye on the forecast
Coping with extreme, often traumatic, weather events is nothing new for the people of Tai Rāwhiti, says RNZ's chief executive and former resident Paul Thompson. Just don't call them resilient.
Scrapping clean car discount cost $138m in fuel savings – transport officials
The advice was never officially presented because the new government suspended the need for regulatory impact statements for undoing Labour-era policies.
Ngāti Kuri ancestral knowledge rescues endemic species from extinction
Far north iwi Ngāti Kuri will inject more resource into its successful environmental restoration projects with a $6.6 million Foundation Far North Grant.
Deadly fire ants form 'flood rafts' to spread
One of the world's most invasive species is taking advantage of Australia's wild weather.
Smelly substance on Napier beach likely from wastewater
The test results confirmed it was consistent with a discharge of animal byproducts, and aligned with a discharge from the council wastewater treatment plant.
How much road user charges will cost EV drivers
Owners of a fully electric vehicle could end up paying twice as much per kilometre as someone with a petrol car, a climate and energy expert says.
Warning over toxic algae at Hawke's Bay river
Toxic algae has also been widespread throughout the East Coast this summer.
'We need to prepare for the consequences' of climate change - expert
The University of Auckland's climate scientist Dr Kevin Trenberth says it is "not surprising" that 2023 was the hottest year on record.
'We don't usually get penguins wandering onto our forecourt'
An Oamaru service station did not give a young penguin an icy reception after it waddled into the store.
Marble Bar locals lap up the heat with 26 days straight of over 43C
A remote town in northern Western Australia billed as "Australia's hottest town" has just sweltered its way through almost a month of temperatures above 43 degrees Celsius.
'I tell people Napier has the best weather in New Zealand'
Mataruahou, Napier Hill, is a beautiful place – sunny, warm and usually calm. A naïve visitor would never know how natural disaster has shaped it. What impact will future events have on her hometown…
'Extra long-haul' flights set to boost NZ's flying emissions
The main transporter of jet fuel to Auckland Airport is expecting booming growth in international flights over the next 25 years, including more 'extra long haul' journeys from Aotearoa.
But an… Audio
How a boom in 'extra long-haul' flights could affect the climate
The main transporter of jet fuel to Auckland Airport is predicting big growth in international flights.
Ōāmaru's little blue penguins turning up in odd places
Adventurous young kororā are biting off more than they can chew on their quest to reach the ocean.
US climate envoy John Kerry to leave Biden administration
The former US senator and secretary of state will help with President Joe Biden's re-election campaign, administration sources said.
