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Bottled water, everywhere: Daniel Jaffee
Bottled water is now a $300-billion global industry and the most consumed packaged drink. So why are we drinking so much of it and what's the environmental cost? Sociologist Daniel Jaffee explores… Audio
Waikaremoana great walk likely to stay closed till at least next year
The chances of hiking the Lake Waikaremoana Great Walk this summer are not great with the track likely to stay closed until at least mid January next year. It's been shut for more than a year with… Video, Audio
Critter of the Week: The Canterbury scree cicada
Summer is on its way and that means our cicadas are crawling their way out of the ground to sing up a storm. Did you know Aotearoa is home to the world's only alpine cicadas? It's the Canterbury scree… Audio
Climate change's financial impacts hugely underestimated - Kiwi researchers
A study by two New Zealand researchers has found the global costs of climate change are being underestimated by billions.
E03: Shape Up Or Ship Out
Suddenly everyone wants to be a culler but who will make the cut? Audio
Vanuatu prime minister surveys Cyclone Lola damage from the air
Vanuatu has been hit by three cyclones in eight months. The latest has affected more than 10,000 households and destroyed some, along with schools.
New technology to accurately measure cattle methane emissions
A group of New Zealand scientists have developed ground-breaking new technology in the shape of portable chambers which measure the methane emissions from cattle. Suzanne Rowe speaks to Jesse. Audio
Climate solutions are already in our nature
From natural seawalls to mangroves, countries are starting to combat climate change with nature-based solutions. COP28 might drive more of these efforts.
Life left in Lake Onslow battery project yet - experts
However, National is promising to put a stop to the renewable energy reservoir in its first 100 days in office.
Renewables targets likely to be missed without funding, market reforms - report
A new report suggests unrealistic targets and uncertainties will make it difficult to meet 2030s renewable energy targets.
Beneath the East Antarctic Ice Sheet, a landscape frozen in time is revealed
From high above, the icy kingdom of Antarctica appears as a vast, flat wilderness. A white sheet, draped over the planet's southern pole.
Genesis Energy working with small businesses to move away from fossil fuels
The country's largest generator of coal and gas-fired electricity is working with small industry players to reduce their carbon emissions.
The art of lotus and water lily farming!
Growing up Gretchin Mornin never predicted she'd become a lotus farmer or all things - but that's exactly what she's ended up doing. Gretchen speaks to Jesse about their operation and unique approach… Audio
Bioheritage science challenge teaching youth about biodiversity
Entries for the BioHeritage National Science Challenge closes later this evening. The competition gave kids young and old the opportunity to make and colour their own paper kanakana in the hopes of… Audio
Cherry orchardists ditch diesel for electricity
Mike and Rebecca Casey have what could be the first zero-fossil fuels orchard in the world. Their Forest Lodge Orchard - growing mainly cherries - in Cromwell has no diesel or petrol on site and has… Audio
A better end for old tyres
6.5 million tyres reach their end of life in New Zealand every year and now a long awaited regulation change is set to improve the way they are disposed of. From March next year, when you buy a new… Audio
Rotorua teen turns AI against pest wallabies
Fourteen-year-old Cameron Moore has designed a pest trap that uses artificial intelligence to tackle the increasing threat. Audio
Welcome to the jungle - Taranaki Garden Fest goes troppo
Visitors to the Taranaki Garden Festival this year are being encouraged to go a bit troppo.
Long famed for its rhododendrons and magnolias, it's taking a step closer to the equator and embracing… Audio
Australia: Bushfires burn through Queensland
Our Australian correspondent Pam Corkery joins Nathan Rarere from across the ditch where bushfires are burning throughout Queensland. Audio
E02: Good Keen Men
The elimination strategy hasn't worked. In 20 years, the cullers have shot perhaps 10% of the deer. It’s time to up the ante. Audio
