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World has 18 months to address climate change - Former UN Chief
A former UN chief is warning the world has no more than 18 months to address climate change in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic.
The United Nation's lead negotiator for the Paris Agreement… Audio
Teenager crosses Cook Strait in dinghy
Police say an 18-year-old man who made an overnight trip across Cook Strait in a tiny motorised dinghy initially claimed to have left from Porirua Harbour.
The teenager had in fact started out from… Audio
After the Virus: The Environment
Has the pandemic bought us any time to arrest climate change? If so, was the price we paid too high? Produced by Justin Gregory, Guyon Espiner, Claire Eastham-Farrelly, Tim Watkin and Veronica… Audio
Voices from Antarctica 1: Ice Flight
Alison Ballance dons her extreme cold weather clothing for a trip to Antarctica - but getting to the frozen continent can take time. Audio
Government pushes ahead with landmark freshwater reform
The government is pushing ahead with its landmark freshwater reforms that will introduce tough new rules to clean up the country's waterways.
Government sticks to strict waterways rules
The government is standing its ground and imposing tough rules on water quality, but offering farmers a $700 million sweetener to ease the financial pain.
Auckland drought 'a wake up call' for water supply
Auckland will have to look at new options to secure its water supply as climate change makes extreme weather like the present drought more frequent, the mayor says. Audio
Offshore wind farm proponents warned surf breaks will be protected
Proponents of an idea to build massive offshore wind farms off the coast of Taranaki are being warned its surf breaks will soon be protected and cannot be disturbed.
Taranaki wind farm proponents warned not to disturb surf breaks
Proponents of an idea to build massive offshore windfarms off the coast of Taranaki are being warned its internationally-renowned surf breaks are protected and cannot be disturbed.
A Venture Taranaki… Audio
National Plan of Action for Seabirds working to zero deaths
The Government has launched a new plan aimed at stopping the thousands of seabird deaths that happen from commercial fishing each year. More seabirds breed in New Zealand waters than anywhere else in… Audio
Plan to reduce death rate of seabirds launched
The government has launched a new plan today aimed at preventing seabirds from harm or death due to commercial fishing.
Recreational fishers dispute effectiveness of new blue cod rules
Recreational fishers say changes to blue cod fishing rules will be largely ineffective because they don't target the commercial sector.
Auckland's Watercare asks Hamilton for unused water
Hamilton may step in to help Auckland deal with the city's drought by lending it water.
Experts say vision needed for Budget's 11,000 nature-based jobs
While the Budget promise to help rebuild the economy by creating 'nature-based jobs' has been lauded, the plan has also been met with renewed calls for a scorecard to measure progress.
Covid-19 lockdown hindered Dome Valley landfill submissions - opponents
Opponents of the controversial Dome Valley landfill proposal in Auckland are urging the council to give them one more month to send in submissions.
Squat Lobsters: seeing red in Otago
NIWA's squat lobster specialist Dr John Zeldis explains to Kathryn Ryan what causes the red swarms seen recently in Broad Bay and Edwards Bay near Portobello on the Otago Peninsula. Audio
Hauraki Plains farmers: 'We just want some help'
Farmers on the Hauraki Plains are banding together and holding socially-distanced shed meetings, as they fight the worst drought seen in the area in decades.
Dome Valley landfill opponents want more time for submissions
Opponents of a controversial Dome Valley Landfill proposal in Auckland are urging the council to give them another month to send in submissions.
The Auckland Council only notified a resource consent… Audio
Auckland iwi seeks extension for submissions on Dome Valley tip
Auckland iwi Ngati Whatua are urging Auckland Council to extend the deadline for submissions on a controversial Dome Valley Landfill proposal. The Auckland Council notified a resource consent… Audio
NZ needs to keep sight of ecological goals
An environmental expert says while the short term focus of the Budget makes economic sense, it's important not to lose sight of our ecological goals. 11-thousand 'nature-based jobs' are promised in… Audio
