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Waka Kotahi should focus more on transport, less on climate - Luxon
National's leader Christopher Luxon has rejected climate criticisms over his transport policy, but says the transport agency should focus on convenience of movement. Audio
Devastating floods hit China
Devastating floods have killed at least 20 people in China.
Morning Report producer Zoe Cartwright spoke to our China correspondent Andrew Wood overnight - and he says other parts of the country are… Audio
Rainfall worsens erosion in Northland
Record-breaking rainfall in Northland is worsening the region's long-standing erosion problem. Sediment is smothering stream beds and estuaries and causing dramatic effects on fish, aquatic plants and… Audio
Marama Davidson on National's transport policy
Time now for our regular catch-up with the Green Party - and this week National's launched its transport policy, which includes several big roading projects. There are some public transport ideas in… Audio
New fleet of electric buses hits the road in Nelson and Tasman
A fleet of bright blue electric buses have hit the road in Nelson and Tasman - the launch of a new service designed to improve residents' access to public transport.
Councils think big on waste reduction despite dropoff in recycling
The new waste management and minimisation plan for the Wellington region is open for consultation.
'The naughty piggy is very smart' - Auckland Council
The pig made an appearance near the Te Atatu on ramp on SH16 this morning, where it appeared to be sunbathing - but it got away yet again.
Seasick - a close look at the health of the Hauraki Gulf
It began as a couple of questions about a renowned marine park, 18 months later it was a documentary. 'Seasick' - directed by Simon Mark-Brown - is a deep dive into the health of the Hauraki Gulf /… Audio
Around the motu: Lee Scanlon in Westport
Lee looks at how West Coast health services are continuing to struggle - with Coasters recently discovering they can no longer have surgery there for broken bones. Audio
Two dead as Beijing battered by widespread flooding
At least 31,000 people in China's capital have been forced to flee their homes, while subway stations have been closed.
Antarctic sea ice fails to freeze
An area of sea ice nearly as large as Argentina has failed to freeze in Antarctica this year, sparking concerns among scientists.
Records that trace the quantities of sea ice on the continent go back… Audio
University researchers turning medical waste into fuel
Researchers at the University of Canterbury have been using new technology to turn medical waste, like face masks and PPE, into diesel. Audio
Turning medical waste into fuel!
The idea of plastic not so fantastic could be turned on its head. The global issue of medical plastic waste - which increased by millions of tonnes over the pandemic - has been the subject of a recent… Audio
Urban issues with Matthew Bradbury
Matthew talks to Kathryn about Garden Cities, how they're designed and the urban movement that supports them. Healthy Water has developed a plan to build 12 new flood detention parks along urban… Audio
First of govt's long-delayed cameras on fishing boats to go live
The cameras on inshore commercial fishing boats were supposed to start rolling out from July 2020 in an effort to monitor what catch is being caught and discarded. Audio
Geobind: Carbon neutral building panels made of hemp
Kerikeri builder Doug Sturrock was looking for sustainable building materials similar to those in available in Europe, but when he couldn't find them on the New Zealand market, he decided to develop… Audio
Fuel prices look to rise again one month after fuel excise duty cut ended
It has been four weeks since the fuel tax excise duty cut came to an end, and fuel prices have been relatively stable - but be warned, they are expected to climb again.
Popular bird poll seeks 'Bird of the Century'
![Top, left to right: [https://www.aucklandmuseum.com/collections-research/collections/record/am_naturalsciences-object-122214?p=2&srt=score&k=heteralocha%20acutirostris&ordinal=11 Huia] by Auckland Museum Ref LB 9129 (CC BY 4.0); [https://collections.tepapa.govt.nz/object/532016 North Island Piopio], Turnagra tanagra, collected 8 September 1900, Waitotara district, New Zealand. [https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ CC BY 4.0]. Te Papa (OR.000212). Bottom, left to right: South Island snipe by Don Merton/Department of Conservation Ref 10040147; Laughing owl by Buthbert & Oliver Parr, 1909 at Raincliff Station, Opihi River, South Canterbury; Bush wren by Don Merton/Department of Conservation Ref 10037276.](https://media.rnztools.nz/rnz/image/upload/s--abejAB9r--/ar_16:10,c_fill,f_auto,g_auto,q_auto,w_288/v1690590667/4L54188_birds_jpg?_a=BACCd2AD)
The Bird of the Year competition is set to heat up as Forest and Bird seeks to find the Bird of the Century to celebrate its 100th year.
Leafy berm lauded by one council agency, another threatens to chop it down
A garden was once hailed as an "inner-city oasis" by Auckland Council's Watercare now faces the chop at the hands of another council entity: Auckland Transport.
Prof Peter Ditlevsen: crucial ocean current system heading for collapse
The Atlantic Meridional Overturning Current (AMOC) is part of a conveyor belt of currents that circulate water around the world, regulating weather and sea level. Professor Peter Ditlevsen from… Audio, Gallery
