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Pacific fears over Japan's nuclear fallout
Japan has made assurances the wastewater it's dumping in the Pacific is safe – but not everyone is convinced.
AudioKiwi golf company Volle turns coffee into tees
There is an environmental revolution brewing on the golf course - and its all about your coffee discards. Audio
Minister meets nuclear agency over wastewater dumping in Japan
The head of the UN Nuclear Agency is in New Zealand and has met with the Minister of Foreign Affairs Nanaia Mahuta, following the release of its latest report on the decommissioning of the destroyed… Video, Audio
'The economy should be about care'
We need less growth to put less demand on the planet's resources and slow down climate change, but we do need more art, more plays and works of fiction to bring to both sides of that argument to life… Audio
Few travel plan changes for government organisations, despite climate promises
A majority of the government organisations working to become carbon neutral from 2025 have not yet established travel limits for their staff.
Deforestation in Brazil's Amazon drops 34% in first half 2023
Deforestation in Brazil's Amazon fell 34 percent in the first half of 2023, preliminary government data showed this week, hitting its lowest level in four years as President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva…
Pest seaweed found in Hauraki Gulf
It plans to take immediate action against exotic caulerpa seaweed discovered around Kawau Island.
Organic gardener Kath Irvine: winter gardening wisdom
Nomad gardener and The Edible Backyard author Kath Irvine is back with some winter wisdom including why knowing where winter sun falls is the secret to year round success, plus how to avoid a soggy… Audio
Critter of the Week: The Sea Butterfly
Sea butterflies are the flying snails of the sea. They belong to the scientific order Pteropoda - which means 'wing-foot' in Ancient Greek - because of the wing-like 'foot' they flap to swim. Audio
Super-hot explosive battery fires happening too often, council says
A series of fires have been caused by a common household battery which can trigger explosions, and firefighters believe some people are deliberately hiding them in recycling and scrap. Audio
Shaw launches biodiversity regulations and proposal for credits system
The government is proposing a new "biodiversity credits" system, as it brings in new regulations requiring councils to plan for protecting local wildlife.
The 11 places that got more than a year of rain in six months
All locations were in regions heavily hit by Cyclone Gabrielle and the Auckland Anniversary floods, including parts of Northland, Auckland, Bay of Plenty, and Eastern North Island.
Passenger rail inquiry advises govt to investigate four new services
The Transport and Infrastructure Committee has recommended the government launch scoping studies for four rail services throughout the North Island.
Wellington one step closer to new sewage sludge treatment plant
Wellington City Council has signed a deal with a construction consortium to build a new sewage sludge treatment plant at Moa Point.
Lake Rotoma millimetres away from overflowing onto SH30
Rotorua's mayor says managed retreat needs to be seriously considered for homes around the rising Lake Rotoma. The lake is just a few millimetres away from overflowing onto State Highway 30, the… Audio
New Zealand silent on Japan's plan to release nuclear water
An anti-nuclear activist is pointing the finger at New Zealand's silence over Japan's plan to discharge more than one million tonnes of treated radioactive water into the Pacific Ocean.
Japan may… Audio
New mixed waste site for cyclone waste
With 12,000 tonnes of waste filling up Hawke's Bay's Omarunui landfill after the cyclone, councils, contractors and private companies are working together to find new ways of recycling silt-ridden… Audio
June sees 23,000 new cars registered
More than 23,000 new vehicles were registered in June, just before changes to the clean car discount scheme came into effect.
That's 10,000 up on May, and nearly double the amount of vehicles sold a… Audio
Vehicles banned on most of Marlborough's east coast as iwi files High Court review
Vehicles are no longer allowed on most of Marlborough's east coast following the adoption of a bylaw that recognises the "special stretch of coast".
Former worker of controversial chemical plant raises questions over his baby's death
The ex-employee of the former Ivan Watkins Dow site in New Plymouth wonders if the death of his first child from spina bifida was related to his time working there.
