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Marlborough's landfill accounts for three quarters of council's emissions
The biggest contributor to carbon emissions in Marlborough is its landfill site, with more than 34,000 tonnes emitted in 2020.
The Panel with Leonie Freeman and Mark Sainsbury (Part 2)
Panellists Mark Sainsbury and Leonie Freeman discuss dating as an older person, how to identify a rip tide, and whether it's time to ditch meetings. Audio
Our Changing World - Native plant powers
How New Zealand plants might help in the fight against soil contamination. Katy Gosset meets a scientist who's studying the anti-microbial properties of our native species. Audio
National Future Energy Centre progress questioned
In its first year of operation Ara Ake - the national future energy centre - burnt through two thirds of its annual revenue, that's $1.7m, in salaries, directors fees and consultants.
Australia counts its koalas and there are surprisingly few left
There used to be millions of koalas in Australia. Now there are just 90 thousand in Queensland and NSW. A new report says that'll drop to 63,000 by 2032 and is calling for koalas to be declared… Audio
Supermarkets urge shoppers not to overdo the loo paper
The step up to red light restrictions saw supermarkets once again do big business on what we use to do our business.
But it's got some urging shoppers to think more green when they hit the shops.
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Central Blenheim park goes without glyphosate weedkiller for 18 months
Blenheim's Seymour Square has been glyphosate-free for 18 months after councillors challenged staff to decrease its use in Marlborough parks.
'Paddocks of crops washed away': dozens of farms affected
Heavy rain in Taranaki at the weekend has caused huge damage to farms, washing away baleage and bridges.
Top firms exaggerating climate progress - study
Companies including Google, Amazon and Ikea are not meeting their own green targets, a study finds.
Maggie Barry
If you are using this day off to tend to the garden we have expert advice and some inspiration for you from Maggie Barry. Audio
George McLeod, Kiwi chef in Portugal making great meals with scraps
If you're into fine dining how do fermented food scraps and the beef normally used for dog food sound? A young kiwi chef, George McLeod, moved from London to Lisbon at the start of the pandemic and… Audio
NZ to attend UN environment assembly session
New Zealand will be taking part in commemorating 50 years of the United Nations Environment Programme this year, with a delegation possibly travelling to Kenya for the event.
Fears of flooding ease for Feilding residents
There is a reprieve for the Manawatū town of Feilding.
Floating carpet of dead fish found off French coast
Dutch-owned trawler FV Margiris, the world's second-biggest fishing vessel, shed more than 100,000 dead fish into the Atlantic Ocean off France.
Is it time for council to throw South Auckland some shade?
To many it might be a leafy paradise, but for those in the south of the city, Auckland can seem more like a barren, concrete-covered desert. However, as Justin Latif reports, new council funding may…
Mount Everest's highest glacier melting fast, study says
Climate change is causing the highest glacier on Mount Everest to melt at a rapid pace, a new study has found.
Rotorua farm fined $27k for bush-grazing pigs
Rotorua's Kleadmak Farms has been fined $27,000 after pigs were found grazing in native bush and effluent discharged into Umurua Stream.
Iwi to place rāhui on Hauraki Gulf to help scallop beds recover
Ngāti Manuhiri Settlement Trust chief executive Nicola MacDonald says the rāhui will be put in place on Waitangi Day.
Critter of the Week: Flying Duck Orchid
This week's critter is an endangered orchid that looks like a miniature flying duck with a head covered in glossy warts. The flying duck orchid hoodwinks hapless male wasps with a sneaky trapdoor… Audio
SOS: Save our soils for fruit and veg
There are urgent calls to prevent our increasingly scarce and prized growing land going forever, under concrete and asphalt. Just 15% of New Zealand's land is highly productive premium food production… Audio
