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Kaimaumau fire still burning after 20 days
20 days and 2, 400 hectares: the fire at Kaimaumau in the Far North is still burning. It's massive but fire crews are confident the tide is turning slowly. And as the days drag on, there are important… Audio
Summer Science: Black Sheep - Invasive: the story of Stewart Sm
Summer science continues with a play of a science related episode from RNZ's Black Sheep podcast. Invasive tells the story of one man who released thousands of invasive fish into New Zealand's rivers… Audio
Summer Science: Black Sheep - Invasive: the story of Stewart Sm
Summer science continues with a play of a science related episode from RNZ's Black Sheep podcast. Invasive tells the story of one man who released thousands of invasive fish into New Zealand's rivers…
AudioSea lion expert on Dunedin bodyboarder's fight with sea lion
A sea lion expert says the actions of a man trying to fight off a sea lion with a bodyboard only made the animal more excited.
A video posted online shows the bodyboarder backing away from the animal… Audio
Danger warnings remain in place for Canterbury river
A Canterbury river remains off-limits as high levels of E Coli, toxic algae and faecal bacteria continue to make the water dangerous to swimmers and fishers.
Report from the future: How Aotearoa will be a better place in 2040
Opinion - There are many reasons to be pessimistic about the future - but what if we got it right? Here's Thomas Nash's case for optimism.
'Climate change is no longer a thing of the future'
A NIWA climate summary says extreme temperatures across the country are happening far more often than expected.
Trying to fight off sea lion wrong, DOC says
A video of a body boarder wildly swinging his board at a New Zealand sea lion at a Dunedin beach reveals ignorance of the threatened species, a DOC biodiversity ranger says.
Dozens spotted taking pāua from marine reserve near Kaikōura
Around 50 people in about an hour have been spotted trying to get pāua from a South Island reserve where it is illegal to take them.
Canterbury rivers' revival to encompass 'the idea of a living river'
Canterbury Regional Council will work with local communities, private landowners and iwi to improve the health of rivers, which have deteriorated over the past few decades.
Foulden Maar's future still unclear as council refuses to discuss matter
It's been two-and-a-half years since calls to preserve a fossil treasure trove in Otago were first made, but the site's future remains in question.
Kerry-Jayne Wilson: Flying with the seabirds
Conservationist Kerry-Jayne Wilson, author of New Zealand Seabirds: A Natural History, says the best way to protect threatened birds is for people to take care around them and be aware of their… Audio
Three feared dead after US wildfire that destroyed 1000 homes and businesses
Three people are missing and presumed dead, after a devastating wildfire in the central US state of Colorado.
Trying for a decent swim with Brannavan Gnagalingam
Have you been out in the waves yet this summer? It can often be a real mark of the begining of the summer holiday, that first submerging in freezing ocean water. It's even the case in Te… Audio
Aotearoa's 19th century viral fern craze
We're talking gardening now, and specifically the ubiquitous fern. Found all over the country, it is a plant that just loves our temperate climate. In NZ alone we have about 200 species, and around… Audio
Antarctic outpost hit by Covid-19 outbreak
A Belgian scientific research station in Antarctica is dealing with an outbreak of Covid-19, despite workers being fully vaccinated and based in one of the world's remotest regions.
Track to treasured ancient ngahere reopens
An accessway to a treasured spot in the heart of Waikato is being reopened today, after being closed for more than three years.
Inside NIWA's climate summaries
Later this month, NIWA will release its latest climate summary for the year that has just been. Climate scientist Gregor Macara sheds light on how they're produced and what we can learn from them.
La Niña heatwave attracting rare fish species to NZ waters
Keen fishers may get some rarer catches this summer, with New Zealand's warmer water temperatures enticing tropical fish species.
'Icemageddon' warning follows heat record in Alaska
The coldest US state faces weather extremes after heavy snowfall and torrential rain.
