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Demand for organic fertilisers rising
Rising costs for synthetic fertilisers and farmers becoming more aware of their environmental footprint is pushing up demand for organic fertilisers.
Philippines Super Typhoon Rai death toll surges
More than 200 people are now known to have died after a powerful storm struck the Philippines on Thursday, police are quoted as saying by local media.
Off the beaten track with Kennedy Warne - out of Auckland, at last!
Kennedy shares some thoughts from the road during a celebratory taste of travel freedom. He has journeyed North to places of his heart: Russell/Kororareka and Urquharts Bay, at the head of Whangarei… Audio
Malcolm Turnbull - climate change has been politicised
The damaging domination of Australia's right-wing media has weaponised climate change, says Malcolm Turnbull, who was Australian prime minister between 2015 and 2018. Audio
Why Homo sapiens are doomed to go extinct
In his new book, A (Very) Short History of Life on Earth, British palaeontologist and evolutionary biologist Dr Henry Gee offers a rather blunt assessment of why humanity might already be a dead… Audio
Dunedin likely to have bumper sea lion breeding season
Dunedin's sea lion population is poised to have an early Christmas present with the first pups of summer expected to be born from next week.
'A marvel of evolution': Millipede found with more legs than any animal
Scientists in Australia have discovered an elongated millipede with more legs than any other known animal.
Christmas in the remote McMurdo Dry Valleys of Antarctica
While many of us will be preparing to reunite with family for Christmas, a small group of Scott Base scientists will be getting further away from theirs. Climate change scientist and ecologist Ian… Audio
Play streets: reclaiming the roads from cars
Roads are being reimagined so people can party and children can play. Red tape has been cut, thanks to New Zealand's Transport Agency, so cars can be restricted on streets for a while. Kathryn King… Audio
Low methane livestock research wins supreme award
AgResearch scientists who successfully bred low methane emitting sheep, were this week recognised for their world-first research at the Science New Zealand Awards. Audio
Kurī arrived with humans in Aotearoa and impacted biodiversity
When the first humans arrived in Aotearoa, they brought with them a few animal friends: the kiore and the now extinct kurī. Researchers have looked at how that impacted on the biodiversity. Audio
Researchers have made new discoveries about the Tohorā
Researchers have made new discoveries about the Tohorā or Southern Right Whale's migration and feeding patterns.
The whales were nearly hunted to extinction in the waters around Aotearoa a century… Audio
Flash flooding at Mangara Station in the Rangitikei
Heavy rain and thunderstorms have been wreaking havoc - forcing homes to be evacuated, closing roads, causing slips and flash flooding.
William Morrison's farm, Mangara Station near Marton, had… Audio
Heavy rain and thunderstorms wreak havoc
Heavy rain and thunderstorms have been wreaking havoc - forcing homes to be evacuated, closing roads, causing slips and flash flooding.
A cleanup is underway in Christchurch after the city had more… Audio
Water take attempt in Central Hawke's Bay about 'personal gain and greed'
Eight farms want to take 15 million cubic metres of water out of the local aquifer for extra irrigation. Water security is the top issue for many in the Central Hawke's Bay district.
Ruataniwha water plan labelled gain or greed
A controversial attempt to get water from the Ruataniwha Basin in Hawke's Bay is angering some in the community.
Eight farms want to take 15 million cubic metres of water out of the local aquifer for… Audio
Covid-19 outbreak and lockdown hits government coffers
The government's finances have taken a bigger than expected hit from the current Covid-19 outbreak.
Scallop fishing bans proposed for Northland and Coromandel
Fisheries New Zealand is considering a ban on scallop harvesting in Northland and the Coromandel.
It says scallop numbers in Coromandel are just a fifth of what they were in 2012.
Consultation on… Audio
Govt must consider environment in budget process more - Watchdog
The environment watchdog says the government's budget process needs to be improved to take better care of the environment.
Kaikōura diver caught with 249 pāua stuffed in suitcases
The incident comes less than a fortnight after the area's pāua fishery was reopened after a closure was put in place five years ago to help stocks recover.
