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Merger set to clean up the waste industry
Two big players in the waste sector are merging to form the country's largest locally owned waste management group.
Earth Detox: The chemical tsunami and how to deal with it
Chemicals are in our food, our water, the air we breathe and everything we touch. Last year an international team estimated there were 350,000 chemicals registered for production and use, but it's… Audio
'Corporate welfare': Push back over proposals that would reduce emissions by 1pc
There is growing pushback at a proposal to price agricultural climate gases, with the 1 percent emissions reduction being labelled "ridiculous".
Puniu river roaring into a cleaner future
A ropu dedicated to cleaning up the awa/rivers in Waikato have just picked up a major award. Puniu River Care picked up the River Story award an hour ago in the Cawthron Institute river awards. The… Audio
Review of warehouse fire finds asbestos floated away
A review of firefighting at a big south Auckland warehouse blaze says asbestos floated up to 1km away.
It also shows 22 fire trucks were not decontaminated and may have carried hazardous asbestos… Audio
Restoration - battling predators and planting trees
Katy Gosset speaks to a PhD student designing new tech to catch predators and Claire Concannon meets the team who are working to restore a unique landscape on the South Island's West Coast. Audio
Restoration - battling predators and planting trees
Katy Gosset speaks to a PhD student designing new tech to catch predators and Claire Concannon meets the team who are working to restore a unique landscape on the South Island's West Coast.
AudioHow to make pōhutukawa stamen cordial
Pōhutukawa trees are bursting into bloom around Aotearoa as we head into summer. But the beautiful bright-red flowers are not just good to look at, says Whangaparaoa forager Calum Hodgson. He's come… Audio
Submissions over government emissions document closing
Today is the last chance to make submissions on the government's climate emissions discussion document, which has new ideas to slash greenhouse gas emissions.
How the history of nutmeg interfaces with global warming
The writer, Amitav Ghosh critiques Western society and exploitative practices in his latest book The Nutmeg's Curse - Parables For A Planet In Crisis. It is a follow to his critically acclaimed book… Audio
Greenpeace wants govt agribusiness partnership ended
Environmental campaigners want the government to pull the plug on a voluntary agribusiness industry partnership because it fails to reduce agricultural emissions.
In 2019 the Government announced the… Audio
How we can improve NZ's messy climate change regulation
Analysis - Like other countries, New Zealand has both international and domestic targets to reduce emissions, but they run on different timelines and are based on different assumptions.
Plan to eradicate super weed from new Waikato subdivision 'ambitious'
The cost of managing an invasive "super weed", if it is not eradicated during construction of a billion-dollar Waikato development including 2500 new houses, will fall to ratepayers.
Discussion document on farm emissions levies released
The partnership of primary sector organisations has proposed two options for farmers to pay for on-farm emissions from 2025.
COP26: Lack of action on coal emissions 'disappointing' - Climate Ambassador
New Zealand's UN Climate Change Ambassador says the last minute watering down of action on coal at the COP26 UN climate summit was the worst thing that happened at the meeting.
Mt Messenger bypass deal 'risks setting precedent' for more native trees to be destroyed
It's feared a deal to get the Mt Messenger bypass built in North Taranaki could see more native forests bulldozed for new roads.
The Kākāriki Journey: Doing more and wasting less
A new programme at Duke of Edinburgh New Zealand is putting young people to the test trying to build more sustainable futures. Audio
New Morrison & Co fund focuses on carbon neutral projects
The global fund manager, Morrison & Co, has set up a $US3 billion ($NZ4.3b) infrastructure fund, with the support of co-investors.
Challenges facing alpine NZ - Sir Alan Mark
The extremes of temperature, short summers and high rates of erosion are making for an uncertain environment for the flora and fauna in alpine areas, and also for the people who explore it. Sir Alan… Audio
Eva Orner's unflinching look at Australia's deadly Black Summer
Two years ago, as Covid was just beginning its deadly spread across the world, another crisis was reaching its peak in Australia. Known as the Black Summer, devastating bushfires ripped through many… Video, Audio
