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'Decarbonisation' focus for new boss of investment firm
Utility investment specialist Morrison & Co, which manages listed company Infratil is to get a new boss.
Sailors on the global hunt for conservation projects to share
Five years ago, while living in Amsterdam, Floris van Hees and Ivar Smits decided to quit their jobs - fix up their boat, and set sail on a trip around the world. More than a holiday, their plan was… Audio, Gallery
Government advice going both ways on gas production
Is the country's supply of petrol, diesel and jet gas becoming more vulnerable to disruption?
The Government has had advice that goes both ways, just days ahead of a crucial decision on stopping all… Audio
Nine days and search for orca calf's pod continues
Searches by boat and air have failed to find a pod of orca that was spotted in Wellington region waters.
Westport needs flood protection scheme – regional council chair says
The flood that swamped Westport at the weekend should convince even the most doubtful ratepayer that the town needs river protection work, West Coast Regional Council chairman Allan Birchfield says.
Court case, exotic trees on Ōwairaka-Mount Albert
A decision to allow the removal of exotic trees on Ōwairaka-Mount Albert is today being appealed at the High Court in Auckland.
The Tūpuna Maunga Authority wants to fell 345 non-native trees and… Audio
Genesis Energy to keep stake in Kupe gas field
The power company had been weighing up its 46 percent ownership in the field, as well as opportunities for further development.
Hundreds of homes unliveable, as flood protection warning issued
New Zealanders can no longer rely on flood protection barriers in the face of heavier rains, an expert warns, as hundreds of Westport residents' homes have been deemed uninhabitable following… Audio
Soiled: our relationship with the ground
The dirt beneath our feet can be easy to take for granted. But it's incredibly important for the food we eat, the air we breathe and the water we drink. Twelve years ago Australian chef and food… Audio
Natural state? Water purity measure corrected
The equation for measuring water purity has been corrected but a freshwater ecologist questions whether this adjustment is sufficient to prevent pollution. The official equation measuring the human… Audio
Insurance expert: Floods a wakeup call to two-thirds of Kiwis
An insurance expert says the weekend's flooding at Westport should be a warning to the two-thirds of New Zealanders who live on a flood plain. Melissa Heath is director of Residential Risk Analysis… Audio
Flood protection won't work in climate-changed environment
A climate change researcher says local and central government must stop allowing houses to be built in at-risk areas and we should no longer rely on flood protection infrastructure such as stopbanks… Audio
Marlborough flooding: Mayor's update
Marlborough and Buller were both hit by major flooding over the weekend.
Hundreds of people had to be evacuated as the Wairau river flooded, but have since been able to return home.
Marlborough… Audio
Stopbanks can't be relied upon as climate changes - expert
The country is being warned it can no longer rely on stopbanks to prevent flooding as climate change will make major weather events - like the one over the weekend - more severe.
Judy Lawrence from… Audio
Westport flooding: Very clear need for external accommodation support - Mayor
Hundreds of Westport residents still don't know when or if they'll return to live in their homes following the devastating flooding in the town.
At least 65 homes have been red-stickered but more are… Audio
Flooding to become more common, severe as climate changes - expert
Climate experts are predicting weather events like the weekend's flooding will only become more common - and more severe - as climate change picks up pace.
More than 1000 people were forced to… Audio
Stranded orca calf to stay in temporary pool for now
The Department of Conservation is investigating a pod of orca sighted in the Marlborough Sounds in an effort to reunite a stranded calf with its family.
Volunteers scoop 30kg of dog poo from Dunedin walkway
Volunteers collected an immense amount of dog faeces from the 5km stretch of Dunedin's popular West Harbour walkway. Audio
Volunteers scoop 30kg of dog poo from Dunedin walkway
A voluntary poo patrol has scooped up kilograms of dog do from Dunedin's popular West Harbour walkway.
A few weeks back we to spoke to Antonia Wood who lives with her family in St Leonards.
They're… Video, Audio
Weather: Parts of flood-prone Westport to be red-zoned
The mayor of Buller estimates up to 100 people could be left without a home following the weekend's flooding on the West Coast.
While over 2000 people have been cleared to return home, more than 100… Video, Audio
