Nature & Environment

Bernard Hickey has been looking at the Climate Change Commissions latest recommendations. He says that while the Government is dragging its heels, businesses will need to forge ahead on their own to… Audio

Europe's biggest airlines have been lobbying against measures to tighten carbon emmissions after taking Covid-19 bailouts - that's according to a climate watchdog. Influence Map says the sector is… Audio

A dramatic increase in coal use in New Zealand is under the spotlight - the same amount of coal was used to generate electricity in the first three months of the year than for 2016 and 2017 combined… Audio

The government is reviewing the way responsibilities are shared for Whakaari/White Island - only four years after they were drawn up.

Twenty-two people died after the volcano erupted without warning… Audio

The Department of Conservation is reporting its plan to rid New Zealand of rats, stoats and possums by 2050 is well on the way to success.

A five-year progress report shows a substantial increase in… Audio

The Defence Force has contaminated the land with heavy metals from ammunition but has not revealed just how badly.

It has released one lot of tests showing limited contamination at Waiouru army camp… Audio

New Zealand is relying more and more on coal to power the country, despite its status as the world's worst fossil fuel.

Government figures show in the first three months of this year the same amount… Audio

The burning of coal to create electricity is at a nine-year high in New Zealand.

The news comes in the same week the Prime Minister says action on climate change must be do or die.

The same amount… Audio

South Island skifields are trying to convince the Government to help them bring in specialist workers from overseas such as groomer operators as border restrictions continue to halt the flow of… Audio

There's finally some good news for Foveaux Strait after a month of anxious worry for the oyster industry - sampling work in Foveaux Strait hasn't uncovered any further cases of the deadly oyster… Audio

It's one of the cornerstones of the Climate Change Commission's advice to the government on how to become carbon neutral, but how feasible is it?

The Commission wants to see a rapid increase in… Video, Audio

Ecologist Dr Mike Joy says he is disappointed in the final report released by the Climate Change commission yesterday. He talks to Wallace about he thinks should be happening. Audio

One of the Climate Commission's key proposals - and its final advice - is to mostly i­mport and register new electric cars by 2035. But there's been criticism about whether more can be done to reduce… Audio

The government has until the end of the year to respond to the final report of the Climate Change Commission as to how the country will transition to carbon neutrality by 2050. The final report of the… Audio