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Mātauranga Māori meets science to save mussel population
Mātauranga Māori and western science are being combined to save the humble mussel - or Kuku - in the Ohiwa Harbour.
Since 2007 the mussel population has fallen from 112 million to just 80,000.
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NZ trawler accidentally destroyed ancient coral
It's been revealed one of New Zealand's deep sea trawlers has accidentally destroyed a large amount of coral and sea sponges, forcing the temporary closure of a Tasman Sea fishing area.
The… Audio
Could satellites help warn of volcano eruptions?
Satellites spotted part of the crater of Whakaari / White Island collapsing in the days before the deadly December 2019 eruption, it has emerged.
Mana whenua to place rāhui around Waiheke
Mana whenua on Waiheke island are placing a 2 year rāhui around the island in a bid to stop four species of kaimoana from disappearing.
The iwi, Ngāti Pāoa, has been worried for years about declining… Audio
Fonterra blames valve for spilling 170,000 litres of milk into sea
Fonterra is blaming an open valve for a spill of 170,000 litres of skim milk into the Tasman Sea from its Whareroa plant in Taranaki.
Could satellites provide warnings for volcano eruptions?
Satellites spotted the crater of Whakaari/White Island collapsing in the days before the deadly December 2019 eruption.
Scientists believe this could be another significant warning signal that helps… Audio
Fonterra blames valve for spilling 170,000 litres of milk into sea
Fonterra is blaming an open valve for a spill of 170,000 litres of skim milk into the Tasman Sea from its Whareroa plant in Taranaki.
The leak left globules of fat dispersed along the foreshore of… Audio
Hawke's Bay streams dry up as big dry approaches
Streams in the Hawke's Bay have dried up after being deep enough to swim just one week ago.
Authorities say conditions are starting to track close to last year's drought, which was described as a… Audio
The value of community gardens
Summer students from Victoria University of Wellington have been helping the Innermost community gardens in Wellington put numbers on their social and environmental values. Audio
The value of community gardens
Summer students from Victoria University of Wellington have been helping the Innermost community gardens in Wellington put numbers on their social and environmental values.
AudioGrowing dune plants a challenging passion
Each year Jo Bonner and the team at Coastlands Plant Nursery in Whakatane grow 300,000 spinifex and pingao plants for dune replanting at beaches around the North Island. Audio
Growing dune plants a challenging passion
Each year Jo Bonner and the team at Coastlands Plant Nursery in Whakatane grow 300,000 spinifex and pingao plants for dune replanting at beaches around the North Island.
AudioOur Changing World for 28 January 2021
Measuring the value of a community garden and the challenges of growing dune plants for restoring sand dune communities. Audio
Landowners, farmers join forces to restore special wetlands
Precious wetlands in Kaikōura that have been drained and degraded for generations, are now being lovingly restored and protected. Video
Turtle traps set up to stop 'growing problem at Cooks Beach'
Waikato Regional Council is having to set up turtle traps as ponds at a Coromandel beach have became inundated with the animals.
Residents outraged over consent to remove plantings
A decision to grant consent for the removal row of trees planted by community volunteers along a revitalised waterway in South Auckland has outraged residents.
Kaikōura locals working hard to restore degraded wetlands
Precious wetlands in Kaikōura that have been drained and degraded for generations, are now being lovingly restored and protected in projects that landowners and farmers hope will inspire others to do… Video, Audio
'Staring into the eyes of Jaws' - 12yo's encounter with mako
A 12-year-old boy who encountered a three-metre long mako shark at a popular Auckland city beach says it was like "staring into the eyes of Jaws".
SafeSwim issued an alert for Kohimarama and its… Audio
Torrent of water in Aro Valley as water main bursts
RNZ has captured footage of water gushing from a burst water main and pouring down the street in Aro Valley in central Wellington.
The pipe burst sending a torrent of water gushing out of the main on… Audio
Watercare only prosecuting 'significant' waste consent breaches
Watercare says about 24 companies in Auckland each month are caught breaching their trade waste consents, but it won't reveal their names.
