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PONG to track bad smells in Marlborough
There's a bad smell in the air in Marlborough, and the local council is determined to sniff it out. Audio
Call for Wellington cats to be kept indoors overnight
Predator Free NZ's Jessi Morgan talks to the Panel about the call for cats to be kept indoors overnight in Wellington to protect local birdlife. Audio
Landfill gas could power hospital heating in Marlborough
Gas generated from a landfill could heat water at Blenheim's Wairau Hospital in a bid to cut carbon emissions.
Mt Messenger roading project opponents protest outside High Court
A small group of protesters picketed the High Court in New Plymouth this morning in support of an appeal against the $200 million Mt Messenger bypass roading project.
More than 100 wastewater treatment plants breaching consent
New Zealanders flush toilets millions of times each day, and most of them lead to treatment plants that are not complying with their conditions for treating wastewater.
Urban issues with Bill McKay
Bill talks to Kathryn about some of New Zealand's First Pandemic Hospitals; The Remarkable Octagonal Buildings of Trentham, Featherston, Rotorua and Hanmer Springs that Coped with the 1919 Influenza… Audio
Nearly 75 pct of water treatment plants breaking rules
Nearly three quarters of New Zealand's water treatment plants are breaching rules that allow them to send sewage onto land and into waterways.
The country's new water regulator, Taumata Arowai, won't… Audio
Covid-19: Discarded PPE causing problems for street clean-ups
Discarded latex gloves and disposable masks are making street clean-ups more hazardous for waste contractors and could lead to environmental problems downstream.
Meanwhile, the waste sector says… Audio
Lawnmowing – a simple task with an illuminating history and uncertain future
John Bluck explores the past, future, and current state of lawnmowing in a light-hearted but informative talk in six closely-cropped chapters. Audio
Calling Home: Grant Phelps in Valparaiso, Chile
After making wine around the globe, Grant Phelps was lured to Chile by the country's fifth richest man to run his winery. Eventually Grant branched out on his own to make his boutique wine in the… Audio
Fatalities as thousands flee California wildfires
Six people have died in some of California's largest-ever wildfires that have fouled the air with heavy smoke across much of the western United States.
'It will kill the wildlife, wetlands will be stuffed, it'll just annihilate them'
A Taranaki couple are vowing to fight to the bitter end to stay in their home which is in the path of the province's biggest roading project in generations. Audio
Nearly one in ten New Zealanders live with risk of tsunami
Almost one out of every ten New Zealanders is living with the risk of a tsunami.
New research conducted by the National Institute for Water and Atmospheric Research - or NIWA - has revealed both the… Audio
Critter of the Week Chatham Island Snipe
This week's critter is small but noisy. Doc's Nicola Toki today on Critter of the Week tells Jesse more about the Chatham Island Snipe! Audio, Gallery
Climate change could mean trouble for surf breaks
About 80 percent of the surf breaks in California could be gone by the end of the century according to research into rising sea levels.
Sea level rise creates uncertain future for surf breaks
Around 80 percent of the surf breaks in California could be gone by the end of the century according to research into rising sea levels.
Surfers here - where no equivalent study has been done -… Audio
Loading Docs 2020: OK Chlöe
Millennial MP Chlöe Swarbrick challenges the establishment during the most important year of her political career. Video
Green chemistry - better, safer, more sustainable
From safer solvents to make better batteries, to catalysts that can clean up wastewater, green chemists are developing better ways of making stuff. Audio
Green chemistry - better, safer, more sustainable
From safer solvents to make better batteries, to catalysts that can clean up wastewater, green chemists are developing better ways of making stuff.
AudioOur Changing World for 20 August 2020
Scientists at the Centre for Green Chemical Science at the University of Aukalnd, are developing cleaner greener processes and products. Audio
