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Rising sea levels prompt 'Climate Fund' proposal
The Panel speaks to Judy Lawrence, a senior researcher at Victoria University's New Zealand Climate Change Research Institute, about a proposed 'climate fund'. Audio
Critter of the Week: Manuka chafer beetle
This week's critter is the manuka chafer beetle. They are a glorious bright metallic green and were set into jewellery throughout the Victorian era. Audio, Gallery
The Suburban Solar Conundrum
The combination of solar panels, electricity storage batteries, smart household gadgets, and a boring looking black box is set to change forever how our electricity system works.
But do we need… Audio
Rock lobster industry recognised for its sustainability efforts
At the first ever Seafood Sustainability Awards the CRA8 Rock Lobster Industry Association Inc took home the award for Operational Innovation. CEO Malcolm Lawson talks to Jesse. Audio
Golden Bay locals want tougher rules around marine farms
Golden Bay residents are pushing for tighter controls on the marine farming industry which is rapidly taking off in the area. Rod Barker tells Jesse why they are so concerned. Audio
Marlborough beach vehicle ban hinges on numbers
A vehicle survey has been suggested for a quake-stricken coast in Marlborough as a proposed quad bike ban has been delayed again.
Anger in Beirut at news explosion could have been prevented
In Beirut anger is building after officials admitted yesterday's catastrophic port explosion could have been prevented.
As the capital continues to smoulder, an email trail has described the more… Video, Audio
Scientists find clues to tuatara's secret to living over 100
The New Zealand scientist who went looking for the Loch Ness monster has unlocked the genetic makeup of the tuatara. Audio
Wellington needs to 'work together' to help slash carbon emissions by 2030
Wellington's carbon emissions are forecast to drop a quarter over the next decade - but the capital's still well short of meeting its plan of being carbon neutral by 2050.
Water proposals 'biggest shake up' since 1989 reforms
Reforms to national water standards will be the "biggest shake up" local government has received in 30 years, Masterton Mayor Lyn Patterson says.
Warning that NZ will have an outbreak of COVID-19
Epidemiologist Sir David Skegg is warning that its almost inevitable that we will have a community outbreak of COVID-19. Audio
Supercharging critter control
Dr Helen Blackie is leading efforts to supercharge Predator Free 2050 with solutions spanning engineering, creative design, animal behaviour, toxicology and ecology. But it's not easy with an… Audio, Gallery
Impact of Australia fires on wildlife still not clear
Ecologists in Melbourne fear they are missing the chance to rescue animal species unable to recover from the destructive bush fires earlier this year. The state's north east was hardest hit, along… Audio
Project to restore water quality 'not about farmer bashing'
Farmers are concerned about receiving fair treatment during a multimillion-dollar project to clean up a Marlborough catchment.
Taranaki farmer fined $45k for damming stream beside National Park
A Taranaki farmer has been described as "highly reckless" and lambasted for killing fish and "destroying the ecosystem" of a stream on the boundary of Egmont National Park.
What does Transition Engineering look like?
Our Transition Engineering expert, Professor Susan Krumdiek from the University of Canterbury joins us once again. Tonight she asks what does Transition Engineering look like? What needs to be… Audio
First large-scale food waste-to-bioenergy facility construction begins
Construction is beginning on New Zealand's first large-scale food waste-to-bioenergy facility at Reporoa, in the central North Island.
Significant natural areas mapping to go ahead across West Coast
Councils working on one district plan for the whole West Coast have grasped the nettle and given the go-ahead for the mapping of significant natural areas (SNAs) on private land.
Sir Jonathon Porritt: A decade to confront the climate emergency
Sir Jonathon Porritt lays out the science that has led to a new sense of exasperation in his book, Hope in Hell: A Decade to Confront the Climate Emergency. Audio
Emissions linked to NZ's melting glaciers - research
Until now, only one study has directly linked human activity to the demise of the glaciers. This new research shows yearly changes going back to '77.
