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Climate emergency declaration: 'We need to see action happening'
A climate emergency declaration by the government will be a step in the right direction but action now needs to happen, a climate scientist says. Audio
Should the government dictate how we grow?
One of the key factors blamed for the runaway housing market is a shortage of supply, which is in turn, blamed, largely on red tape and outdated planning laws. Audio
Marlborough residents delighted by freedom camping site closure
Double Bay residents are "over the moon" about the Marlborough District Council's decision to close a freedom campsite in their bay.
The council voted to end freedom camping at all but five of the… Audio
Climate emergency declaration good, but action needed - expert
The Prime Minister will declare a climate emergency on Wednesday.
Environmental activists and scientists say this symbolic gesture is only the first step in addressing the climate emergency.
Dr… Audio
Whakaari/White Island rescuer says charges 'add to the anguish'
A man involved in the rescue operation on Whakaari/White Island says charges being laid over the tragedy only add to the anguish of those involved.
Pilot John Funnell was on Whakaari on the day of… Audio
Whakaari/White Island: Witness resists laying blame
Hamilton man Geoff Hopkins was visiting Whakaari/White Island with his daughter Lillian on the day of the explosion a year ago says nobody should be blamed for what was a 'natural disaster'.
After a… Audio
Plimmerton flood:roads turn to rivers bringing kura down valley
Residents in the Porirua suburb of Plimmerton were unexpectedly visited by kura/crayfish as the flooding carried some of them down the valley. Heavy rain on Sunday afternoon meant 15 homes were deemed… Audio
Possum 1080 controls in Hawke's Bay head to Māori land court
The plaintiff in a court case - aiming block the use of 1080 to control possums blamed for the spread of Bovine tuberculosis in Hawke's Bay - is denying science, the defence says.
Flooded Plimmerton cleans up while facing more heavy rain
Residents of the Porirua suburb of Plimmerton are busy cleaning up and getting rid of the mud after extensive flooding damaged more than a dozen properties.
At the same time, the Council and other… Audio
NZer on a mission to digitally map trees around the world
Joseph Michael has captured a 3D archive of the Amazon forest, and after COVID derailed his plans he's also doing the same thing back here in New Zealand with our forests. Audio
Milford Track in Fiordland reopens for tramping
For the first time since devastating floods hit Fiordland in February, trampers can now walk the Milford Track end-to-end. Video
'This is probably the worst': Plimmerton residents clean up after major flooding
With more rain due, residents of Plimmerton, north of Wellington, are continuing to face a big clean-up, a day after water surged through homes. Audio
Wellington's water woes
There are serious water woes in the Wellington region and a multi-billion dollar price tag to fix them. Audio
Milford Track fully open for first time since February
For the first time since devastating floods hit Fiordland in February, trampers can now walk the Milford Track end-to-end.
Floods damaged several sections of the Great Walk track, with repairs to the… Audio
Plimmerton residents facing big clean-up after flooding
Residents of a seaside town north of Wellington are continuing to face a big clean-up this morning after water surged through properties on Sunday morning.
Plimmerton was hit by torrential rain… Audio
Porirua suburb cleans-up after flash flood
A major clean up is underway in the Porirua suburb of Plimmerton north of Wellington after dozens of houses were flooded on Sunday morning. The combination of a high tide and a torrential downpour led… Audio
Sydney records hottest November night on record
Sydney has reported its hottest November night on record, with the official start of summer still days away.
Climate campaigner welcomes emergency declaration
New Zealand's Parliament is expected to declare a climate emergency on Wednesday, a move which was a long time coming for many. None more so than Ollie Langridge, who spent 100 days straight - rain or… Audio
AK Pestival: introduce Aussie speices to help ecosystem
We're rightly proud of our native plants and animals here in New Zealand, but given the number of species that have become extinct since humans came along, .. why not introduce Aussie equivalents of… Audio
'We could have safer streets and don't need a global crisis to have them'
New Zealand should invest on building low-traffic neighbourhoods rapidly to benefit people's lives and the environment, a public policy think tank researcher says.
