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Business mystified by govt's lack of interest in recycling initiative
The country's biggest bulk wine supplier is turning gigantic flexibags into plastic fenceposts but the manufacturer says lack of government funding is barring the way from doing more.
Kaikohe mayor enthuses over water boost - 'It's massive for us'
Kaikohe locals are wearily welcoming news that the town is to get a new water reservoir.
Reef bigger than Empire State Building discovered off Queensland
Scientists on a research vessel probing Australia's oceans have found a new reef as tall as a skyscraper, the longest recorded sea-creature, and new species, but warn the fragile coral ecosystems are… Video
Agrochemicals air quality study planned for Marlborough
Are pesticides degrading air quality in rural areas? It's a question researchers have begun investigating in New Zealand's largest wine region.
Healthcare sector working to reduce carbon emissions
The climate emergency is seeing workplaces across the country changing their ways to try and reduce carbon emissions, and many healthcare workers are finding novel and innovative ways to ensure they… Audio
Search for NZ's best view aims to highlight macular degeneration
Where in New Zealand can the best view be found?
According to the team at Macular Degeneration New Zealand it's the Hooker Lake in Canterbury.
A competition to raise awareness of the disease which… Audio
Fears West Coast could be closed to whitebaiting
West Coasters are worried their rivers may be closed to whitebaiting as part of a proposal about to go to the incoming Minister of Conservation.
New research sent to the Department of Conservation… Audio
Study finds 35,000 unexplained albatross deaths
A new Department of Conservation study shows there are 35,000 unexplained deaths, in the past eleven years, of the already critical antipodean albatross.
Conservationists blame the deaths on the… Audio
Finger pointed at industry as smog levels soar in Timaru
The Canterbury Regional Council believes industry is to blame for the high amount of air pollution in a Timaru suburb.
Algal blooms in parts of Lake Rotorua prompts warning
Fishers are being warned to avoid parts of Lake Rotorua after a potentially toxic algae bloom was found in the lake.
'It's a really dangerous place' - School's plea for cycleway upgrade
A central Auckland school community is continuing its fight to get a nearby cycleway upgraded after the project was stalled by the fallout from the Covid-19 pandemic.
Rare display of extinct bird's nest at heritage festival
The world's last remaining huia nest will be displayed as part of Christchurch's Heritage Festival which starts today.
Another blow to Taranaki oil, gas as Umuroa in liquidation
The Taranaki oil and gas sector has been dealt another blow today with announcement that the operator of the floating production and storage vessel Umuroa has been put into voluntary liquidation. The… Audio
Bottle Lake Forest guardian fearful of more suspicious fires
A park ranger living on the doorstep of Christchurch's Bottle Lake Forest Park says a spate of fires in the area is the worst he's seen in three decades.
Spate of fires worst ranger has seen in three decades
A park ranger living on the door step of Christchurch's Bottle Lake Forest Park says a spate of fires in the area is the worst he's seen in three decades.
Emergency services, locals and council are… Audio
Australia urged to take in 3000 Pacific Islanders to offset climate change
The Australian government is being urged to create a new visa for Pacific Islanders to relocate permanently to Australia, in a bid to manage the impact of climate change in the region.
Grass and the science of urban CO2
Jocelyn Turnbull from GNS Science is measuring how much CO2 we're producing in NZ towns - and she's doing it by cutting the grass. Audio
Grass and the science of urban CO2
Jocelyn Turnbull from GNS Science is measuring how much CO2 we're producing in NZ towns - and she's doing it by cutting the grass.
AudioOur Changing World for 22 October 2020
GNS Science is measuring how much carbon dioxide we're producing in different towns as part of the Carbon Watch NZ project. Audio
Pacific region climate change conference
It's predicted that even a small temperature increase will make life unbearably hot on the island nations around the Pacific Region. Climate scientist, Professor James Renwick talk about the outlook… Audio
