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Kate Meads shares wisdom on waste
About half of the contents of landfill should not be go there, says waste educator Kate Meads. Audio
Spring is in the air: two festivals to look forward to
Bill McKay joins Kathryn to look at what the election result may mean for the operation of the new urban development authority and what may happen to the RMA. He'll also look at some spring festivals… Audio
'Gutted': Loss of vulnerable shore birds distresses guardian
Domestic cats in Kaikōura are laying waste to the eggs of a rare shore bird, the banded dotterel.
Warning 'squabbling' may delay action over coastal erosion
Hawke's Bay councils say they've got to stop the "squabbling" over funding to address coastal erosion.
Hawke's Bay councils work together to face coastal erosion
Hawke's Bay councils say they've got to stop the squabbling over funding to fix coastal erosion.
They're planning to bring in a QC or retired judge to figure out how they can get the money to stop… Audio
Carbon Watch & 50 years of CO2 measurements in NZ
Dave Lowe on measuring CO2 in New Zealand for 50 years, and how Carbon Watch NZ is a bird's eye view on our carbon balance. Audio
Carbon Watch & 50 years of CO2 measurements in NZ
Dave Lowe on measuring CO2 in New Zealand for 50 years, and how Carbon Watch NZ is a bird's eye view on our carbon balance.
AudioOur Changing World for 15 October 2020
Fifty years ago Dave Lowe started measuring carbon dioxide in New Zealand's atmosphere. And Gordon Brailsford and Sara Mikaloff Fletcher talk about Carbon Watch NZ project. Audio
‘Te Pūtake o Tawa’ – Whakarewarewa Forest Hub 2 now open to the public
Rotorua's second Whakarewarewa Forest hub has officially opened to the public, after a frigid and blustery karakia on Thursday morning.
NZ branded 'climate criminal' as report details fire danger
New Zealand is being branded a 'climate criminal' in the wake of a new report that warns of rapidly increasing fire danger and punishing traffic pollution.
The 84-page report, from the Ministry for… Audio
Call for 'oceans policy' for NZ
New Zealand should adopt a national oceans policy, says Canterbury University law professor Karen Scott. Audio
Uawa Exhibition highlighting forestry damage on the East Coast
Damage to Uawa beach in Tolaga Bay caused by the forestry industry is the focus of an exhibition opening at Page Galleries in Wellington today. Artist John Walsh explains the exhibition to Jesse. Audio
Brewing company and wineries among those to breach pollutant limits
Half of the firms in Napier allowed to discharge pollutants into the city's wastewater system breached agreed limits in the past year.
NZ wildfire risk will grow dramatically over next 20 years
The risk of wildfire - like that which hit Lake Ohau this month - is expected to rise dramatically over the next two decades, according to the latest report from the Ministry of the Environment and… Audio
Climate change already having 'profound impact' as fire risk rises - report
Not as clean and green as you might think - and New Zealanders need to stop driving so much. That's the message from the Ministry for the Environment's latest report.
The importance of children playing outside
Advocate of outdoor nature education, Wendy Pirie says there are so many benefit of children running around outside and exploring their environment. She is the founder of an Early Learning Centre in… Audio
Understanding Australia's dingos
Dr Melanie Fillios is an archaeologist who specialises in the study of animal remains to tell help tell the story of human civilisations. For the last ten years she has studied Australia's native dog… Audio
Kea could detect 1080 bait by how it looks
A discovery that kea might be able to detect toxic 1080 bait by how it looks, could be a breakthrough in teaching them not to eat it. The controversial poison is used widely to control pests on… Audio
Energy watchdog wins precedent-setting battle over safety zones
After a four-year fight an energy sector watchdog has won a precedent-setting battle to have safety buffer zones around oil and gas installations included in the South Taranaki district plan. The… Audio
Avalanche of waste going to landfill from isolation hotels
People in managed isolation are calling for an end to the avalanche of takeaway containers, bottles and cutlery sets sent from their hotels to landfills every week. No rubbish is being recycled from… Audio
