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Landfills by rivers a bigger problem than ones near sea - Mayor
Severe weather events and rising sea levels are forcing councils get serious about the way they manage old rubbish dumps near waterways. The clean up is still underway along the Fox River after severe… Audio
Massive urban pest eradication effort launched
The country's largest ever effort to eradicate pests from an urban area has begun. The $2.4m project aims to eliminate rats, stoats, weasels and possums from the Miramar peninsula in Wellington by… Video, Audio
Flies a key pollinator, orchard research study finds
Researchers looking at the effectiveness of pollinators on New Zealand farms say flies play an important part in the process.
Pipe repair work starts after major sewage leak into Lake Taupō
Repair work on a waste-water pipe that ruptured causing thousands of litres of sewage to pour into Lake Taupō has started and is expected to take a number of weeks to complete.
Protecting the coast after the quake
In November 2016 an earthquake struck Kaikoura. A group of Marlborough locals decided they needed to come together to look at the geological effects of the quake, and what needs to be done to protect… Audio, Gallery
Eliminating predators in Wellington
Today Predator Free Wellington begins a huge project to install 6,000 traps and bait stations across Miramar Peninsula. It's the biggest urban predator eradication operation in the country. Audio
What's the real deal with Bunnings flat pack houses?
Bill McKay is a Senior Lecturer in the School of Architecture and Planning at the University of Auckland. Audio
Nelson's Chia sisters, nutritious drinks
A few years ago, when the market was particularly bombarded with energy drinks full of sugar and caffeine, Chloe and Florence Van Dyke aka "the Chia sisters" decided to develop their own range of… Audio, Gallery
Native seedling research secures funding from Billion Trees scheme
The One Billion Trees programme is providing more than $420,000 in a boost to improve the country's native seedling production.
Amanda Little: The Fate of Food
As droughts, floods, storms and unseasonal temperatures affect the global food supply, what will humans eat in the future? Audio
Building Better Cities - 7 July
We're not just talking about improving traffic patterns and building parks. We're talking about ideas with the power to transform the way we live… wherever we live. Host Guy Raz talks with five TED…
Claire Turnbull: Comparing apples and oranges
Environmentalists say apple juice production is better for the planet than the processes involved in making orange juice and we should switch the drinks around. Nutritionist Claire Turnbull doesn't… Audio
Discovering the biggest seaweed bloom in the world
A floating mass of seaweed stretching from West Africa to the Gulf of Mexico is now the biggest seaweed bloom in the world, according to satellite observations. Audio
Dr. Jim Salinger: Billion Trees Programme ultimately flawed
Planting billions of trees to mop up Co2 is ultimately a sensible idea, says Dr. Jim Salinger, but it has to be done in the right way. Audio
200 protest over dumping of waste near Great Barrier Island
Around 200 people marched up Auckland's Queen Street today to protest against millions of cubic metres of what they call "toxic dredge sludge" being dumped off Great Barrier Island's coast.
Vet behind M Bovis detection hopeful for eradication
The Ōamaru vet, whose efforts led to the identification of cattle disease Mycoplasma Bovis in New Zealand, says she is optimistic the disease can be eradicated. Audio
John Flux - Lifelong ecologist
Internationally respected New Zealand ecologist John Flux has spent his life studying hares, starlings, and even his own cats. Audio
Climate change brings pressures for farmers
Palmerston North dairy farmer James Stewart has been a farmer all his life, but times are changing. Audio
Timaru Council looking to build penguin viewing platform
The Timaru District Council is seeking funding to build a penguin viewing platform in Caroline Bay.
'Polarising topic': Council to decide over building boardwalk through tapu trees
Plans for a boardwalk through ancient pōhutukawa trees on Auckland's North Shore are polarising the community and iwi.
