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Science heats up in the fire lab
From flaming tornadoes to burning couches, scientists are setting stuff on fire to prepare for our changing wildfire risk.
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'Nank would be chuffed' - Native bush stays in public hands thanks to donation from late conservationist
28 May 2025When Wellington's regional council placed the winning bid on a huge block of farmland and native bush in the hills behind Eastbourne, it was only possible with…
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Underground storage and overhead doubts for carbon capture
28 May 2025Climate fix, or fossil fuel lifeline - the truth behind the country's first carbon capture and storage project
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Behind the scenes of the spade-toothed whale dissection
22 May 2025It made international headlines last year. What does a scientific dissection of the world's rarest whale involve?
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Amazon fires drive unprecedented global forest loss in 2024
21 May 2025Massive fires fueled by climate change led global forest loss to smash records in 2024, according to a new report.
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Government may face big hole in climate plan
A huge chunk of the nation's next emissions budget rests on a single project, which the owner now says probably won't happen.
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Burrowing into the mystery of Great Barrier Island's black petrels
15 May 2025A research team monitoring a dwindling population of tākoketai hopes to head to Ecuador to gather clues about why so many birds never make it back to Aotearoa.
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'Heat a bigger problem than anticipated': Auckland prepares for climate change realities
12 May 2025However, figures show our biggest city is way off target.
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Canterbury council's freshwater management challenged in court
12 May 2025The first of two back-to-back court cases challenging the Canterbury regional council's freshwater management begins at the Christchurch High Court today.
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Native jumping spider found in restored Rotorua forest
12 May 2025A native jumping spider boasting great eyesight and tiny genitalia has been discovered at a Rotorua forest that is being restored.
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The good news about NZ's 10 million fossil-fuelled machines
7 May 2025New Zealand has 10 million fossil-fuelled machines, and more than 80 percent of them could be replaced by electric alternatives, according to a new report. Audio
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Winners of 2024 Prime Minister's Science Prizes announced
6 May 2025From helpful plant-fungus combos, to studying anxiety - the latest Prime Minister's Science Prizes have been awarded.
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Studying Fiordland's iconic black corals
1 May 2025Fiordland's protected black corals provide crucial habitat. But how resilient are they to change?
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Rare orchids reintroduced into the wild
24 Apr 2025The 'nationally critical' Cooper's orchid population has been boosted by lab-grown seedlings.
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A rescue mission saving rare freshwater mussels
18 Apr 2025An Auckland Council project offers hope for kākahi in decline.
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Forest owners push back on watchdog report
15 Apr 2025Forest owners say taking forestry out of the Emissions Trading Scheme would have widespread implications for New Zealand's climate goals.
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Ministers 'dreaming' with tree-planting plan, advocates say
7 Apr 2025The government claims to be on track for net zero emissions but official figures show 280,000ha would need to be planted to public land to do it. Audio
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A time of change for Antarctic sea ice
4 Apr 2025If sea ice has entered a new regime, what does that mean for Antarctica, and for us?
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Northland water pipeline projects to receive $40 million in government loans
1 Apr 2025The funds come from the Coalition government's Regional Infrastructure Fund.
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Europe heading towards emissions tax on dairy imports, expert says
DLA Piper partner Daniel Street says the breadcrumbs are being laid by Denmark, which promised its own farmers it would pursue EU-wide emissions pricing on greenhouse gases.
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Farmers 'stuck having to use bale wrap'
1 Apr 2025Baleage preserves the quality of winter fodder on the farm, but calls to improve farm plastic recycling rates or solve the problem of silage wrap waste altogether are growing louder.
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Invasive seaweed found in new location in Bay of Islands
31 Mar 2025The invasive seaweed caulerpa has been found in a new location in the Bay of Islands, sparking fears it could spread quickly through boating hubs around Paihia and Russell.
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Wastewater to be discharged into the Shotover River from today
31 Mar 2025Wastewater will be directly discharged into the Shotover River from Monday morning, the Queenstown Lakes District Council has confirmed.
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Kea population booms in Aoraki
31 Mar 2025The average flock size in the Malte Brun area last year was twice that seen two years before. Audio
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Mangawhai spit loses massive quantities of sand
31 Mar 2025An estimated equivalent of 26,000 truckloads of sand has been lost in six years, according to a new aerial drone survey.
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Energy-saving agency head had doubts about new appointment
31 Mar 2025The chair of the country's main energy-saving agency had doubts about the government's plans to appoint a fossil fuel lobbyist to her board, RNZ has learned.
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Truck drivers get first taste of driving zero emissions hydrogen trucks
27 Mar 2025While New Zealand Post has had a big hydrogen-powered truck on the road for two years, it's been the only one of its kind - until now.
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