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East coast iwi receive funding to restore Raukumara forest
After years of lobbying successive governments, iwi on the East Coast have finally received funding and support to restore the dying Raukumara Forest. The government has invested 34 million dollars to help eradicate thousands of pests which have destroyed the local ecosystem to the point where starving deers are eating… Audio
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M bovis, kauri dieback, myrtle rust - the other problematic diseases
5:00 am todayThere are other diseases the country is battling that could do with big injections of money and effort, but they don't attack humans. Audio
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Marlborough to get $6m to sign up to govt's 'three waters' reform
11 Aug 2020Marlborough District Council has been offered a $6.3m reward to sign up to the government's "three waters" reform, but could access millions more if other…
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Estuaries in management quagmire: 'Nobody's got the overview'
11 Aug 2020Estuaries are stuck in a "complicated jigsaw" of overlapping management and ever-changing policies and it is impacting the environment, the report shows.
East coast iwi receive funding to restore Raukumara forest
After years of lobbying successive governments, iwi on the East Coast have finally received funding and support to restore the dying Raukumara Forest. The government has invested 34 million dollars to… Audio
M bovis, kauri dieback, myrtle rust - the other problematic diseases
There are other diseases the country is battling that could do with big injections of money and effort, but they don't attack humans. Audio
Marlborough to get $6m to sign up to govt's 'three waters' reform
Marlborough District Council has been offered a $6.3m reward to sign up to the government's "three waters" reform, but could access millions more if other councils join.
Estuaries in management quagmire: 'Nobody's got the overview'
Estuaries are stuck in a "complicated jigsaw" of overlapping management and ever-changing policies and it is impacting the environment, the report shows.
Raukūmara Forest restoration with $34m fund: 'The state of it is scary'
After years of lobbying successive governments, local iwi on the East Coast have finally received funding and support to heal the ancestral Raukūmara Forest.
Greenpeace wins court battle to be registered as a charity
Greenpeace has won an eight-year court battle to be registered as a charity and be exempt from income tax.
Biodiversity strategy launched to protect native flora, fauna
An ambitious new strategy for protecting New Zealand's plants and wildlife has been launched with the aim of turning around the fate of 4,000 species at risk of extinction.
The plan, launched today… Audio
Mātauranga Māori 'crucial' to protecting biodiversity
The government's latest plan to save New Zealand's wildlife and plants promises to have te ao Māori at its heart, including holding mātauranga Māori in the same regard as Western science.
Matariki awards nominee Chelsea Winstanley talks about her work
Multi-award winning film maker Chelsea Winstanley's been nominated for this year's Matariki Awards. She talks to Jesse about her work and what she's currently working on since arriving back in… Audio
Midday Rural News for 10 August 2020
The Minister of Agriculture thinks it would not be right for all dead animals to be buried on farms if they cannot be collected and sold.
Eric Frykberg has the rural news. Audio
Conservationist genuinely hopeful about future - new biodiversity strategy
The head of Forest and Bird feels genuinely hopeful about the future of Aotearoa for the first time in his life, following the launch of the government's biodiversity strategy.
It was launched by the… Audio
What makes good house design?
Urban issues correspondent Bill McKay joins Kathryn to talk about one of his favourite houses, which has just been up for sale. It belongs to Barton Myers, an American architect who used his… Audio, Gallery
Ambitious proposals for surplus electricity once Tiwai closes
Kathryn Ryan speaks with two scientists about how electricity from the Manapouri power station could be used once the Tiwai Point aluminum smelter is shut down by Rio Tinto next August. The smelter… Audio
Dubious state of oil field's undersea infrastructure revealed
A tender for underwater inspection services at the abandoned Tui Oil Field off the coast of Taranaki has shed light on the dubious state of its subsea infrastructure.
It describes - and includes… Audio
Lip-service to diversity blocking Pasifika pathways in sciences
Pasifika and Maori scientists continue to be "severely under-represented" in New Zealand universities and Crown Research Institutes, according to a new study. Its authors say the data shows… Audio
Antarctica scales back science missions due to Covid-19
New Zealand's presence in Antarctica this summer will be around a quarter of the size it usually is due to Covid-19. It doesn't mean science projects will stop, but they'll be more concentrated and… Audio
Long-term study shows hallmarks of the Generation X experience
A new 35-year research project has found hallmarks in the life path of Generation Xs, and similarities and differences with Generation Y and the Baby Boomers. Audio
Auckland reservoirs reach 60 percent capacity
Auckland reservoirs have reached 60 percent capacity for the first time in months, although the city's reservoirs are usually just under 86 percent full at this time of the year,
New catfish control option to be investigated
The Bay of Plenty Regional Council has given the goal of eradicating brown bullhead catfish from Lake Rotoiti and Rototua another boost.
$5m boost for predator control on Banks Peninsula
A long-term programme to eradicate pests like possums, rats and feral cats from a large part of Banks Peninsula has been given a funding boost.