Climate
How climate change could impact your favourite foods
Hold on to your flat whites and your Easter eggs - climate change could be coming for your favourite foods.
According to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, worldwide yields of coffee and… Audio
A tale of two islands – erect-crested penguins
The Bounty Islands are tiny in terms of area – just some bits of granite jutting out of the ocean. But they are huge in terms of seabirds. James Frankham joins a team researching the erect-crested… Audio
New Zealand's most erodable places revealed
New research shows an estimated 182 million tonnes of eroded soil entered New Zealand's rivers in 2022.
Glacier survey paints stark picture as ice and snow disappear
Even if we get a few cooler seasons, it won't be enough to undo the damage, scientist says.
Few voters globally worried about climate change
More voters are heading to the polls in 2024 than in any year before, and the potential impact for climate change is significant.
'Very dry riverbeds across Canterbury': Council allows water diversion
Farmers will be allowed to divert water into a dried-up creek where dead fish were found, after Canterbury Regional Council changes its mind.
Climate change changing the way farm animals are cared for
Air conditioned indoor enclosures may well become the norm for beef and dairy herds in Australia as the temperatures keep rising across the continent. Karen Romano from Dairy Australia speaks to… Audio
Scientists create real-time carbon maps of NZ cities
Scientists are making real-time carbon maps of every New Zealand city, following a successful pilot in Auckland.
Students at one Auckland school says seeing emissions readings from outside their… Audio
Finding the heartbeat of our oceans
A team of New Zealand scientists has just returned from studying the sea ice factories in Antarctica, in a joint expedition with Italy Video, Audio
The stuff of life
What roles do our ocean ecosystems play in capturing carbon? Kate Evans speaks to iwi Māori working to improve the health of an estuary in the Bay of Plenty, and to scientists studying the fiords of… Audio
Government earns $190m from first carbon auction of the year
Emitters paid $64 a tonne, the legal minimum the government can sell at, ending a run of failed auctions when no permits sold.
Climate activists demand council include cruise ship emissions in targets
Climate activists are urging the Christchurch City Council to count cruise ship emissions in the city's climate targets.
Offshore wind could contribute $50b to economy by 2050 - report
The sector could create 10,000 jobs during the build-out phase and another 2000 ongoing positions in operations and maintenance, a new report estimates.
Our Changing World – Fiordland’s secrets
What roles do our ocean ecosystems play in capturing carbon? Kate Evans speaks to scientists studying the fiords of New Zealand’s southwest coast. There’s potential for huge amounts of carbon to be… Audio
Government's first carbon auction of 2024 on knife-edge
The Government's first carbon auction of the year is on a knife-edge, following revelations companies are holding onto more surplus credits than previously suspected.
The credits are essentially… Audio
UN sounds 'Red Alert' as world smashes heat records
The World Meteorological Organization sounded the 'Red Alert' after heat records were surpassed in 2023 and could be worse in 2024.
Government holds first carbon auction of the year after four failures
The government's first carbon auction of the year is on a knife-edge, with commentators saying it is unclear whether emitters need to buy any more units.
'We can all raise our voices together': Mike Smith on his climate change court case
Mata - The impacts of climate change on an iwi leader's whānau and whenua is already evident, as he prepares to have his case against seven polluters heard in court, he says.
Govt approach to walking and cycling a 'head wind' - advocates
The strong turnout at a national cycling conference shows people want low carbon transport options despite a slash in government support, advocates say.
It might be a drought - but it's part of a 'perfect storm' facing farmers
Farmers are a resilient bunch, but the conditions they're facing are out of the ordinary, the Agriculture Minister says.