Climate
Why is olive oil so expensive?
Matteo D'Elia says it's been tough for restaurants in the Italian town of Badalucco to keep up with the rising price of the region's most treasured delicacy. Audio
Marine heatwaves driving extended stranding seasons
Increasingly warmer seas could see new types of marine mammals beaching on New Zealand's shores, experts say.
Warming seas could see more animals stranded
Increasingly warmer seas could see new types of marine mammals beaching on our country's shores. An eight metre juvenile fin whale got stuck on a sandbar in the shallow estuary at Moncks Bay in… Video, Audio
Stormy weather causes concert evacuation, road slips
Heavy rain is pounding much of the North Island, with thousands reportedly forced to evacuate a Simple Minds concert in Hamilton early.
World's largest cruise ship to set sail from Miami
The 20-deck Icon of Seas voyage comes amid concerns about the vessel's methane emissions.
Climate impact of air conditioners
It's been a sweltering week across the motu. Some of us opened every door and window in a desperate search of a cooling breeze... while other lucky souls shut themselves inside with air conditioners.
…Palau ratifies UN Ocean treaty - Paving the way for rest of world, Greenpeace says
"Pacific nations continue to demonstrate global leadership from the frontlines of the climate and biodiversity crisis, the environmental organisation says.
'A year on is disgusting,' say residents displaced in Auckland Anniversary flood
A year on, much of the city is back to normal, but there are still those struggling in the wake of the floods, still unable to return to their homes.
MetService rolls out storm and fire notifications for app
The weather monitoring agency says the feature is partially a response to the widespread confusion during last year's floods in Auckland. Audio
Piped gas network could face 'death spiral' when prices rise
It comes as two reports suggest gas prices will jump significantly in the next decade.
Transport Minister says Clean Car Discount costs outweigh benefits
Transport Minister Simeon Brown says the Clean Car Discount was never self-financing, and rescuing the subsidy scheme would have cost more than it generated in benefits.
Research aimed at protecting communities against wildfires
Canterbury researchers hope models they are building will help firefighters get ahead of severe blazes.
The carbon cost of home delivery
Shampoo in one parcel, socks in another - for many of us, it's become normal to hear several knocks on the door from a courier during a week.
But all this to-ing and fro-ing has an impact on the… Audio
The climate cost of 'need it now' home deliveries
Before you click that online order, have a think about what all these door-to-door deliveries are doing to the climate. It may be worse than you think.
My Hometown: Keeping faith in Gisborne, and an eye on the forecast
Coping with extreme, often traumatic, weather events is nothing new for the people of Tai Rāwhiti, says RNZ's chief executive and former resident Paul Thompson. Just don't call them resilient.
Scrapping clean car discount cost $138m in fuel savings – transport officials
The advice was never officially presented because the new government suspended the need for regulatory impact statements for undoing Labour-era policies.
How much road user charges will cost EV drivers
Owners of a fully electric vehicle could end up paying twice as much per kilometre as someone with a petrol car, a climate and energy expert says.
'We need to prepare for the consequences' of climate change - expert
The University of Auckland's climate scientist Dr Kevin Trenberth says it is "not surprising" that 2023 was the hottest year on record.
Marble Bar locals lap up the heat with 26 days straight of over 43C
A remote town in northern Western Australia billed as "Australia's hottest town" has just sweltered its way through almost a month of temperatures above 43 degrees Celsius.
'I tell people Napier has the best weather in New Zealand'
Mataruahou, Napier Hill, is a beautiful place – sunny, warm and usually calm. A naïve visitor would never know how natural disaster has shaped it. What impact will future events have on her hometown…