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Environmentally friendly? Consumers are 'sceptical'
Kiwis aren't convinced by businesses that say they're environmentally friendly.
Low-cost posts for farms and no landfill charges for vineyards
A start-up in Marlborough is busy repurposing damaged vineyard posts, that were used to hold up the canopy, into sustainable posts for farm fencing. Audio
More than 1800 homes yet to receive flood classification
A West Auckland couple said they're sick of waiting to find out if their flood damaged home will be bought out, as their flood-affected neighbours are given the all clear to carry on with their lives… Audio
Auckland paddleboarder has close encounter with Orcas
An Auckland paddleboarder said he had the best start to the morning after a close encounter with two playful orcas at a North Shore Beach. Justin Serville was paddling off Castor Bay beach at around… Audio
Slash frontline biosecurity staff and 'we're exposed'
A new biosecurity collective in Taranaki says any reduction of frontline Ministry for Primary Industries staff is risky.
Critter of the Week: weweia New Zealand dabchick
This week's critter is the weweia New Zealand dabchick, also known as the New Zealand grebe. If the word 'grebe' gives you flashbacks (positive or otherwise) to last year's Bird of the Century… Audio
Consent application for controversial energy plant not yet completed
South Island Resource Recovery Limited wants to build a waste-to-energy plant but has yet to complete a consent application that was first filed 18 months ago.
'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.
Platypus born in Australian park despite series of pollution scares
It's the first-known animal of its kind to be born in Australia's oldest national park in more than 50 years.
Concerns for dolphins as SailGP set to begin, many boats expected on water
Described as being like "Formula One without safety barriers", ten high speed catamarans are in town for the New Zealand leg of SailGP this weekend.
Five rescued after yacht runs aground on Banks Peninsula
The yacht - which is carrying 15 litres of diesel - remains at the bottom of a cliff west of Diamond Harbour.
'Critical year' for climate - AOSIS
The Alliance of Small Island States want to see a strong commitment from the incoming COP29 hosts Azerbaijan at the Copenhagen Climate Ministerial this week.
Councils "closely monitoring" Greymouth private dump
The West Coast Regional Council says it is committed to resolving issues with the Taylorville Resource Park after the private landfill was found to be leaching contaminants into nearby land.
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 - Carbon capture in our ocean ecosystems
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
Concern over lack of council action to stop fish dying in dried up stream
A Mid Canterbury farmer says the council has stopped returning emails and phone calls from concerned locals.
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.
Iwi share distress after company fined for damaging wāhi tapu land
Montford Corporation Limited was fined $55,250 for modifying or damaging land near the Wairau Bar - one of the most significant archaeological sites in Aotearoa.