Climate
Micronesia drought: 'It can become a life or death situation'
Micronesia drought: 'It can become a life or death situation'. Audio
Coldest March in 12 years, NIWA confirms
More than 25 locations experienced record-breaking or near-record low mean temperatures last month.
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
Building giant wall in sea wouldn't be enough to stop sea level rise
New research from Victoria University suggests even building a giant wall in the sea wouldn't be enough to stop sea level rise from two crucial Antarctic glaciers. Pine Island and Thwaites glaciers… Audio
A tool to calculate how a warmer world impacts on health
With temperatures soaring in parts of Australia this past summer a device is being trialed to help calculate the health risk intense heat poses to the human body. Audio
Climate change could affect how we keep time, study says
Melting ice caps are slowing the Earth's rotation. Here's what that means for us.
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
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 - 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
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