Climate
Why New Zealand's coastline is being mapped - again
Data will be used to create 3D maps of parts of Aotearoa's constantly changing coastline.
Morning Report Essentials for Thursday 23 January 2025
On today's episode, Maori Development Minister Tama Potaka's new-look Waitangi Tribunal has been labelled a "whitewash" by Te Pati Maori, just days after US President Donald Trump's inauguration - the… Audio
Hydrogen trucks: Climate win or Waste of Government money?
Described by fans as the "swiss army knife" of clean energy, green hydrogen has enjoyed a wave of private investment and government subsidies. Climate Change Correspondent Eloise Gibson reports. Audio
Scientists head to Antarctica to study climate change impacts
Thirty-eight scientists and crew set sail for Antarctica last Tuesday on NIWA's research vessel Tangaroa. Co-leader of the trip Professor Craig Stevens spoke to Paddy Gower. Audio
Trump vows to pull out of Paris Agreement
Just days after US President Donald Trump's inauguration - the back again leader has already vowed to pull out of the Paris Agreement and as he puts it "drill, baby, drill". David Maucor from the… Audio
NZ’s climate policies are no longer enough to keep warming at 1.5°C – here’s what needs to happen
Analysis - This doesn't mean it's too late to rein in further warming, but the ambition required rises with each delay in action.
Fiordland corals used as measure of past climate change
Scientists are testing Fiordland's black corals against heat waves in the lab to see if they can survive the effects of climate change. Audio
Molesworth Station included in forestry plans map
The Government's climate plans have come under scrutiny after the country's largest farm, Molesworth Station, was included in a map of land that could be planted in forestry. Climate Change… Audio
Fears high country land could be planted in pine under govt plan
Critics say it is a half-baked scheme that will not work - and could undo the millions spent removing wilding pines.
Wildfire risk on the rise in New Zealand: Expert
A climate change expert says New Zealand's wildfire risk is on the rise and the country needs to start preparing now. Victoria University wildfire and ecology researcher Dr Nicola Day spoke to Paddy… Audio
Experts warn NZ needs to prepare for wildfires
As the death toll rises from LA's devastating wildfires, experts here are warning that New Zealand urgently needs to prepare for our own wildfires. Climate change correspondent Eloise Gibson reports. Audio
Aussie couple who lost home in fire had cancelled contents insurance
Stuart and Vikki Guy were celebrating Christmas Day in their daughter's house when they learned their home had caught fire.
Significant increase in medical cannabis prescriptions
New research reveals a significant increase in the number of people with prescriptions for legal medical cannabis products. Massey Associate Professor Marta Rychert spoke to Paddy Gower. Audio
Research reveals urban heat island effect in central Auckland
New research has revealed a potentially dangerous 'urban heat island ' effect in central Auckland. In Depth reporter Kate Newton has more. Audio
Climate activists deface Darwin's grave at London's Westminster Abbey
The activists wrote "1.5 is dead" in orange over the surface of the white marble gravestone.
Canterbury woman wins 'World's Ugliest Lawn' award
Leisa Elliott's property may look "derelict" but it still brings her joy, she says.
Death toll in Los Angeles fires rises to 16
Six simultaneous blazes that have ripped across Los Angeles County neighbourhoods since Tuesday have killed at least 16 people as of late Saturday local time.
LA fires spread, forcing new evacuations as death toll rises
The largest of the blazes has spread toward previously untouched neighborhoods, forcing new evacuations and dimming hopes the disaster was coming under control.
'Trajectory is just incredible' - 2024 world's hottest year as temperatures soar
Last year was the world's hottest since records began, with global temperatures exceeding 1.5C above pre-industrial times.
From flooding rain to unmitigated wildfire: Why California is ground zero for disasters
Southern California was underwater less than a year ago. Now, the weather pendulum has swung the other way. Audio
