Environment
Our Changing World's Claire Concannon
The host of RNZ podcast Our Changing World joins Emile Donovan to chat about a shake-up in predator-free project funding. Audio
Our Changing World: Tracking sevengill sharks in Fiordland
On Our Changing World, we hop onboard the Department of Conservation boat Southern Winds in Doubtful Sound, Fiordland.
The team are doing scientific dives to document the different habitats in the… Audio
The climate change school for young people
Growing up isn't easy at the best of times but today's youth face an additional challenge: eco-anxiety. Audio
What happened to NZ birds the last time the climate changed
When humans arrived in New Zealand they set about dramatic changes to the landscape, which in turn impacted birdlife. Audio
Watch: Greens deliver 'State of the Planet' speech
The party plans to deliver a Green Budget this year to offer an alternative to "trickle-down economics and austerity politics".
Police arrest protestors at Lake Roto-kakahi sewerage site
Council contractors have resumed laying pipeline for a sewerage scheme at Lake Roto-kakahi in Bay of Plenty after police last night arrested protesters opposing the work. Eighty officers moved to… Audio
Tāpu lake: The battle over a sewerage pipeline
Protesters to gather at Lake Rotokākahi , while an iwi group makes a last-minute legal bid to stop the construction work over risk of environmental damage.
First herds of special interest bids 'very close' - Game Animal Council
The government considers supporting bids to establish the first herds of special interest in Aotearoa, as hunter and conservation groups try to strike a balance in managing introduced species.
NZ road lobby's tobacco-like tactics revealed in study
New Zealand's "road lobby" uses the same tactics as the tobacco industry to obstruct transport policies like walking and cycling, a new University of Otago study says.
A dramatic picture of climate change impacted Sumner Christchurch 2030
Picture this: it's 2030, in the seaside suburb of Sumner in Otautahi Christchurch. That's only five years' time, but the sea is already to quote novelist and science writer Jane Shearer, tearing off… Audio
Govt pledges $4.5m boost to QEII conservation group
A funding boost has been announced for conservation body QEII National Trust, as well as a $750,000 injection for a Waikato conservation project.
The mystery of the missing Great Barrier petrels
They start as a downy ball of fluff on a remote New Zealand island. Then they fledge across the Pacific. Only a handful have ever been found again.
No evidence fruit flies spreading says NZ's head of biosecurity
There's no evidence of a breeding population after the discovery of a second fruit fly on Thursday, according to New Zealand's head of biosecurity. Audio
"Huge risk": Fears weed could spread to every waterway after Maadi cup
The weed is not in any South Island waterways or Rotorua lakes, but could be after Maadi cup. Audio
Fidgeting to focus?
A team at Mātai Medical Institute are investigating the role of fidgeting for people with ADHD.
Introducing: Voice of the Sea Ice
Each winter the sea ice that forms around Antarctica effectively doubles the size of this massive continent. It’s one of the biggest annual global changes. It reflects sunlight, drives ocean currents… Audio
DOC partnering with conservation charities to eradicate pests and restore ecosystems
New Zealand is partnering with overseas conservation charities to eradicate pests and restore ecosystems on three of our largest islands. DOC director general Penny Nelson spoke to Paddy Gower. Audio
Huge restoration project planned for three of NZ's largest islands
The $202 million project would rewild Rakiura-Stewart Island, the Chatham Islands and the Auckland Island.
Council failed to protect wetlands - High Court ruling
Southland's regional council has failed to meet its duties to monitor and protect wetlands, the High Court has ruled, in a landmark court case.
NZ biosecurity working to kill invasive Hornwort weed in Lake Karapiro
New Zealand biosecurity says it's up against it trying to keep the country's worst invasive weed under control in Lake Karapiro. Land Information NZ Biosecurity Manager Tracey Burton spoke to Paddy… Audio