Environment
Waikato farmers urged to watch for parasitic noodle-like weed
The yellow invasive plant grows in the shape of a messy circle and entwines itself around other plants.
The Panel with Anna Dean and David Farrar (Part 2)
Tonight on The Panel, Wallace Chapman is joined by panellists Anna Dean and David Farrar. In the second half of the show, they discuss the avalanche of political interest in Greenland and chat to a… Audio
Sightings of Australian Huntsman spider species in Napier
Residents have spotted the species twice in the past few months, and an expert weighs in on if we should be worried. Audio
Voice of the Sea Ice: Antarctica's heartbeat
This week, it's the second episode of Voice of the Sea Ice, the Our Changing World miniseries about Antarctic sea ice.
This vast expanse of ice that grows each winter – effectively doubling the… Audio
UK makes manslaughter arrest of ship captain over North Sea ship crash
The collision left one crew member of the Solong cargo vessel missing and presumed dead.
The Australian spider that seems to be spreading across the North Island
In the past nine months, two Huntsman spiders have been spotted in the same Napier suburb, leading arachnologists to suggest that the Australian native may already be establishing itself in the area.
…How 20m-high, 100km/h waves are born
Late last year, a massive ocean swell damaged coastlines and property thousands of kilometres away..
Orange roughy takes the lead in Fish of the Year competition
It might be slow-moving, but the orange roughy holds top spot in the Fish of the Year - for now.
Restore Passenger Rail protester found not guilty
One Restore Passenger Rail protester has been found not guilty of endangering transport during protests against climate change, but there is still no verdict on the other three accused.
Stoush brews over future of golf course
On Auckland's North Shore, a public golf course is fighting council plans to use their course as a floodwater catchment.
Takapuna Golf Course thinks council plans are below par
On Auckland's North Shore, a public golf course is fighting council plans to use their course as a floodwater catchment. Audio
'It's just another disgusting incident and I'm sick of it'
A decision to continue allowing vehicles on beaches in the Catlins will be revisited after an endangered sea lion was harassed by motorists.
EU proposal to allow increased wolf hunting
Campaigners have accused the European Commission President, whose own pony was killed by a wolf in 2022, of personal motivations for targeting wolves.
Andrew Darby's ancient tree odyssey
Prize-winning nature writer Andrew Darby takes us on an island odyssey to discover the world's oldest surviving trees in his latest book The Ancients. Audio
No verdict in Passenger Rail protesters case as jury breaks for weekend
After two days of deliberations, a jury has retired for the weekend without reaching a verdict in the trial of Restore Passenger Rail protesters.
Push for recycling scheme re-emerges
An unlikely coalition of more than 80 companies, councils and not-for-profit organisations is urging the government to introduce a long awaited recycling scheme.
Teach your dog to care for native species
As much as we love kiwis, we also love our dogs, and it can be hard to accept that dogs pose a threat to our native taonga. Audio
'Filth ecological disaster': anti-sand mining petition makes it to parliament.
A petition of 14,000 signatures in opposition to sand mining at Te Ākau Bream Bay has been handed to Greens MP Hūhana Lyndon.
NZ-funded methane satellite makers to fix unspecified "challenges"
A methane-hunting satellite - which New Zealand taxpayers pitched in $29m for - is being handed back to its makers so they can fix unspecified "challenges."
Voice of the Sea Ice: Ice sheets and ice shelves
Introducing Voice of the Sea Ice, a new miniseries about Antarctica. In this first episode, Claire Concannon recounts some epic historic and modern expeditions and learns that there are many types of… Audio
