Ice
Antarctica's ice is melting
Research reveals new evidence about past, present and future impacts of climate change on Antarctica's ice.
AudioOur Changing World for 21 June 2018
Antarctic experts discuss the latest research on how fast Antarctic ice is melting and why it matters, and sequencing the genomes of introduced common and German wasps. Audio
Glaciers in trouble after marine heatwave
An aerial survey reveals this summer's marine heatwave in the Tasman Sea was bad news for glaciers in the Southern Alps. Audio
Glaciers in trouble after marine heatwave
An aerial survey reveals this summer's marine heatwave in the Tasman Sea was bad news for glaciers in the Southern Alps.
AudioOur Changing World for 15 March 2018
The good news is that takahē numbers are on the rise, while a marine heatwave has been bad news for South Island glaciers. Audio
Powering Japan: mining undersea 'fire ice'
Currently, Japan imports the bulk of its oil, coal and gas from overseas. Now, in an effort to become more energy self-sufficient, the Japanese government is making big investments in mining undersea… Audio
Peter Wadhams: Preparing for an Arctic without ice
The ice cover at the top of the world is thinning and disappearing at an alarming rate. It's something that can even be seen from space. Peter Wadhams, Emeritus Professor of Ocean Physics at the Dept… Audio
Skating the frozen lakes of the South Island
Clive Murphie has been skating South Island lakes for 40 years. Every winter, when the weather looks just right, he emails the 120 people on 'Clive's Ice Skating List' and a group of them hit the ice.
…Snow, crashes, slips close NZ roads
Severe weather is affecting roads in the South Island, with people being advised to delay travel if possible with the worst affected areas being Canterbury and Otago. Audio
Snow/ice keep roads closed in the south
Several roads in the South Island remain closed by snow and ice, and contractors have been out all night spreading grit in an effort to get roads reopened.The Transport Agency says driving is… Audio
Chilling out: making ice in the Arctic
With predictions that the Arctic could be ice-free by 2030, an ambitious geoengineering project aims to create more ice by circulating water using 10 million wind turbines. Audio
The unusual case of the 'growing' glaciers
Glaciers around the world are melting and shrinking, but glaciologists have been investigating why some New Zealand glaciers bucked the trend between 1983 and 2005. Video, Audio
The unusual case of the 'growing' glaciers
Glaciers around the world are melting and shrinking, but glaciologists have been investigating why some New Zealand glaciers bucked the trend between 1983 and 2005.
Video, Audio'Drop the stigma'
Northland's Janet Balcombe is the author of The Wild Side, a novel based on her battle to overcome meth addiction. She says unless we drop the stigma substance abuse will never go away. She now lives… Audio
The Science Of... Snow
What is snow? How and where is it made? Why is it white? Alison Ballance and Katy Gosset head to Mt Ruapehu in search of the answers to all your questions about snow. Audio, Gallery
The Science Of... Snow
What is snow? How and where is it made? Why is it white? Alison Ballance and Katy Gosset head to Mt Ruapehu in search of the answers to all your questions about snow.
AudioMeth bust Australia's 'biggest ever'
More than $1 billion worth of liquid methamphetamine has been seized in Australia from a shipment of stick-on gel bras and storage units filled with art supplies, in what authorities called the…
Snow is continuing to cause havoc
Snow is continuing to cause havoc in the central North Island with no way through the central plateau and Gisborne all but cut off. Audio
Snow, ice play havoc with roads around New Zealand
For the latest on which roads are open and where you'll need to slow down and watch for ice, I'm joined by the Transport Agency's Mark Owen. Audio
