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Fact checking Winston Peters on climate accord
The deputy prime minister has questioned the country's role in fighting climate change - RNZ puts Winston Peters' main claims to the test. Audio
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What lives in Antarctic sea ice?
20 Mar 2025Scientists are uncovering the secrets of the tiny critters that live among the sea ice in Antarctica.
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Could bio-engineers bring back moa?
17 Mar 2025A bio-engineering company says it's interested in extinct New Zealand species.
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Would an anti-woke banking law change how banks lend?
17 Mar 2025NZ First's Bill promising to stop "woke ideology" in banking wouldn't stop banks considering climate risks, experts say. Audio
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Sewage stench: Wellington plant operators threatened with financial penalties
13 Mar 2025A recurrent stench from a Lower Hutt sewage plant that is so bad it has sparked numerous complaints since 2023 has prompted new investigations. Audio
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Monitoring and measuring Antarctica's heartbeat
13 Mar 2025The freezing and melting of Antarctic sea ice is one of the biggest annual changes on the planet.
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Falling insurance cover could hurt whole economy, leaders warn
11 Mar 2025As insurers move towards individual risk ratings for properties, industry leaders have warned a growing number of homes could be left without insurance.
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Permission to kill protected species ruled unlawful
10 Mar 2025Waka Kotahi was told it could kill protected species - including kiwi - at its Mt Messenger project. Audio
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Brown appointed prominent gas lobbyist against official advice
6 Mar 2025A top government minister personally added a fossil fuel lobbyist to the shortlist of candidates to help govern the country's main energy-saving agency. Audio
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New parakeet population helping to bring bird back from extinction
6 Mar 2025The critically endangered birds are being release on Pukenui/Anchor Island.
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A land of ice and ambition
6 Mar 2025From historic expeditions to modern day science, Antarctic exploration is a unique and dangerous experience.
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Fossil fuel advocate joins country's main energy-saving agency
An oil and gas lobbyist was appointed to the board of the country's main energy-saving agency, despite having slammed the agency's clean energy grants as harming the fossil fuel industry. Audio
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Keeping tabs on Fiordland's sharks
27 Feb 2025Researchers are using acoustic tags to keep track of sharks in Fiordland's sounds.
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'Kia Ora, Steve' and little else: No answers about delays in NZ space mission
25 Feb 2025New Zealand's space agency has refused to answer questions about delays to a key milestone in a multi-million dollar project involving a methane tracking satellite.
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An inside look a state-of-the-art research ship
21 Feb 2025RV Sonne is giving scientists new insight into the ocean floor, scouting underwater volcanos and coral reefs around the motū.
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Recruiting the birds to bring back the bush
20 Feb 2025Bird-feeding 'seed islands' are being trialled to speed up native forest regeneration.
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New Zealand's glaciers have shrunk by 29%
20 Feb 2025A New Zealand glacier expert sounding the alarm on climate change feels like she is yelling into the void as yet another study shows our glaciers are rapidly shrinking.
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Public interest in buying station with precious wetland near Wellington
20 Feb 2025A thousand-hectare block of land containing precious wetland and native bush is up for sale in Eastbourne, and the regional council is considering throwing its hat in the ring to buy it.
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The companies quietly quitting climate schemes
19 Feb 2025Air NZ made headlines by announcing it wouldn't meet its target, but it's not alone.
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More critically endangered Archey's frogs than first thought
19 Feb 2025A huge increase in critically endangered Archey's frog numbers has been confirmed, as the Department of Conservation updates its conservation statuses for amphibians.
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Thousands of farmers to earn cash for their climate efforts
18 Feb 2025Fonterra dairy farmers will be able to earn cash for their climate efforts starting on 1 June.
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Heat goes on KiwiSaver investments in fossil fuels
These are the funds with the most invested in 'worst' companies.
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Backyard nurseries selling pest plants on social media
14 Feb 2025The council has found individuals selling cotoneaster, buddleia and an invasive succulent known as pig's ear. A commercial nursery was also found selling a variety of a wilding pine. Audio
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No way to know how environment is doing with current data, expert says
13 Feb 2025The environment commissioner called on MPs to spend money improving the quality of environmental data.
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Hamilton's run of hot days breaks previous record
13 Feb 2025Hamilton's recent run of hot days likely beats anything the city has experienced since temperature records began, says a climate scientist.
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Trapping to help wild whio
13 Feb 2025The Eastern Whio Link project is protecting a population of 'scrappy little ducks'.
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Govt considers halving companies needing to report greenhouse gas emissions
11 Feb 2025Just a year after the country's "world leading" climate disclosure rules came into force, the bar looks likely to be lowered.
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