Climate Change

Pacific elders say climate change is the real threat to the region not China Audio

An Auckland councillor says it's ludicrous councils cannot stop new homes being built on private land that will flood in next two decades due to rising sea levels.

Richard Hills is chair of the… Video, Audio

Authorities are in a race against time to save one of Auckland's most iconic waterfront areas and transport routes.

Tāmaki Drive is one of the prized coastal areas in the forefront of grim new… Video, Audio

Rising sea levels and cities that are slowly sinking. Scientists say the impacts of sea level rise will be be knocking on peoples doors sooner than expected.

New data from NZ Sea Rise has painted a… Video, Audio

The media has for the most part accepted climate change is a crisis, and time is running out to implement fixes. But climate solutions, particularly when it comes to transport and housing, are still… Audio

Stories about looking our warming world in the eye, and preparing for what is coming next. Collecting data about extreme temperatures in estuaries to help manage shellfish populations. Plus what might… Audio

Claire Concannon meets with two researchers aiming to get a clear picture of how things are heating up in estuary sediments, and what this means for the shellfish that live there. Audio

Two stories on addressing our energy problem - using AI to maximise locally produced renewable energy and reducing the carbon footprint of ammonia production. Audio

Alison Ballance meets some engineers from Victoria University of Wellington who are coming up with smart ways to keep the lights on, using renewable electricity produced locally. Audio

Sixteen years ago, Kiwi businessman Glen Craig took a one-year sabbatical from his work here to pick up a 12-month contract in Vanuatu. Little did he know that he would still be there in 2022… Audio

This sea week Our Changing World joins Dr. Kim Currie on the Munida transect time-series - a long running investigation of how the chemistry of the oceans off New Zealand is changing. Audio

This New Zealand sea week Our Changing World finds out about one of the longest running ocean chemistry studies in the South Pacific Ocean. Audio

While we might sometimes consider insects a bit of a nuisance, the world would be in big trouble without them. Insects pollinate food crops essential for our survival, they control pests and help… Audio

The Ministry of Primary Industries is suggesting changing the forestry settings here in New Zealand so further planting of stands of pinus radiata aren't rewarded by the Emissions Trading Scheme… Audio