Climate
COP30: Pacific nations call for world to act as 1.5C threshold nears
Pacific Island nations are making the familiar plea to keep global warming under 1.5C to stay alive as the United Nations' annual climate talks begin in Belém, Brazil this week. Audio
Activists say government needs to come clean on climate target
Climate advocates say the government needs to come clean on how New Zealand plans to meet its first international climate target. Climate Change Correspondent Kate Newton reports. Audio
No pause for relief
Nearly 1 million residents have fled the looming destructive winds and life-threatening storm surges. Audio
Pacific delegates make their way to COP summit
Pacific nations are making their way to the world's biggest climate meeting. Audio
A kiwi's life in the world's largest dairy farms
Twenty years ago Berwick Settle was a Southland sharemilker. Since then he's worked in some of the biggest dairy farms in the world, helping set up farms in China and Russia where cows live year round… Audio
Typhoon Kalmaegi hits Vietnam after killing 140 in Philippines
Typhoon Kalmaegi made landfall Thursday in Vietnam's already storm-battered central belt.
Dismantling of climate laws breaks years of cross-party agreement
Governments make grand statements on targets without awkward detail about what we have to do to reach them, write Barry Barton and Jennifer Campion.
Pacific leaders to push 100% renewable energy plan at COP30
The Pacific aims to be the first region in the world to be completely reliant on renewable energy. Audio
Window to save Earth 'closing rapidly' - climate talks host
President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva of COP30 host Brazil said "extremist forces" were condemning future generations to life forever altered by global warming.
Individual actions and combating climate change
We're want to talk about climate change, and more specifically whether policy makers are throwing in the towel on the climate battle. It's a question we're asking because Climate Change Minister Simon… Audio
Prince William reveals what he tells his kids about climate change
"Climate anxiety is a real thing," the heir to the throne says.
Why commercial fishing is still allowed in 'protected' zones
The Hauraki Gulf recovery is at risk after a last-minute fishing carve-out to the new Tīkapa Moana, a City Councillor and a Marine Science Professor warn.
Decision to end some climate policy consultation 'worrying'
Planned law changes will end public consultation on what New Zealand's emissions limits should be.
New climate scheme to reward landowners for wetlands
The government has identified new wetlands and rewetted peatlands as "areas of opportunity" to pull more carbon out of the atmosphere.
Agnès Callamard
Amnesty’s top official says New Zealand is losing its reputation as a human-rights leader and warns the govenments “Trumpian accent” is being noticed internationally. She urges the government to… Video, Audio
World set to to blow past 1.5C climate warming target within years
A new report by the UN Environment Programme says planet-warming emissions keep rising, hitting a new record high in 2024.
City Councillor slams "protected" gulf zones that still allow fishing
A City Councillor and a Marine Science Professor warn that the Hauraki Gulf recovery is at risk after a last-minute fishing carve-out to the new Tikapa Moana. Audio
Australia's political consensus on how to deal with climate changes proves elusive
Australia correspondent Nick Grimm spoke to Lisa Owen about how political consensus on how to deal with climate change continues to prove elusive with the federal opposition in turmoil over whether it… Audio
Forecasters predict warm and wet end to 2025
Earth Sciences New Zealand are reporting an 80% chance of La Niña conditions in its latest Seasonal Climate Outlook for November to January. Chris Brandolino spoke to Morning Report. Audio
New flood data shows where to prioritise climate adaptation
New national flood data maps the properties and infrastructure at risk from flooding now - and as the climate changes. Audio
