Environment
Pacific delegates warn against US fast-tracking seabed mining
The concerns were raised at a House Natural Resources Committee hearing in Washington.
Storms, forestry slash: Where does legal responsibility lie?
Extreme weather may be the trigger for deadly and devastating slash, but the lines on who is responsible for prevention and clean-up are blurred.
Slash, storms and the fight over responsibility
Extreme weather may be the trigger for deadly and devastating slash, but the lines on who is responsible for prevention and clean-up are blurred. Audio
Midday Report Essentials for Monday 26 December 2025
Recovery work has resumed at the site of the Mount Maunganui landslide, where six people are missing; Martin Brook, a Professor of Applied Geology at the University of Auckland spoke to Guyon Espiner… Audio
How 'bee glue' might improve our health
A collaboration between apicultural scientists and a Māori land trust in Te Urewera is shedding light on the potential health benefits of propolis, or "bee glue".
Island roundup: Rangitoto ki te Tonga, D'Urville Island
We're doing some island hopping on Summer Weekends, heading to a few of New Zealand's less populated islands to find out what life is like there. Audio
Hey Chick! Awaiting the one-thousandth Albatross chick
This week, fingers crossed, will mark an exciting milestone at the world's only mainland albatross colony at Taiaroa Head. Audio
Tessa Vincent on the importance of long-term thinking about climate change
London based New Zealander Capacity Building Manager for the International Climate Councils Network's Tessa Vincent speaks to Maggie Tweedie and Mark Williams about the need for political leadership… Audio
NZ is again being soaked this summer – record ocean heat helps explain it
Analysis: For many people this summer - especially those across Northland Auckland and Coromandel - showery days and bursts of heavy rain have become all too familiar.
Sand-mining company probed for alleged wildlife breaches at Pākiri
Department of Conservation confirmed to RNZ that the concerns of locals are under investigation.
Beneath Antarctica's largest ice shelf, a hidden ocean is revealing its secrets
If warmer water reaches the underside of the shelf, it can melt the ice that holds back millions of cubic kilometres of Antarctic ice, with consequences for global sea levels.
Fighting predators on a global scale
We all love a good kiwi ingenuity success story and Wellington pest control company Goodnature is certainly that. Celebrating 20 years in business, it's exported more than 600-thousand of its… Audio
Southland dry spell sparks water level monitoring
Southland's regional council is ramping up monitoring of water levels as the region dries out and river levels lower.
Protecting our Northland Kauri
There is some exciting work going on in our historic kauri forests in the north. Over the last few years, the Rakau Rangatira project has been building new raised walkways and shoe-cleaning stations… Audio
Online racial attacks muddy debate over rockpool stripping
Calls for Asians to be deported and threats of physical violence are among the latest social media comments aimed at people accused of stripping rockpools and breaching fishing rules. Lucy Xia… Audio
'Do not relax': Environment expert warns dog owners, swimmers
Algal bloom is unusually low for this time of year, but there was no room for complacency.
'War on nature': Group says planning changes put wildlife at risk
Forest and Bird has criticised the removal of a criteria to show mining projects deliver a national or public benefit.
Deep sea mining is the next geopolitical frontline – and the Pacific is in the crosshairs
Analysis: Pacific-led governance is the best chance the world has to make sure decisions about the deep sea benefit people and nature, not just the next commodity cycle.
Remote Fiordland islands deer-free again
Pukenui/Anchor Island and Indian Island in Dusky Sound are both managed to stay deer-free to provide safe, intact habitats for native wildlife and plants.
Govt making moves to stop people stripping rock pools of sealife in Auckland
Oceans and Fisheries Minister Shane Jones says he is considering bans. Audio
