Environment

The truth about our throw away culture

Kiwis throw away over 122,000 tonnes of kai every single year. It's a staggering statistic that needs to change. Re: talked to Love Food Hate Waste…

How satellites help us understand climate change

The satellites orbitting Earth provide scientists with a deluge of information about the Earth every single day. So how do we translate so much data into…

1080

1080: Here we visit the West Coast, Nelson and Wellington for our story about the controversial pest-control system. We take a look at what it actually…

The rise of Cli-Fi - Help or Hindrance?

Cli-Fi - it's the movie genre thundering its way onto our screens. But are all those super storms & tsunamis helping or hindering the Climate Change…

What will NZ look like in 100 years?

Climate change is a hot topic these days, but what does it actually mean for New Zealand? From farewelling paua to losing entire towns, Re: looks…

Acidification of the ocean

Our oceans are becoming more acidic, meaning major impacts on life under the sea. Cliff from NIWA New Zealand explains what's ocean acidification means and how…

NZ's West Coast - Washed Away

Erosion and rising water levels on the South Island's West Coast could see the town of Hector washed away completely.

These magic Paulownia trees clean up this dairy farm

Graham has won an award for his innovation in farm forestry. He uses Paulownia trees to stop nitrates leaching into the stream ???

Global warming: Waiting for Pacific Islands to disappear

While our image is clean and green, our actions aren't following suit. All bar one of NZ's major political parties support the Zero Carbon Act but…

Trump forest

These Kiwi guys have decided to plant a forest in response to Trump's dismissal of climate change ???

Could a plant-based diet save our planet?

A lot of Kiwis were brought up on meat and three veg, would you ditch the meat if you knew it would drastically reduce your carbon…

Dante's Peak vs. Tāmaki Makaurau

Have you ever wondered what would happen if the City of Sails got Dante's-Peaked? And more importantly what would happen to the KFCs? We have ????

Overpopulation

The world's population is growing at an alarming rate creating a raft of global issues, but what could save it? ?

Don't go chasing glaciers

While 'glacier retreat' sounds like a great weekend getaway it's actually the term used to describe how glaciers like the Franz Josef are shifting at unprecedented…

What is the ozone layer?

The ozone layer is that thing around earth, right? And there's a giant hole in it above Aotearoa? Wrong ?

Is lab-grown meat going to destroy NZ farming?

As lab-grown meat enters the market in New Zealand, what will it mean for our farming industry?

The coolest stuff we have to look forward to as a nation

We caught up with some of the amazing speakers at #FFTF17 - here are some of the things they're looking forward to for NZ

Ulva Island - our pest-free sanctuary

Just off the coast of Stewart Island is Aotearoa's pest-free sanctuary. A refuge to some of our most endangered species, Ulva Island sets the bar for…