The Planet
The Government wants to pay you 20c for every bottle you recycle
Compost collection for every home and a bottle buy-back scheme are part of the proposed changes.
First fuel, then food: How the invasion of Ukraine will impact New Zealand
The economic impact of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is starting to be felt around the globe.
Made my day: Humpback whales have been removed from the threatened species list
Australia has removed them from its threatened species list.
Hauraki Gulf in such bad shape, Ngāti Manuhiri to place two-year rāhui on collecting scallops
Ngāti Manuhiri will place a rāhui tapu in its rohe moana from Mangawhai to Whangaparāoa.
Nitrogen fertiliser makes us money, but survey shows NZ’ers don’t think it's worth it
Over the past 30 years, synthetic nitrogen fertiliser use has increased 630 percent in New Zealand
Coral reefs are facing much bigger issues than your sunscreen
It's not all about you okay?
Tonga’s underwater volcano is part of a chain of 50 extending to NZ: explainer
It's time to cast your mind back to year 10 science classes.
What we know about Tonga’s volcanic eruption and how you can help
“Can you hear that? That’s not rain, that’s fucking rocks coming down from the volcano,” says 'Ila, who saw the volcanic eruption and tsunami from Tonga’s…
Female dolphins enjoy sex, and their clitorises aren’t that different from ours
Do female dolphins enjoy having sex? American researchers decided to find out by looking at the clitorises of female dolphins.
Scientists know that dolphins are highly social.…
Wild weather is on the way as Cyclone Cody comes to NZ
If you're hoping for a weekend swim, you may be out of luck.
2021 was New Zealand’s hottest year on record - NIWA
It says the trend "is consistent with the overall pattern of global warming".
Climate change splitting up albatross couples
New research shows climate change is making it more likely for the usually monogamous albatross to leave their lifelong partners.
Led by Dr Francesco Ventura, the…
Tikanga is crucial to our response to the climate crisis
New research shows tikanga Māori practices are crucial to responding to climate challenges
World’s largest climate conference ends with watered-down pledge to ‘phase down’ coal
The original wording was to ‘phase out’.
Students are suing the Government for oil and gas exploration in Taranaki
The students want the High Court to review permits given to two energy companies this year.
‘We are not drowning, we are fighting’: powerful indigenous speeches from the global climate…
"This COP, learn our histories, listen to our stories, honour our knowledge."
Bat wins Bird of the Year 2021 by a landslide
Pekapeka-tou-roa, the long-tailed bat, has taken the title of Te Manu Rongonui o te Tau 2021
‘I’m using petrol until it runs out’: The problem with car culture in NZ
Will our car culture stop us from meeting our climate goals?
‘Bullshit and hot air’: Why climate campaigners are angry about Emissions Reduction plan
The Government is asking for more feedback on its Emissions Reduction plan & Greenpeace isn’t happy.
Made My Day: Bats swoop in to disrupt NZ’s Bird of the Year race
A bat is now a candidate in this year’s Te Manu Rongonui o te Tau/Bird of the Year race
NZ has so many cows. Why do we import millions of tonnes of dairy?
Re: journalist Baz Macdonald got sucked down the dairy rabbit hole trying to find the answer.
Now you're in lockdown, here's three Re: series you can binge
Time to binge lockdown away.
NZ’s two biggest bread companies are phasing out plastic bag clips
New Zealand’s two major bread producers use 175 million plastic bread bag clips a year.
Dairy can’t manage its crap, but innovative farmers are trying to fix that
If I take a shit in a field, it's not a huge deal. But what if 20,000 people take a shit in a field?
Breaking down the huge UN new climate change report: it's grim
The latest climate change report shows climate change is here, it’s going to get worse.
Our dairy industry kills 2 million calves a year, but they don’t have to
These calves are killed within days or weeks of being born.
Tuatara may have the fastest sperm ever seen in reptiles, a study suggests.
Tuatara may have the fastest sperm ever seen in a reptile...
Calves, cows, and shit on the face: My week as a dairy farmer
I knew that if I really wanted to understand the dairy industry, I would need to get my hands dirty.
Why we made Milk and Money, our documentary series about dairy
Milk and Money is a six-part documentary series by Re: investigating New Zealand’s dairy industry.
Toa the orca’s prolonged separation causing concerns among animal experts
It’s been 10 days since Toa was separated from his pod in Plimmerton, near Wellington.