Global Warming
James Shaw: Climate change plan sets goal in legislation
Climate Change Minister James Shaw says the government's plan for combating climate change goes far enough, even though it only has a target of reducing methane emissions by 10 percent. He spoke with… Video, Audio
Govt’s plan for climate change condemned as toothless
Proposed legislation on climate change sets a new emissions reduction target for greenhouse gases to net zero by 2050, and establishes an independent Climate Commission, but it's already being… Audio
Inaction on climate change will turn Earth into 'a hell'
Journalist and author David Wallace-Wells has written widely on why he believes climate change may render the earth uninhabitable. Audio
Starfish reveal new insights into how marine life responds to global warming
Starfish are helping New Zealand scientists to understand how marine life is responding to global warming. A team of marine biologists at Otago University have used 500 starfish to help them develop a… Audio
What are we actually doing to slow down climate change
In the face of stark warnings on climate change - are we actually doing anything? Reporter Sarah Robson headed to the Climate Change and Business conference in central Auckland today to speak to some… Audio
Dateline Pacific morning edition for 9 October 2018
Niue won't raise the New Zealand flag or sing its anthem during constitution day celebrations later this month; a landowner group in Papua New Guinea is urging the government not to renew the mining… Audio
Dateline Pacific evening edition for 8 October 2018
Global Warming Report marks the end of 'magical thinking' about climate change; A Pacific-wide development agency says money aimed at climate change is not reaching the region's poorest and most… Audio
Climate report warns of need for rapid, unprecedented change
A newly released climate report says rapid, far reaching and unprecedented changes are needed in all aspects of society to limit global warming. Audio
El Niño could be on its way
The World Meteorological Organisation has forecast a 70 percent chance of an El Niño weather event by the end of the year.
Hothouse climate tipping point
Scientists from an international study are warning that Earth is at risk of entering a hothouse climate that could lead to global average temperatures of up to five degrees and sea levels rising more… Audio
Climate change experts urge govt to do more - now
A climate change group's final report has called on the government to be more proactive in the face of climate change, and do more to figure out how to pay for the work it needs to do. Audio
Record breaking summer highlights climate change impacts
The end of daylight savings marked the unofficial end of summer for many people at the weekend, but climate scientists are predicting the warm weather isn't over yet. It's been a dramatic start to the… Audio
Chasing the blue whale
An expedition to tag blue whales in New Zealand waters for the first time almost came up empty as warmer sea temperatures forced them out of some of their usual feeding grounds. Audio
How will countries meet Paris Climate targets?
The latest UN climate change negotiations have wrapped up in Bonn - so how will members meet their targets from the Paris Agreement? Kathryn talks with social scientist Bronwyn Hayward of the… Audio
Climate Love
There's a of talk about climate change and its effects but how are everyday people actually taking on the huge issue of global warming? A new newspaper has just launched in Nelson Tasman dedicated to… Audio
Councils urged to take action over climate change
Local councils fed up with government inaction on climate change are being urged to start taking action themselves. Emile Donovan reports. Audio
Should meat be on the menu?
Australian author and journalist David Mason-Jones is selling copies of his book 'Should meat be on the menu?' at the Te Mania Angus Bull Sale in North Canterbury. The book explores the widely held… Audio
Should meat be on the menu?
Australian author and journalist David Mason-Jones is selling copies of his book 'Should meat be on the menu?' at the Te Mania Angus Bull Sale in North Canterbury. The book explores the widely held…
AudioExtreme El Niño events likely to become more frequent
Extreme El Niño events are likely to become twice as common,even with global warming limits. Audio
2020: The Climate Turning Point
Kathryn Ryan talks to Christiana Figueres - the former UN climate chief and a key architect of the 2015 Paris Agreement. Ms Figueres and a team of top climate scientists recently published a report… Audio
