Wildfire
Our Changing World: Inside a fire lab
New Zealand experiences more than 4,500 wildfires every year – and the risk of big, destructive wildfires is increasing with climate change.
Ellen Rykers visits the fire lab at the University of… Audio
Wildfire
Wildfire is a liquid so flammable, unstable and explosive it doesn't stop burning until you put sand on it. UK science communicator Kit Chapman discusses this Game of Thrones substance. Audio
Fire season is here: What you need to know
Explainer - Warnings about an intense wildfire season seem to be coming to fruition. RNZ asks the experts what's going on.
NZ wildfire risk will grow dramatically over next 20 years
The risk of wildfire - like that which hit Lake Ohau this month - is expected to rise dramatically over the next two decades, according to the latest report from the Ministry of the Environment and… Audio
Materials: Fact of Fiction - Wildfire
UK based award-winning science journalist and broadcaster, Kit Chapman joins us to discuss Wildfire from Game of Thrones - a flammable liquid causing fires so hot that water cannot extinguish. Audio
Selwyn District Council calls for new fire restrictions
The Selwyn District Council wants to bring in new fire restrictions as it tries to curtail the number of wildfires it combats every summer. The new rules would determine where new properties can be… Audio
NZ firefighters head for California wildfires
Up to 40 New Zealand firefighters are heading to northern California to help fight a wildfire that has already claimed six lives. They'll be joining 3,600 firefighters who are currently battling to… Audio
California fire now larger than New York
The most destructive wildfire raging in southern California has expanded significantly, scorching an area larger than New York City.
NZ firefighters on way to battle British Columbia wildfires
Eighty NZ firefighters are heading to Canada to help fight the region's worst fires in six decades. British Columbia Wildfire spokesperson Kevin Skrepnek described the scene to Morning Report. Audio
Devastating wildfires worst in Chile's history
More international help has been arriving to help Chile fight the worst wildfires in the country's modern history.
Massive Canada wildfire burns on
About 8000 people who fled north of fire-ravaged Fort McMurray in Canada are being airlifted, and it is hoped the motorway south will allow a further 17,000 to escape. Video, Audio
