Pollution
Forget microbeads! Active wear is scary new sea pollutant
Most people don't consider the inside of their wardrobes as dangerous to marine life, but they should think again. Clothing made from synthetic materials are a source of sea pollution because of the… Audio
Air pollution from ships
Kathryn Ryan speaks to Senior Lecturer at the School of Law at Victoria University Bevan Marten, who says New Zealand needs to ratify the international agreement dealing with air pollution from ships… Audio
Unswimmable Canterbury lake now swimmable under new rules
Washdyke in South Canterbury would be classified as swimmable under the new water standards, but locals says it definitely isn't. Video, Audio
Aftermath: what would we do without water?
What would you do with your last bag of drinking water? NZ Filipino artist Josephine Jowett asks this question in "Aftermath" her public art installation inspired by growing up with poverty and water… Audio, Gallery
Ecologist, Mike Joy criticises govts swimmable rivers target
The Government today announced a target of 90 per cent of New Zealand's lakes and rivers meeting swimmable water quality standards by 2040, alongside releasing new policy, regulations, information… Audio
Fighting for NZ's Rivers and Lakes
Philippa Tolley checks out if enough is being done to clean-up the country’s lakes and rivers. Video, Audio
The history of NZ's rivers
Kathryn Ryan talks to Dr Catherine Knight who has charted both the physical and cultural history of Aotearoa's rivers in her new book "New Zealand's Rivers: An Environmental History" (Canterbury… Audio
New Marlborough salmon farms could cutdown pollution
The Government has chosen six spots in the Marlborough Sounds to shift salmon farms to, in an effort to cut down seabed pollution. Audio
Time running out for great southern lakes
A veteran water quality campaigner says even deep, clean South Island lakes such as Lake Wanaka are showing signs of stress. Audio
Pollution police to target dusty roads and BBQs in Beijing
A new team of environmental police will try to reduce hazardous levels of toxic smog engulfing Beijing, the city's acting mayor has said.
Four major cities move to ban diesel vehicles
The mayors of Paris, Mexico City, Madrid and Athens have vowed to stop the use of all diesel-powered cars and trucks by 2025.
Ben Dowdle
Ben Dowdle is director of Unmask Palm Oil and is campaigning for mandatory labeling of palm oil which is found in around half of all packaged foods. Palm oil plantations have been linked to… Audio
Tests show soaring pollution levels in Marshalls capital
Nine of 10 ocean and lagoon locations tested by the Marshall Islands Environmental Protection Authority around Majuro are badly polluted. Audio
Festival of lights (and gunpowder) leaves Delhi choking
Angry residents of the India's capital Delhi are sharing images of smog a day after huge quantities of fireworks were set off to celebrate Diwali.
The story of the Hauraki Gulf
Concerns about the decline of the Hauraki Gulf have prompted a book looking at the unique marine space's history in the hope people will be prompted into protecting the area. Raewyn Peart's grown up… Audio, Gallery
Study of dead seabirds finds a third had eaten rubbish
A new Australian study which found a third of dead seabirds studies had eaten rubbish, including plastics, polystyrene, rubber, balloons and fishing gear. The study, done jointly by researchers at the… Audio
NZ companies accused of cheating emissions trading scheme
The Morgan Foundation has accused New Zealand Steel, Fonterra and three other companies of buying cheap overseas emission units to offset their pollution. Audio
NASA research plane to fly over South Island
A NASA research plane will swoop as low as 150 metres over the South Island later today on a mission to collect air samples and measure pollution levels. Audio
William Rolleston: farmers fight back
Last week Kim Hill talked to Rachel Stewart, the 2016 Canon Media Award Opinion Writer of the Year, who angered Federated Farmers with her concerns about dairying's impact on the environment, and her… Audio
Timaru mayor defends air pollution
Timaru's dubious title of most air-polluted city in Australasia does not tell the whole story, mayor Damon Odey says. Audio
