Swamp kauri - a lucrative commodity - is also critical for understanding past climates.

Shaun Hendy wants to walk the walk on climate by taking train instead of plane this year.

A "trifecta" of big drivers combined to make this summer what will be NZ's hottest ever.

What could be a record summer has come with warmer water that "revved up" Cyclone Gita.

Tough breeding season in Otago got even tougher yesterday when 'webcam' chick was killed.

COMMENT: Attitudes about climate change will change the world regardless of the science.

There has been a lot of talk about climate change this holiday season - with good reason.

"We are seeing changes in our climate, an increase in severe weather events."

What are tropical cyclones and how do we forecast them? Jamie Morton explains.

Water quality, rapid urbanisation and impact of natural hazards up for talks at NZPI.

Melting ice poses one of the greatest threats to the modern world, a professor has warned.

COMMENT: Climate Change presents challenges we can face with optimism.

Law to cut emissions is ambitious, but it's just part of minister's workload.

January was the hottest month NZ has experienced since 1867, Dr Jim Salinger says.

Snow in Southern Alps melting earlier than usual thanks to scorching summer.

Extreme heat is likely to cause more health problems in future, the Ministry says.

NZ has $20b of stormwater and wastewater systems that are not up to what may be coming.

The last time summer was running this hot, Nazis ran Germany. What's been the difference?

Expert dubs kingfish sentinels of climate change as presence in deep south grows.

How are oceans faring with pollution, fishing and climate change? Simon Thrush explains.

Following a string of major incursions, Professor Travis Glare discusses NZ's biosecurity.

Dr Andrea Byrom says things aren't looking good for our prized native plants and animals.

Lush Fiordland could clear up disagreement over how much CO2 our forests are absorbing.

Climate scientist Dr James Renwick says time's running out to avoid the worst of warming.

Ecologist Russell Death paints the big picture on the state of our rivers and lakes.

They're called dead zones - patches of water that kill life - and NZ isn't immune to them.

COMMENT: Hard to feel jazzed about 2018 knowing Earth and its denizens are on brink.

Here's one relative you're probably glad didn't pop round for Christmas.

International scientific research ship JOIDES Resolution tackles Zealandia missions.

In our Science Made Simple series, we talk to mathematical modeller Dr Alex James.