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Rachel Stewart: Fighting the good fight

COMMENT: Personal battles are waste of energy when tackling climate change requires us all.

Whales, drones and ice: Bold Kiwi studies

Whales, toothfish and the confounding puzzle that is Antarctica's sea ice will be targeted in six bold new Kiwi studies to be carried out on the frozen continent and in the Southern Ocean.

Preparing New Zealand for climate change

Preparing New Zealand's water stores for a warmer climate is a major focus of new research projects just awarded more than $2 million.

Waking climate change's sleeping giant

A world-leading glaciologist says scientists are fast running out of time to fully understand dramatic changes underway in climate change's sleeping giant: Antarctica.

High-tech task for Antarctica's WWII-era DC-3

A war-era DC-3 aircraft is playing an unlikely role in a state-of-the-art scientific survey of Antarctica's sea ice.

Trump aware of NZ's strengths: PM

Immigration and the economy among topics English and Trump discuss in brief telephone call.

The Abyss: underwater wonders need protection

The dramatic, kilometres-deep canyons that lie hidden beneath our waves need protection from human pollution and damage, scientists say.

Jack Tame: Liddell - our man in Washington?

Chris Liddell is the most powerful New Zealander in the world.

Weird Science: A vaccination for fake news?

Is there a cure for fake news? New research has found that misinformation on climate change can psychologically cancel out the influence of accurate statements.

Our Blue Backyard: Will ecosystems hit tipping point?

In the last of a five-part series looking at research in Auckland's blue backyard, an expert discusses how far our ocean ecosystems can be pushed.

Our Blue Backyard: NZ is a seabird Mecca

In the second of a five part series on Auckland's big blue backyard, science reporter Jamie Morton talks to seabird expert Dr Brendon Dunphy.

NZ's emissions target is for Alice in Wonderland

COMMENT: The Government is effectively setting an emissions target with apples and meeting it with oranges.

Without action, say goodbye to polar bears

As the Arctic warms faster than any other place on the planet, there is only one sure way to save polar bears from extinction: decisive action on climate change.

Our Blue Backyard: Life beneath waves

In Auckland's Hauraki Gulf, you can find one quarter of the world's seabird species - and around 20 per cent of its whale and dolphin species.

Weird Science: In Oz, feral cats are everywhere

As if Australians didn't have enough pesky species to worry about, a new study finds their country is effectively crawling with feral cats.

2016 hottest year on record

Last year was the hottest ever record, according to a European climate agency and a US-based climate centre.

Bridges buzzing over switch to e-car

Transport Minister Simon Bridges has bought two electric cars, and is trying to convince other National MPs to do the same.

NZ scientist alarmed at sea ice loss

A Kiwi climate scientist says he's been alarmed at how much sea ice the planet's poles lost in 2016, in what was one of the hottest years on record.