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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.

The 10 biggest science stories of 2016

As 2016 draws to a close, the NZ Science Media Centre picked some of the biggest national and international science stories that made headlines

2016 set to be NZ's warmest on record

This year is set to become New Zealand's hottest on record, breaking the previous record set in 1998, scientists say.

Al Gore to premiere new climate change movie

The Sundance Film Festival will open in January with a new climate-change movie from Al Gore - and the timing, unfortunately, could not be better.

Ice base in danger of falling into chasm

The ice base from which the hole in the ozone layer was first detected is in danger of falling into a huge chasm, it has emerged.

Two years left: Moment of dread arrives

COMMENT: Right now it's an unprecedented 22 degrees hotter than normal in the Arctic, and in just two years the North Pole could be completely gone.

Hayley Holt to stand for Green Party

EXCLUSIVE: Hayley Holt has confirmed she will stand for the Green Party at next year's general election.

Youths turn up heat over climate change

A few weeks ago, a federal judge in Oregon made headlines when she ruled that a groundbreaking climate lawsuit will proceed to trial.

Climate change won't kill us this decade

A prominent NZ scientist explains why we should ignore alarmist claims that climate change will soon kill us all.

Rachel Stewart: What to do when your days are numbered

COMMENT: I had never, for one second, consciously entertained the idea that human extinction was conceivable in the near term.