Environment – Views & Research

An Australasian gannet soaring above the rugged coastline at Muriwai Beach near Auckland.

Bird flu is here to stay. NZ’s response must keep adapting as the virus takes hold

Dianne Brunton, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau; Kristal Cain, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau, and Richard O'Rorke, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau

Working with nature can help NZ adapt to climate change. Where is the plan to do it?

Bradley Case, Auckland University of Technology

Listening to the bush: how AI can help NZ rid its wilderness of ‘hold-out’ pest possums

Akbar Ghobakhlou, Auckland University of Technology

Why is NZ spending far more on responding to climate disasters than on reducing future risk?

Cathrine Dyer, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington and Robert McLachlan, Te Kunenga ki Pūrehuroa – Massey University

A flood warning sign as waters rise in a street

How will this year’s record-breaking El Niño affect NZ and the world? 5 things to know

Kevin Trenberth, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau

NZ’s invasive pest control needs a new approach – starting with local government reform

Philip Hulme, Lincoln University, New Zealand

A single Mediterranean fanworm on a flat muddy seabed, with a field of club tunicates in background.

During eruptions, misinformation can spread further than ash. How can we spot it?

Janine Krippner, University of Waikato and Heather Handley, Museums Victoria Research Institute; Monash University

Ships stuck in the Strait of Hormuz region may be biosecurity risks when they leave. What can we do?

Chad Hewitt, Lincoln University, New Zealand; Gregory Ruiz, Smithsonian Institution; Ian Davidson, Cawthron Institute, and Mario Tamburri, University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science

Crude oil tankers, bulk carriers and other vessels idle at anchor as they wait to pass the Strait of Hormuz.

The use of AI in biotechnology is changing faster than the rules governing either technology

Chelsea R. Francek, University of Waikato

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NZ has spent years preparing for H5N1 bird flu. For some species, it may not be enough

Tammy Steeves, University of Canterbury

NZ’s overhaul of nature protection laws is a chance to move away from ‘fortress conservation’

Elizabeth Macpherson, University of Canterbury and David Jefferson, University of Canterbury

Native new zealand eel swimming in river near bank.

Wetlands are crucial food baskets for NZ’s native eels – new research

Simon Stewart, Cawthron Institute and Robin Holmes, Cawthron Institute

With contentious fisheries reforms on hold, should NZ rethink bottom trawling?

Simon Francis Thrush, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau

NZ’s approval of Roundup relies on industry-funded reviews currently under investigation

Alexander Kaurov, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington

Person in protective gear and wearing a mask spraying some plants

NZ’s unique fossil record of marine molluscs helps scientists predict extinction risk – before it’s too late

James S. Crampton, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington

Ten-million-year-old fossil snails in a water-worn boulder from a site in the southern North Island.

Disabled people face greater climate change risks – and they can also help NZ adapt

Raven Cretney, Lincoln University, New Zealand

The universe is less uniform than we thought – cosmology may need a radical rethink

Marco Galoppo, University of Canterbury and Francesco Sylos Labini, Enrico Fermi Research Institute

Distribution of cosmic matter based on DESI data.

Data centres are power hungry – but they don’t have to be a burden on NZ’s grid

Alan Brent, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington; Stellenbosch University and Andrew Crossland, Durham University

Climate change will raise the risk of severe heatwaves. NZ homes aren’t ready

Baxter Kamana-Williams, University of Notre Dame; J. Geoffrey Chase, University of Canterbury, and Rebecca Peer, University of Canterbury

‘Like drinking from a firehose’ – what it’s like to be the human in the AI loop

Mary Tate, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington and Haibo Yang, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington

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