Coastal living during a climate crisis

Coastal living during a climate crisis

From Saturday Morning by RNZ

June 12, 2026 · 21 min

About this episode

The episode discusses the increasing frequency of coastal floods in Wellington due to climate change.

A new study has revealed that Wellington's 1-in-100-year coastal floods have become roughly a twice-per-year occurrence.

Topics covered

  • climate crisis
  • coastal living
  • flooding
  • environment
  • Wellington

Keywords

  • climate crisis
  • coastal floods
  • Wellington
  • environment
  • flooding

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Places: Wellington

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