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Why Christopher Luxon has 'no time' for halving NZ's dairy herd
Luxon says Kiwi farmers are already "the most carbon-efficient in the world".
Lockdown sees emissions drop, big cuts still needed - report
The first emissions reduction plan will be released next month.
Eric Crampton: Council carbon counsel
OPINION: Councils can only do so much in dealing with carbon emissions.
'Greenwashing': Investment funds overstating commitment to environment
Otago research finds managers not 'walking the talk', clients could be choosing 'lemons'.
Gisborne farm leader rallies against carbon sink fears
"If the farm goes, so does the school" - Toby Williams, Federated Farmers.
Climate change worsened Westport deluge - study
Scientists have teased out climate change's hidden hand in one of our worst flood events.
Opinion: Why pricing emissions isn't enough
We need economists to illuminate, not to obfuscate, the difficult choices ahead.
Feeling the heat: Nature provides us with solutions for farming and forests
Trees and soil are sequestering more than recognised under Govt regulation.
Brian Fallow: Aiming low in climate's fight against farm emissions
Bid to cut agricultural emissions could be left behind by events.
'Offset and compensate': Mt Messenger bypass deal risks more native forests to be destroyed
Adviser to the Mt Messenger project says it should never have been approved.
Groundswell NZ's 'Mother of all Protests' takes steps to avoid being hijacked by anti-vaxxers
Groundswell organisers say they want to distance the rural protest from anti-vaxxers.
Tractors, 4WDs, utes descend on Auckland city, town centres in Groundswell protest
'Let everybody know we are here and we are not happy with what's going on in this country'
'A workman-like job' - Mixed reaction to COP26 in NZ
New Zealand observers say there has been some good out of it.
COP26 is over - so where did it get us?
UN summit ends in pledges to ramp up climate action, but advocates aren't hailing victory.
Climate change conference 2021: What does NZ's new pledge mean for Kiwis?
NZ just upgraded its Paris Agreement climate pledge. So what does that mean to you and me?
Shop less, eat crickets: What you can do to help combat climate change
The Science Digest podcast looks at the unique ways Kiwis can combat climate change.
Simon Wilson: It's a terrible time to talk about climate change but we have to do it
National says it's a bad time for climate action and that's true. But when's a good time?
Government could pay you to scrap your gas guzzler
The Government releases its latest emissions reduction plans.
Godwits can teach us a thing or two about resilience
Festival should be created to welcome back the internationals who don't need MIQ: Birder.
Covering Climate Now: The dangerous flaws in our 'net zero by 2050' goal
OPINION: Climate scientist Peter Kalmus explains why we have to act now.
$180m and counting: Why have there been so many big floods?
Even forecasters are taken aback by 2021's slew of big flood events. What's behind them?
'Nothing but bad news': Major climate report's stark outlook
Biggest climate report in nine years warns window to avert worst impacts is closing fast.
How to stop 90pc of carbon emissions by 2035: New report
Onerous state interventions not the solution to dangerous climate change.
Super-size your urban ute: Why the farmers are right to point the finger
Aggressive marketing has driven the rise of the double-cab ute on NZ streets.
NZ importing record amount of coal
Coal now fuels more than 10 per cent of the country's electricity as hydro power drops.
UP to 1200 Northland households to join composting scheme thanks to $400k Government grant
Scheme aims to reduce the 300,000 tonnes of food Kiwi households throw away every year
Jack Tame: Protesting farmers are hypocrites - but so am I
OPINION: All of us have to make sacrifices if we are to stop plundering the world.
Opinion: Is the PM listening to the Howl from the regions?
OPINION: The Great Communicator needs to work on her communication.
Landowners urged to reverse poor wetlands record
Wetlands have value as natural areas of carbon storage, says biodiversity advisor.
Govt advised against feebate exemptions for work utes
Their rising popularity seen as 'incompatible' with decarbonising the transport sector.
Taxman comes for utes, as Minister looks at clampdown
The Government is looking at whether it should clamp down on ute drivers shirking tax.
Niwa confirms NZ's warmest June, with more mild days ahead
NZ's warmest start to winter fuelled by northeasterlies, moist lows and climate change.