Taxman comes for utes, as Minister looks at clampdown
The Government is looking at whether it should clamp down on ute drivers shirking tax.
The Government is looking at whether it should clamp down on ute drivers shirking tax.
NZ's warmest start to winter fuelled by northeasterlies, moist lows and climate change.
Despite protections, loss of NZ's "natural kidneys" has continued at pace in recent years.
Government's planned reforms could make up for decades of under-investment.
A polar blast has briefly chilled what's been NZ's warmest start to winter. What drove it?
Public transport can't replace the pleasure, convenience of private motoring in Northland
Damage to West Coast forest alone cost equivalent of 2018's domestic air travel emissions.
New report says petrol car imports would need to be wound down by 2032.
OPINION: Environmental economics about internalising externalities the most efficient way.
A new analysis has gauged how rising emissions could hit our farming sector this century.
Warm summer could mean yet another pest-fuelling beech mast in parts of NZ, DOC says.
Iwi-led scheme will see tanks allocated to neediest families, facilities in Te Hiku area.
Agriculture groups say Climate Change Commission too optimistic on potential for cuts.
Urban sprawl is eating NZ's best land for crops, hurting our ability to feed ourselves.
What has decades of intensive dairying and urban sprawl meant for NZ's best land?
The Climate Change Commission has proposed a cut to livestock numbers. Is it inevitable?
If all of us moved to climate-friendly diets, what difference would it make to emissions?
OPINION: The ETS in its present form cannot achieve zero net emissions.
Fewer animals can produce same amount of product, says Climate Change Commission's plan.
Parents are driving kids to school because of a 1904 law barring them from school buses.
Everyone cheered the RMA's demise but will new laws be at the mercy of political conflict?
RMA to be replaced by three acts focused on environment, development and climate impacts.
Climate report could pose awkward questions for New Zealand's newest power station.
From decarbonising cars to managing methane, the new climate report offers many positives.
OPINION: Restoring New Zealand's wetlands should be part of our climate change response.
Govt told NZ must cut cow numbers and get most Kiwis in EVs to hit climate targets.
Politicians react to the draft advice on how to meet emissions targets.
Wildfire danger is high in places it wouldn't be under a typical La Nina climate system.
A UN special rapporteur says water should not be treated as a traded commodity.
Amid a pandemic NZ saw its seventh hottest year in 2020, carrying on a dire warming trend.