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![Simon Wilson: Why are we losing our minds over 15 free bicycles?](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Simon Wilson: Why are we losing our minds over 15 free bicycles?
OPINION: Spurious 'economic necessity' claims undermine environment and efficiency goals.
![Letters: New Aratere autopilot grounding theory; Razor's edge in ABs win](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Letters: New Aratere autopilot grounding theory; Razor's edge in ABs win
OPINION: 'Wow, thank goodness for a bit of a Beauden boost.'
![$20m project: NZ paper mill switches from gas to geothermal steam](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
$20m project: NZ paper mill switches from gas to geothermal steam
Mill decarbonisation 'equivalent to removing over 2200 cars from the road'.
![Fearsome sharks of today evolved when ancient oceans got hot](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Fearsome sharks of today evolved when ancient oceans got hot
New York Times: With global warming could we see similar changes in today’s sharks?
![Govt accused of trying to bury damning oil and gas ban report](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Govt accused of trying to bury damning oil and gas ban report
The Opposition argues the Government is hiding its inaction with 'pamphlet' strategy.
![The city that rewards tourists for picking up trash](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
The city that rewards tourists for picking up trash
An initiative from the city's tourism office offers perks to visitors who go green.
![Government unveils climate change strategy](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Government unveils climate change strategy
Simon Watts said the three-page strategy was a 'comprehensive' and 'ambitious' plan.
![Poor work blamed for Cape Rēinga slip, while climate change floods track](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Poor work blamed for Cape Rēinga slip, while climate change floods track
Fill which was poorly placed, then paved over, contributed to the slip in May 2023.
![Govt cuts millions from coastal mapping project; fears communities 'in the dark'](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Govt cuts millions from coastal mapping project; fears communities 'in the dark'
Before the cuts, up to 85% of the coastline was going to be mapped. Now it's up to 40%.
![Shortland Street star opens up on friends-to-lovers love story](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Shortland Street star opens up on friends-to-lovers love story
‘We discovered that our feelings for each other were deeper than just friends.’
![The vanishing islands that failed to vanish](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
The vanishing islands that failed to vanish
NYT: Some low-lying tropical island nations were expected to be victims of rising seas.
![Google emissions jump nearly 50% over five years as AI use surges](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Google emissions jump nearly 50% over five years as AI use surges
Financial Times: Energy-thirsty AI threatens tech giant’s ambition of reaching ‘net zero’.
![Gisborne letters: Wairoa river issues, anti-progress, carbon capture, Grey St](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Gisborne letters: Wairoa river issues, anti-progress, carbon capture, Grey St
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![Rising seas leave 4000 Wellington buildings at risk as '100-year floods' may be annual](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Rising seas leave 4000 Wellington buildings at risk as '100-year floods' may be annual
Petone will feel the greatest impact, with a stormwater system already under pressure.
![New research points to likely cause of 'milky fish'](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
New research points to likely cause of 'milky fish'
Anglers report hooking snapper that appear to be malnourished, with mushy, white flesh.
![Bank's warning to NZ farmers – don't get complacent on emissions](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Bank's warning to NZ farmers – don't get complacent on emissions
Rabobank says NZ agriculture should not 'coast' on greenhouse gas emissions.
!['Things are tight right now for farmers': ETS changes welcomed](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
'Things are tight right now for farmers': ETS changes welcomed
Farmers pleased proposed law change to keep ag out of the ETS passed its first reading.
![King's counsel barrister v Auckland Council over Point Wells seawall: who won?](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
King's counsel barrister v Auckland Council over Point Wells seawall: who won?
Issues from the case have wider implications: Auckland has a vast 3200km of coastline.
![Opinion: Farmers need this medicine for carbon emission reporting headaches](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Opinion: Farmers need this medicine for carbon emission reporting headaches
OPINION: Farmers have enough troubles but sharing data on emissions could ease the burden.
!['Problematic': Top climate scientist on NZ's approach to methane](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
'Problematic': Top climate scientist on NZ's approach to methane
Professor Mark Howden said basing a goal on no added heating was 'actually confusing'.
![Opinion: Climate change and insurance - are you thinking enough about risk?](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Opinion: Climate change and insurance - are you thinking enough about risk?
OPINION: Insurers, reinsurers have faced unprecedented levels of claims in recent years.