Global warming 'influencing weather extremes'
Human-influenced global warming has played a role in the severe weather events in NZ and abroad...
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Keys says ETS in good shape
Prime Minister John Key has defended New Zealand's emissions trading scheme amid criticism it is soft compared with a new Australian scheme.
Gillard's future hangs on selling carbon tax
PM must please Greens and placate struggling voters if she is to succeed in pushing legislation through Parliament and regain shrinking popularity.
Insurance industry facing a climate of fear
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Key pledges to make 'family' ties even closer
Prime Ministers discuss everything from war in Afghanistan to emissions trading.
Rising oceans a threat to Aussie cities
Australia's main cities face floods and king tides from rising sea levels that could make once-in-a-century disasters....
Phil O'Reilly: NZ needs to pace itself over climate change negotiations
It's foolish to rush into further commitments on cutting carbon emissions, writes Phil O'Reilly