On yet another dreary commuting foray to North America, I had the opportunity to converse at length with an eminent climate scientist over anthropogenic global warming issues.

The Scientist shuffled into the room. He hated this room and every time he was in it he longed for the safety of his laboratory.

Despite weather extremes, an Auckland climate scientist is unconvinced about the role of human-induced global warming.

Human-influenced global warming has played a role in the severe weather events in NZ and abroad...

Prime Minister John Key has defended New Zealand's emissions trading scheme amid criticism it is soft compared with a new Australian scheme.