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As temperatures rise, more people will be at risk from heat stress during extreme seasons.
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Opinion: Missing climate change targets will come at a cost
OPINION: The point of having targets is to achieve them.
The Dunedin scientist solving a global climate change puzzle
Professor Peter Wilson is not one to quit when the job gets too hard.
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Protesting grandmother who concreted herself to road no longer behind bars
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Editorial: From wet to dry, the country’s next weather challenge
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El Niño incoming: NZ’s climate to take ‘rapid turn’ within weeks
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Would axeing the Clean Car Discount pump the brakes on EV uptake?
National wants to axe the EV-subsidising Clean Car Discount. What would that mean?
Auckland Council’s climate plan needs Lance Cairns-like heroics to halve emissions by 2030
The plan is on a cliff edge, but a lot of good things are happening, says Richard Hills.
Scientists sound warning for NZ’s ‘environmentally critical’ kelp forests
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Opinion: The climate election - nothing is more important when casting your vote
'Vote for the planet, for the future, for bold leaders'
Businesses 'sombre' ahead of election
Businesses are increasingly grumpy with the Govt and worried about cost of climate change.
2023′s winter the fifth-warmest on record
Relatively hot June and July offset by below-average August temperatures.
No one ‘forced from homes’ in South Dunedin buy-up plan
Council says no one will be forced from their homes under a $132m plan to buy properties.
Why nobody's crying for the party people stuck at Burning Man
Telegraph: 'Rich people on vacation breaking rules' are not relatable - even caked in mud.
David Lee: Can greener data centres solve the AI carbon conundrum?
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Watch live: The Front Bench looks at the big political issues of this week
The Front Bench will examine the issues that Kiwis are talking about ahead of voting day.
Australia’s worst ski season: Early closures and carpet burns
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Fiji’s Deputy PM calls on NZ Govt for visa-free travel
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More Restore Passenger Rail protesters appear in court, granted bail
The protesters scaled a gantry, leading to a temporary closure of SH1 on Thursday morning.