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Flood victims who were warned may struggle for compensation

Hundreds of thousands of people live on land exposed to river or coastal flooding already.

Roading resilience projects to be announced soon

NZTA Transport Agency Waka Kotahi is set to announce $100m for resilience projects.

Govt can't protect property owners' wealth in face of climate change, MPs warn

Committee agrees property values should be allowed to fall to better reflect climate risk.

Flight times should be even longer, say climate researchers

Taking longer to reach your destination may help save the planet, study says.

Letters: Who made David Seymour boss of education?

OPINION: 'What is the Minister of Education doing – in fact, who is the minister?'

Watch: 'F***ing sellout' - Oil and gas protesters shout in Shane Jones' face

He said protesters were 'being extreme', people gave govt mandate by voting.

Hurricane Helene death toll rises to 91, North Carolina hardest hit

Rescue efforts continue as 2.5 million are without power and 37 killed in North Carolina.

Proposed closure of Timaru meatworks 'pretty foreboding' – minister

'It's a wake-up call, we as a Government have got to take this seriously.'

Why Fletcher Building needs $700m in extra capital

'Capital raise keeps the wolves from the door' - analyst Andrew Scott of Morgan Stanley.

Green bonds aren’t driving climate action in the US, study finds

The global market is worth close to US$3 trillion.

Area chosen for hydrogen-natural gas blend pilot

Firstgas is working with up to 15 households for the pilot.

Extreme rainfall kills thousands as floods wreak havoc across four continents

New York Times: Scientist warns "extreme events are getting stronger everywhere".

Billie Eilish endorses Kamala Harris for US president

The singer and her brother have urged their followers to register and vote.

Opinion: Is solar power the solution for NZ’s energy crisis?

OPINION: Rooftop solar power could help fix NZ’s energy crisis, build disaster resilience.

Letters: Health NZ v nurses – what's really up with staffing levels?

OPINION: Also in today's letters – climate policy, speed limits and sentencing reforms.

How close are the planet’s climate tipping points?

New York Times: Earth’s warming could trigger irreversible damage to the natural world.