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‘They’re staggered’: The NCEA assessment overseas educators can’t believe is allowed in NZ
At international conferences, 'they are staggered we allow our young people to do that.'
How rising seas are threatening a trove of Aotearoa’s culture heritage
Study reveals nearly 2000 archaeological sites are threatened by erosion and rising seas.
Climate change: Just two in 10 NZ forest owners taking ‘direct measures’ to adapt, study finds
Major study finds most NZ foresters are aware of climate risks but fewer are adapting.
Seven bodies pulled from flooded tunnel as torrential rain pounds South Korea, leaving 33 dead
Heavy rain leaves 26 people dead and 10 others missing in landslides and other incidents.
Our forests and our future are entwined
OPINION: We are going to need more forests - both exotics and indigenous -as carbon sinks.
Letters: Sam Cane's pitch invader kick, polling, Greens' policy
OPINION: Letters on airport delays and climate change, with a Premium Debate on jobs.
Simon Wilson: The 'soft on crime' debate - should we use a Swat team, not KFC, to get kids off roof?
OPINION: The Greens and Act offer plain choices in this election.
'Tax the mega-rich': Green Party lays out policy manifesto
Many of the promises hinge on the party's wealth tax proposal.
Green Party looking to snare Labour's disaffected voters
Green Party members are assembling for their AGM in Auckland this weekend.
Editorial: The hottest days in world history
OPINION: Our editorial on sweltering temperatures.
Three hottest days on Earth - global temperature remains at record high
This week's heat is the latest marker in a series of climate-change-driven extremes.
30 days before Thai resort island runs out of water
A resort island has been told it has fewer than 30 days of fresh water.
Iconic 143-year-old marae under threat
The marae sits in the valley of Maungatapu on waterfront land facing Rangataua Bay.
Counting the cost of storm damage in Northland: $20m insurance payouts from one event
The severe weather in February doused Mangawhai with nearly 400mm of rain.
Letters: Rental properties, nurses' pay, EVs and farm emissions
OPINION: Also letters on Kennedy Pt Marina, intellect, heating, and the harbour bridge.
Warning of more cyclones for parts of Pacific as El Nino threatens
An El Nino event may increase extreme weather in some regions.
Opinion: Time to end the ag-sector procrastination
OPINION: Sustainability consultant calls on farmers to engage with climate mitigation.
Study reveals how climate change could worsen NZ’s big landslide risk
NZ's landslide risk could jump significantly under worst-case climate change scenarios.
Climate change can turn snow into rain, raising risks in mountain zones
New York Times: As the climate warms, there's more danger ahead for mountain regions.
Water meters, moving business to Wairoa? Hawke's Bay prepares for dry future
The council releases its regional water assessment, showing a possible huge shortfall.
'We're all victims': The big challenge that lies ahead for NZ — and how we can overcome it
OPINION: How NZ should prepare for climate change and managed retreat.
Letters: Titanic sub disaster has lessons for NZ
OPINION: Letters on Chlöe Swarbrick, the Titanic sub, China, crime, and Christopher Luxon.
Extreme floods and heat in China ravage farms and kill animals
NY Times: Bad weather puts security of food supply in focus in China.
EU to look at manipulating weather to address climate change
Financial Times: Commission braves climate storms by wading into geo-engineering debate.
'Dangerous conditions': Roads closed, water shortage as red warning hits Gisborne
The rain is expected to cause "dangerous conditions, significant flooding".
NASA opposes lithium mining in Nevada desert
Opposition to mining one particular desert tract is coming from unusual quarters: space.
Poll shows how many Kiwis would be willing to leave their homes
Our editorial series explores managed retreat and where new homes should be built.
Weather: What Kiwis can expect from the coming El Niño
Kiwis could be feeling El Niño's influence by the end of winter. So what can we expect?
Climate delay is climate denied
OPINION: Five experts decry plans in our largest city to leave the issue to the ETS.
Global warming: Himalayan glaciers could lose 80% volume this century
Everest’s glaciers have lost 2000 years of ice in just the past 30 years.
Renewables main focus for NZ deal-making in 2023 – law firm
DLA Piper says the market is buoyant in New Zealand and Australia.
PM Chris Hipkins to meet with China’s President Xi Jinping
PM's office has confirmed he will meet with Xi during his trip to China next week.
Politicians tight-lipped on proposed ETS changes aimed at limiting carbon offsets
Govt wants greater focus on emissions reductions, rather than removals.