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Watch: James Shaw joins Mike Hosking to speak on emissions-cutting deal
Climate Change Minister James Shaw told Newstalk ZB's Mike Hosking the project with NZ Steel was important to slash NZ's emissions. Video / Newstalk ZB
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Explainer: Why Govt is making a big deal of steel emissions initiative
PM Chris Hipkins called it NZ's 'largest-ever emissions reduction project'.
Zelenskyy arrives for G7 summit as leaders sanction Russia
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Govt provides free public transport for kids, EV boost, and support for highway network
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New York is sinking under the weight of its skyscrapers, says study
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Will the planet reach its key warming threshold?
There's a high chance Earth will temporarily hit a key warming limit within five years.
Budget 2023: $400m to help make Wellington a ‘science city’
The Government is forging ahead with bold plans to make Wellington a “science city”.
Auckland Mayor Wayne Brown attending climate conference in South Korea next week
Brown and Cr Richard Hills will be away for four days.
Budget 2023: What’s already been announced and where is the money going?
The Government will reveal Budget 2023 today - what has already been announced?
Editorial: Poor suffer as the world churns
Opinion: Our editorial on the lasting effects of extreme weather on the poorest.
At least 700 injured as cyclone hits Myanmar
Cyclone Mocha floods homes and cuts communications.
Analysis: Climate disasters hurt some NZ businesses more than others
Weather disaster analysis raises need for needs-based recovery packages, not blanket ones.
‘Time for Truth’: Act releases Alternative Budget featuring tax cuts, prison boost
Act proposes 200 more youth justice beds be built at a cost of $500 million.
Now what? Climate action at the crossroads
After all the floods, after all the protests, how do we change the world?
Court orders pensioner protester to be fitted with ankle bracelet
John Tovey was arrested three times and allegedly breached his bail conditions twice.
The slash report: Call for halt to production forestry in erosion zones
A report says there are just 5-10 years to "turn this environmental disaster around".
Council allays concern about climate budget cuts
"Our communities are asking, I believe, for us to take this seriously.”
Did Australia’s catastrophic bushfires trigger three warm, wet years of La Niña?
Study suggests intriguing trigger for climate driver linked to years of warm, wet weather.
How to protect your next holiday from climate change
Holiday destinations are changing – are you up to date?
Mayor fears impact of carbon farming on rural communities
"....it’s land that should never have been taken out of forestry in the first place".
Martin Williams: Can mānuka heal the land?
Opinion: Mānuka wouldn't just be a band-aid, but a whole new layer of skin.
NZ Green Investment Finance to get $300m Budget boost
The bigger balance sheet creates a greater opportunity to develop low-carbon projects.
6.6 per cent rate increase part of Horizons Regional Council's long-term plan
'Council are aware that any rate increase is not ideal.'
Gareth Marriott: Communities need climate transition solutions
Opinion: Political parties must work together, writes Sustainable Business Council chair.
Watch: 'Snorkels on' - TV commentator slammed for 'unacceptable' Pacific quip
Coronation commentators' jibes about Tuvalu met with anger and disbelief.
Will climate change cause more gastro outbreaks in NZ?
Health researchers investigating if risk of nasty gastro bugs is rising in areas of NZ.
Watch: Cyclone Gabrielle - Tough times continue three months on
Reminders of the devastating destruction caused by Cyclone Gabrielle are ever-present in rural areas of Hawke’s Bay three months on. Video / Neil Reid
Schoolchildren plant trees ahead of King Charles’ coronation
A special planting ceremony took place in Waikanae.
Difficult conversations about managed retreat for Māori
Of almost 800 marae across Aotearoa, 80 per cent are built on low-lying coastal land.