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UN chief issues fresh 'climate chaos' warning
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Auckland mayor Wayne Brown abandons cuts to stormwater spending
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Auckland Mayor Wayne Brown abandons cuts to stormwater spending
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Questions raised over Tararua District’s role in climate action plan
Councillors question district's role in draft climate action plan.
Who’s in charge? The battle for control of the Auckland port
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Why Fonterra is looking at giant heat pumps for its factories
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John Roughan: We need to learn to live with climate change
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James Shaw: Now is the time to provide answers to Auckland’s climate disaster
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Marine heatwave blamed for mass sponge die-off
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