Revealed: The climate cost of Chris Hipkins’ U-turns and fossil fuel subsidies
The Government has blown a hole in its emissions reduction goals.
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Declined: Bids fall short in NZ carbon auction
Tinkering with carbon units has 'turned the market off'.
Why is the Alaska Willow Project in the US so controversial?
A major oil project will be conducted in Alaska that seems contrary to US climate goals.
Debbie Ngarewa-Packer: Cyclone Gabrielle caught Govt on the back foot
Storm laid bare Govt's failure to invest in infrastructure and act on climate adaptation.
Watch: Extinction Rebellion activists climb oil rig
Activists from Extinction Rebellion, Greenpeace and School Strike for Climate board the COSL Prospector semi-submersible platform as it was towed past the Marlborough Sounds. Video / Geoff Reid via YouTube
Cyclone Gabrielle: How did climate change worsen our century’s worst weather disaster?
Big deluges now up to four times more likely, with up to 30% more rain, in East Coast.
Inside the global race to turn water into fuel
New York Times: The high-tech gamble to make hydrogen clean, cheap and widely available.
Why NZ should lower motorway speed limits for high-emission vehicles
Lower speeds would mean a reduction in both crashes and greenhouse gas emissions.
‘Death throes’ of the long-lingering La Niña explained
NZ's cold and soggy start to the week linked to the “death throes” of La Niña. But how?
Steve Doole: Our addiction no one wants to talk about
OPINION: Public transport advocate bemoans our desire to return to normal.
Why NZ’s melting glaciers likely just had their worst summer yet
Scientists soon to do a post-summer check on our glaciers expect to find 'devastation'.
Editorial: Problems mounting for Govt
OPINION: Our editorial on balancing immediate needs with long-term fixes.
La Nina, which worsens hurricanes and drought, is gone
Many countries will be breathing a sigh of relief as globe moves to a “neutral” condition.
Opinion: Two things especially clear after Cyclone Gabrielle
OPINION: We all have a part to play in the response to Cyclone Gabrielle.
Editorial: Task force route suggests long and winding road
The Government is setting up a steady, thorough process on recovery and resilience.
'My friend has fallen down the conspiracy theory rabbit hole'
Jessie Gurunathan on losing a close friend.
'The Tide' is changing how people get around Whanganui
Whanganui's new high frequency bus service is changing habits.
750 buildings condemned after January floods, Cyclone Gabrielle
Hundreds of buildings have been red-stickered and thousands yellow or white-stickered.
King Charles picks France, Germany for first state visits
Visits an effort to build bridges with Europe after strained relationships over Brexit.
Steve Braunias: You can't stop the weather
Steve Braunias on the fever dreams of climate change
Auckland Council: The budget that follows the storms
Have your say on Auckland Council's new budget. Part 6: The environment.
Niwa releases its record-breaking stats for a summer of extreme weather
New Zealand experienced a memorable February, but not for the right reasons.
Focus: School Strike for Climate protesters march across Aotearoa
School Strike for Climate protesters call for urgent action across Aotearoa. Video / Mark Mitchell / Alex Burton
Climate strikers demand action: 'Floods have taught us not to accept this as normality’
A small but passionate group of climate protestors marched through Napier on Friday.
Climate activists march nationwide, demand urgent action
Students and workers are taking to the streets today.
New TV show ‘Blow Up’ goes down like lead balloon with environment experts
Professor slams new series for producing waste at a time of climate crisis.
Kids take to the streets and strike for climate, cyclone taskforce finalised & why landlords are pushing up rents | Focus Morning Bulletin: 3 March, 2023
School kids around the world strike for climate, Cyclone Gabrielle taskforce finalised and the reason why so many landlords are pushing up rents in the latest New Zealand Herald headlines. Video / NZ Herald
Explained: No, we can’t blame NZ’s extreme summer on a volcanic eruption
Is Tonga's eruption mostly to blame for the north's wet summer? No, Jamie Morton explains.
Wayne Brown: 'Who pays for this devastation?' - the 'nasty legacy' of building flood-risk homes
OPINION: Auckland Mayor looks at the failures that put houses in harm's way.
'It’s just been devastating': What this extreme summer did to our beaches
Many of NZ's famous northern beaches left markedly eroded by a slew of summer storms.
The Last of Us: Mould and spores a ‘freaky’ part of climate change
Slime moulds from HBO’s 'The Last of Us' aren't fungi – but are brainless predators.
'Insanity': Many flood-damaged homes 'should not be rebuilt'
Putting houses back into some areas "doesn't make a lot of sense".
Editorial: Leadership in an emergency
OPINION: Our editorial on what NZ can learn with its own natural disasters.
Explained: What is ‘managed retreat’ and how may it be used in NZ?
In Gabrielle's aftermath, we're hearing more about 'managed retreat'. What is it, exactly?