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Opinion: James Shaw is toast and his emissions plan a dog's breakfast
OPINION: Economics has won the day over the environment, John MacDonald writes.
EVs still be out of reach for many despite Govt's $569m subsidy, industry warns
Low-income families will get funding to buy a low-emitting vehicle.
Endemic: Covid consequences will continue for years, experts warn
A failure of nations to tackle Covid-19 together will see pandemic rage for years to come.
Focus Morning Bulletin: 17 May, 2022
Scepticism over the big emissions reduction plan, just how bad is bullying in New Zealand schools and grim predictions for the economic future in the latest New Zealand Herald headlines. Video / NZ Herald
Simon Wilson: What the climate action plan really needs
OPINION: The new Emissions Reduction Plan is a massive step that still falls short.
Thomas Coughlan: Govt has methane on its breath
OPINION: Our most polluting sector is the biggest winner from climate lolly scramble.
'It's devastating' - Deputy PM's message to ram-raided businesses
Robertson stepped in for the PM at this week's post-Cabinet press conference.
Govt to ban new fossil fuel electricity generation
New coal and gas electricity generation ban unveiled with large Govt funding pledge.
Focus: Robertson and O'Connor on agriculture emissions
Thomas Coughlan questions why agriculture is getting $750m in funding when the industry doesn't contribute to the ETS. Video / Mark Mitchell
Thomas Coughlan: The big, bad question behind Govt's climate plan - do households or business get the bill?
OPINION: The Government has rolled over to cost of living fears in climate policy.
Focus: James Shaw outlines Emission Reduction Plan
Climate Change Minister James Shaw announces the Government's Emission Reduction Plan at Parliament. Video / Mark Mitchell
Focus Morning Bulletin: 16 May, 2022
What the Government’s Emissions Reduction Plan could include, Finland’s move to join NATO and health staff strike in the latest New Zealand Herald headlines. Video / NZ Herald
Pumped storage: A game-changer for NZ's electricity needs?
New Zealand runs into problems when lake levels are low.
Climate master plan: What to expect from today's big reveal
The Govt today unveils its final plan to cut emissions out to 2035. What can we expect?
Climate plan: Eight talking points from Govt's announcement
Things you might have missed in the Emissions Reduction Plan.
PM Jacinda Ardern tests positive for Covid
The PM has been in isolation since Sunday, May 8.
Why Budget 2022 will set the stage for next year's election
On the Tiles on what should be in the Budget, including the "sin" that needs correcting.
Big energy upgrades for new houses from November
Experts estimate up to $25,000 could be added to new builds.
Pacific Islands ask for debt relief to help NZ hit Paris goals
Debt costs have hit Pacific Islands hard, but they have a plan, which could help NZ.
Explained: The far-off phenomenon tipped to dampen NZ's winter
Climate phenomenon unfolding far away in the Indian Ocean may spell a soggy end to winter.
What NZ's lost moa is teaching us about climate change
Our lost moa is offering insights into how today's species will respond to climate change.
Heather du Plessis-Allan: Vandalising other people's cars is not going to win anyone over
OPINION: It's just going to turn people off listening to the message.
James Shaw critical of National favouring tax cuts instead of climate action
The next 10 days may see a historic shift in climate policy in Aotearoa.
Climate change plan revealed for NZ
The comprehensive plan to slash climate emissions will come out next Monday, May 16.
Alarm bells sound over Nelson library site after sea rise report
Recent data shows Nelson's coastline is subsiding at double the rate of sea-level rise.
Explained: What rising seas mean for insurance and house prices
If you live in a one-in-100-year flood zone, you'll likely lose insurance, expert warns.
Coastal homes 'uninsurable' with tiny sea-level rise
Those living in populated coastal areas could lose their insurance cover in a few years
Chlöe Swarbrick: Don't look up - or out to sea - in NZ
Climate change is here - whether or not our path ends in catastrophe is up to all of us.
Rising tides: what's in store for NZ's three biggest cities?
By 2040, once-a-century floods could be happening annually in NZ's two biggest cities.
Cyber attack hits website showing projected sea level rise
A new NZ SeaRise website has been hit by a cyber attack.
Suspicious activity may have hit new online sea level tool
New online sea level rise tool hit with heavy traffic - and possibly a targeted attack.
'Less time to act than we thought': Sinking land, rising oceans - how our coast will be transformed
Scientists say councils should be preparing for higher seas right now.
Oceans could experience mass extinction by 2300 - new study
New York Times: Research highlights a choice about the fate of ocean life.