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'Help Us': After Typhoon Rai, miles of destruction and the smell of death
New York Times: Philippine residents are going hungry a week after Typhoon Rai hit.
'Nonsensical' - Greens smarting after Labour delays climate change fixes
The Greens are frustrated with the Government delaying climate change legislation.
Indigenous Aotearoa birds and lizards closer to extinction
Indigenous species struggle against extinction, and wetland area continues to be lost.
Biden boosts fuel-economy standards to fight climate change
Biden set a goal of cutting U.S. greenhouse gas emissions by at least half by 2030.
Flood-prone Anzac Parade homes: What's the answer?
Massey University team researches facts for Horizons' Anzac Pde flood solution.
Brian Fallow: Robertson makes a down payment on the climate
Initial $1 billion a year earmarked for climate response fund will have to be much bigger.
Trends in Arctic report card: 'Consistent, alarming and undeniable'
New York Times: The changes happening at the top of the planet could unfold elsewhere.
Earth is getting a 'black box' to hold humans accountable for climate change
New York Times: The planet is getting its own black box in case it self-destructs.
Opinion: Why pricing emissions isn't enough
We need economists to illuminate, not to obfuscate, the difficult choices ahead.
Feeling the heat: 'Talk is cheap, we need to act '- youth have mixed feelings about climate change
Northland's youth are speaking out about their thoughts on climate change.
How to write your bucket list when international travel returns
When world travel returns, we'll be more mindful about where we go, and how we get there.
'You can't have a heroine without a tragedy': Kiwi teen's legacy after death
Jemima wasn't defined by her cancer. But her response to it was "mind-blowing".
Experts share findings for Whanganui flood risk strategy
Massey University experts have been looking at Anzac Parade flood risk and resilience.
Climate change a human rights issue: activist
Tai Tokerau wahine says the NZ Government is not doing enough for the climate
Analysis: The worrying number in Air NZ's Sustainability Report
Time for airline industry greenwashing is long gone says adviser.
Melting Arctic is a bonanza for the ocean's natural born killers
New York Times: As ice recedes killer whales are venturing to parts once inaccessible
Editorial: Council's climate action levy a new direction
EDITORIAL: Levy in rates bill a strategic shift in how climate measures may be paid for.
Simon Wilson: How to talk about climate change at Christmas lunch
What to say when someone wants to shut down action on the climate crisis.
Brian Fallow: Aiming low in climate's fight against farm emissions
Bid to cut agricultural emissions could be left behind by events.
Prominent pōhutukawa tree chopped down overnight in Auckland
There is blood on everyone's hands, says Cr Chris Fletcher.
Simon Wilson: Hooray for Auckland Council's billion-dollar climate plan
OPINION: Mayor Phil Goff is putting the climate crisis front and centre, but at a cost.
Unusually hot and sticky summer ahead for Aucklanders
Arrival of La Niña means summer may be even stickier and hotter than normal in Auckland.
Phil Goff announces climate change tax as part of 5.9 per cent rates increase
The new climate change tax will fund $1 billion of action over 10 years.
Another NZ 'marine heatwave' is unfolding: here's what that means for you
NZ's waters are once again in a 'marine heatwave' state - pointing to a scorching summer.
How to improve NZ's 'messy' climate change regulation
This week, public submissions close on New Zealand's first emissions reduction plan.
'Offset and compensate': Mt Messenger bypass deal risks more native forests to be destroyed
Adviser to the Mt Messenger project says it should never have been approved.
Holly Walker: Our transport journey is our destination
OPINION: Holly Walker puts the case for sustainable and affordable travel.
Groundswell NZ's 'Mother of all Protests' takes steps to avoid being hijacked by anti-vaxxers
Groundswell organisers say they want to distance the rural protest from anti-vaxxers.
Tractors, 4WDs, utes descend on Auckland city, town centres in Groundswell protest
'Let everybody know we are here and we are not happy with what's going on in this country'