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Climate Change Commission lays out roadmap
The 418-page report calls for transformation across almost all facets of the economy.
Super-size your urban ute: Why the farmers are right to point the finger
Aggressive marketing has driven the rise of the double-cab ute on NZ streets.
New Zealand named best country to survive a global collapse
Billionaires are buying land for bunkers in NZ in case of an apocalypse.
West Coast flood: NZ's highest river flows in 95 years
Deluge brought "incredible" flood flows - the biggest sine 1926.
US and Chinese diplomats stage talks on Covid, climate change
China tells US to steer clear of human rights issues and 'embrace fair competition'.
Flood deaths in China show road risks from climate change
New York Times: Deaths show that engineers need to factor in climate change.
NZ importing record amount of coal
Coal now fuels more than 10 per cent of the country's electricity as hydro power drops.
Climate change and recent flooding: What you need to know
How is climate change involved? How are 'one-in-100-year' events classified?
Ben Kepes: The great irony of the farmer protest
Ben Kepes sees a missed opportunity in the "Howl of a Protest".
Westport floods: Three patients in makeshift ward, more hospital staff arrive
The size of the flood has revived concerns about the location of a new medical centre.
A wildfire so big and hot it's generating its own weather
New York Times: Fire has caused unpredictable winds and fire clouds that spawn lightning.
'No one is safe': Extreme weather batters the wealthy world
New York Times: World is unprepared for intensifying consequences of climate change.
Russian airports closed by Siberian bushfires
Two amphibious BE-200ES planes were sent to fight the blaze.
Spitting embers: Terrifying 'fire clouds' form 10km into the air above US wildfire
Fire crews evacuate as one collapses, and sparks fall from the sky in dangerous winds.
Jack Tame: Protesting farmers are hypocrites - but so am I
OPINION: All of us have to make sacrifices if we are to stop plundering the world.
'Stunned' by devastation: Rescuers race to prevent more death from European floods
Death toll from historic floods rises to more than 125, with hundreds unaccounted for.
Opinion: Is the PM listening to the Howl from the regions?
OPINION: The Great Communicator needs to work on her communication.
It seems odd that we would just let the world burn
New York Times: Decades of climate activism haven't turned the tide on emissions.
Europe lays out vision for carbonless future, settting up potential trade spats
New York Times: Proposal would impose tariffs on some countries with looser rules.
Landowners urged to reverse poor wetlands record
Wetlands have value as natural areas of carbon storage, says biodiversity advisor.
Climate emergency declarations can come with tensions, study finds
A study finds symbolic council climate 'emergency' declarations can raise tricky issues.
Climate crisis: Many Kiwis misunderstand sea level rise
Focusing on extreme and often unsound projections could lead to anxiety - researchers
Govt advised against feebate exemptions for work utes
Their rising popularity seen as 'incompatible' with decarbonising the transport sector.
'Sustainable, resilient': $44 million renewable energy plan for Christchurch Hospital
Two new biomass boilers have been installed to replace the current coal-fired boilers.
Study charts the quickening loss of NZ's postcard glaciers
Scientists gain wider view of how NZ's postcard glaciers are being lost to climate change.
Climate action needs to avoid social unrest - Shaw
The Government needs an emissions reduction plan by the end of the year.
More older Kiwis accept human-driven climate change is happening
More older Kiwis have accepted climate change is real and caused by humans, study shows.
Comment: Greens dodge a bullet over Wellington housing plan vote
People were shocked, but councillor Iona Pannett was never going to vote against heritage.
Arctic's 'last ice area' may be less resistant to global warming
New York Times: Region could provide last refuge for polar bears and other wildlife.
Taxman comes for utes, as Minister looks at clampdown
The Government is looking at whether it should clamp down on ute drivers shirking tax.
Niwa confirms NZ's warmest June, with more mild days ahead
NZ's warmest start to winter fuelled by northeasterlies, moist lows and climate change.
'This is the world they are leaving for us': Greta Thunberg slams Gulf of Mexico disaster
A gas leak unleashed a fireball that appeared to boil the seawater.
14,000 football fields: study shows scale of NZ's recent wetland loss
Despite protections, loss of NZ's "natural kidneys" has continued at pace in recent years.