What coronavirus can teach us about climate change
Financial Times: With the world in lockdown, emissions will see biggest drop since WWII.
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Muller promises more welfare spending under a National Government
Muller made the commitments in a wide-ranging speech in his home town of Te Puna today.
Why Southern Ocean's monster waves will get even bigger
Monster waves below NZ as high as eight-storey buildings to grow even bigger this century.
Kiwi households now emit nearly as much as factories
Emissions from Kiwi households have swelled by almost 12 per cent over a decade.
Mega-project yields insights about NZ's changing oceans
Scientists make promising headway in $11.5m mega-project to better understand our oceans.
Why our seas scorched: NZ's back-to-back freak marine heatwaves
Scientists have shed fresh light on two of the most freakish climate events in NZ history.
More downpours: 'Much of NZ is going to get wet'
Advancing low-pressure system is packing heavy rain and potentially thunderstorms.
Govt reveals new cap, emissions budget, in ETS reform
The Government has announced a fresh reforms to one of NZ's biggest climate policy levers.
It's wet today, but Auckland's drought is far from over
Despite downpours in the north, the region's six-month-long drought is far from broken.
Why a changing climate matters to NZ's blue whales
They've only just been discovered, but NZ's giant blue whales already face climate threat.
Lockdown makes Mt Everest visible again with drop in air pollution
As air pollution in Northern India drops to record lows, residents captured a view they thought they would never see again. Video / AP / Abhushan Gautam
'NZ wants to rebuild, but it's on our backs': Auckland schoolgirl's powerful cry
South Auckland teen's powerful call for equity shared thousands of times.
Editorial: Get used to the pandemic's challenges and changes
WE SAY: This is the health equivalent of the shockwave that shook the world after 9/11.
Auckland water shortage: Is treated sewage a future option?
Auckland is amid its worst drought on record - and experts say there is worse to come.
Divided council finds unity the day it's told to 'pull finger'
Wellington City Council has presented a relatively united front over emergency budget.
Climate change has already cost NZ almost $1b in droughts and flooding - experts
The cost of climate change is hitting us now, say NZ researchers.
Editorial: Another uphill battle looms after coronavirus
We say: Economic stimulus packages will likely see emissions will rise again.
Covering Climate Now: A new 'golden age' of sustainability?
Imagine the sustainable world we could build out of this crisis, writes Jacob Anderson.
Covering Climate Now: What difference can individual action make?
What can we do to fight climate change? And is it really up to us? Five experts respond.
Covering Climate Now: Why does it take a pandemic to make us act?
Climate change annually kills as many as Covid-19 has. So why do we respond differently?
How the Covid-19 economic recovery could save a dying forest
"We need to localise our workforce and look at projects through a climate change lens."
Wolfgang Knorr: The age of stability is over
A stable climate underpins much of modern civilisation - and we can learn from Covid-19.
New Zealand emissions barely budge, transport cuts urged
New Zealand's gross emissions have increased 24 per cent since 1990.
Climate change could cause abrupt biodiversity losses this century
The Conversation: Impacts of climate change on species and ecosystems are already evident.
The New New Zealanders: How our lives will change after a time of coronavirus
Some of the change we face in the next year will be tough. Some will be lovely.
Toy manufacturers look to reduce carbon footprint
Manufacturers introduce eco-friendly initiatives, hard to verify sustainability claims.
Covid-19 has lessons for the world
EDITORIAL: It's not just pandemics we have to worry about.
Stuck at home: Five ways to reduce food waste
Kiwi households throw out 10 times as much food waste as supermarkets.
What the pandemic can teach us about climate change
Effects of Covid-19 are likely to be temporary but climate change is not.
Teuila Fuatai: Climate crisis lessons in Covid-19
COMMENT: What do the two crises have in common?
Macho, macho emissions: How masculine marketing of utes could be causing climate change
Could the obsession with big, manly cars stop us meeting our climate change commitments?
Letters: Pandemic reaction, mosque memorial, airport route and foreign students
Letters on the climate crisis, Simon Wilson, light rail, student visas and Jacinda Ardern.
Social distancing? You might be fighting climate change, too
New York Times: Shifts in behaviour could alter our greenhouse gas emissions.