Ardern keen on Parliament declaring climate-change emergency
Green MP Chlöe Swarbrick plans on bid to get MPs to declare an emergency again soon.
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Floating Antarctic ice goes from record high to record lows
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Alarm at vanishing ice in 'baking' Alaskan seas
Sea ice along northern Alaska disappeared far earlier than normal this spring.
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Sir Rob Fenwick: Auckland needs regional composting plant now
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Study finds urgent need to understand NZ's blue backyard
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Costco vs the climate emergency: planning the future of Auckland
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Whangārei District Council wants zero carbon target brought forward 20 years
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Expert: Why can't NZ do climate action like it does cricket?
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Climate change's hot summers could unleash more rat infestations
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Whanganui's dark, cold, isolated, risky bus shelter is a heritage building we don't need
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Climate change forces 60 Hawke's Bay residents to move
The Hohepa community in Hawke's Bay is shifting inland due to climate change.
'Brainwashed': Councillor slams climate crisis declarations
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Students to walk out again to save climate
Students' third climate strike will coincide with a UN summit.
Auckland Transport contractor parks his petrol car in an electric vehicle spot
Contractor busted flouting the rules by pretending to be a high-ranking AT employee.
How climate change is driving bigger NZ deluges
Climate change has been driving a rise in big rainfall events around NZ, analysis reveals.
'Scary' reality behind photo of pristine sea in Greenland
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Climate of guilt: Flying no longer the high road for some
Many Europeans are increasingly looking at greener travel options.
Whanganui region marae take on Civil Defence roles
Visiting academic talks to local people about indigenous emergency management.
Old spy images show Himalayan glaciers are melting fast
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Comment: How's your social self-awareness travelling?
Comment: We cannot ignore the impact we make on our planet every time we fly.
Letters: Camera could fund roading
Most people learn quite quickly when the back pocket is affected.
Lack of protection for ancient kauri 'ridiculous'
It would take 32 new kauri 100 years to make up for the amount of C02 it stored if felled.
It's not just Titirangi: Rat infestation doubles across NZ
Expert reveals there is a huge explosion in rat numbers in both forests and urban areas.
Tom Belford: Global warming represents a climate emergency
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Peter Whitmore: Climate change - NZ needs to do better
COMMENT: We need move away from fossil fuels to more sustainable options.
Frank Bainimarama: Sport, climate change and Crusaders' gift to Fiji
Fijian PM says the Crusaders offset some of their carbon boot prints for their Suva game.
Conservation Comment: Heard of the Zero Carbon Act?
"Bill has been watered down to get buy-in, but how can you water down an emergency?"