Unusual sea conditions likely caused scores of little blue penguins to starve to death.

The region spends $135b on defence - but just 1.5b on climate mitigation.

Forestry companies want foreign help to reach the Govt's 1 billion trees target.

PM says new resolve on climate change and trade for Commonwealth leaders.

Large parts of Great Barrier Reef were literally cooked to death.

Researchers say we need to find out which communities will be worst hit by climate change.

Melting glacial ice sheets make the ocean's surface layer less salty and more buoyant.

NZ now losing nearly 200m tonnes of soil each year, with consequences for our environment.

Banning off-shore oil and gas exploration was easy, much harder decisions lie ahead.

The Government has announced the leadership of a powerful new committee on climate change.

Climate Change Minister James Shaw from his press conference after naming his Climate Change Committee. / Mark Mitchell

Ardern concedes her Govt is 'unique', but they do agree on climate change action.

Merkel could teach Ardern a trick or two about dealing with Trumpesque egos around her.

How much finance is the world putting toward curbing climate change? Not enough.

The PM said: 'It's not where the future lies." I didn't know the future was so close.

Aucklanders will get to experience electric buses on the City Link service from next week.

Investing in a greener future today will help NZ in the long run, a new report finds.

Exploration ban could become a source of pride

Outflows like those which shut Auckland beaches over summer have surged in number.

PM Jacinda Ardern will arrive in Europe with bragging rights on climate change.

Dairying behind big jump in greenhouse gases.

"New Zealand has stood up to one of the most powerful industries in the world."

Yesterday's storm was a strange stew packing a dying marine heatwave and side-swipe low.

Marine heatwaves are growing longer, stronger and more frequent thanks to climate change.

On the rare occasion they hit New Zealand towns, tornadoes are dramatic events.

NZ-made proteins could help combat everything from disease to climate change.

Kiwis may not know they just lived through an event freakish even under climate change.

US president hasn't thanked three NZ men for the million-tree forest grown in his name.

They bother us, sting us and plague our environment. Is there hope in wiping out the wasp?

Jim Jones has some innovative ideas for combating climate change and greenhouse gases