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No industry consultation on block offers
The oil and gas exploration industry says its waiting to be consulted on block offers
Watch: Protests at oil industry conference in Wellington
Hundreds of people are standing outside access points to TSB Bank Arena to stop delegates getting in.
Blockade planned for oil industry conference
It's hoped about 200 people will show up for the blockade and rally tomorrow.
Whanganui iwi take emergency response model to summit
Whanganui Civil Defence model will provide a template.
Jay Kuten: Keep the police out of politics
We can't have politicised police; we must be sure police act for our safety not against it
Q&A: What the Dutch can teach NZ about sea-level rise
A Dutch expert in sea-level-rise mitigation shares some lessons for flood-prone Aotearoa.
Rachel Stewart: Journos, feel heat on warming
COMMENT: As weather gets worse, writers need to step up.
Peters: No compromise on oil and gas
NZ First's position on oil and gas exploration is at odds with the Greens' stance.
'Chilling effect': Ardern's oil and gas remarks criticised
PM's remarks may hit on multibillion-dollar oil and gas sector, MP says.
PM: Other resources could be explored
Silica could be a big energy resource as the country moves away from fossil fuels.
Ardern on fossil fuels: The world's moved on
Government ministers says there must be a "just transition" away from fossil fuels.
Kiwi science tackles farm stock emissions
NZ-led research leads world a step closer to combating emissions from sheep and cattle.
Australians told devastating fire seasons 'new normal'
Australia is experiencing incredibly protracted fire seasons.
Emissions ruling angers forest owners
Rules for ETS eligibility have changed drastically, owners say
Whanganui forest owners frustrated with MPI
Two Whanganui forest ventures are at odds with Ministry for Primary Industries criteria.
Gwynne Dyer: Climate change politics will get ugly
The US may be ordered to close down the Mexican border completely within 20 years.
22 leading science bodies urge action on climate
NZ's leading science body joins unprecedented Commonwealth call for climate action.
Canterbury fields to be set ablaze in 'extreme fire' study
Fire theories seen in the lab will be tested in the field for the first time.
Scientists break ice, and records, to gain climate clues
Kiwi scientists return from Antarctica with important new climate-change insights.
Four times more than normal: NZ's bumper cyclone season explained
Experts say there are three reasons why NZ may be hit again. Jamie Morton explains.
What did NZ's hottest summer do to our glaciers?
Scientists expect to find some "pretty pathetic" examples in post-summer snowline survey.
Govt eyes new South Island marine reserves
Two options offer areas for new reserves, but environment group calls process "flawed".
New watchdog backs bolder action on climate
Commission would track NZ's carbon-slashing efforts and ensure promises are made good.
Destroyed penguin habitat as storms hit native species hard
Footage shows the destroyed penguin habitat as storms hit native species hard on Noises Islands. / Supplied by Forest & Bird
Stink bug's big threat: How it may devastate NZ
Officials are intercepting more brown marmorated stink bugs and we should all be worried.
Climate change: When our oceans lost their breath
During ancient climate change, our oceans lost their oxygen, a NZ-led study finds.
Climate change the nuclear age of the Pacific
New Zealand needs to help out Pacific neighbours fight climate change.
Greens announce new transparency policies
Access to politicians shouldn't depend on how much money you have, Shaw said.
Wettest February on record: 234mm of rain in city
The month broke rainfall records in two cities with two cyclones causing huge impact.
Three NZ centres among world's most 'renewable'
NZ's two biggest cities singled out new report naming world's best users of renewables.
NZ economy growing faster than emissions rate
Report: We are producing more greenhouse gasses but are 'much more efficient in doing so'.
How warming climate 'churned' the Southern Ocean
During Earth's last big warming cycle, something dramatic happened in the Southern Ocean.
Q&A: In search of a greener New Zealand
Two film-makers have just toured the country meeting Kiwis doing their bit for the planet.