A leading climate scientist has welcomed a new 20-year Government "roadmap" that singles out climate change as an environmental research priority for New Zealand.

Flying drones close enough to southern right whales to catch some of the bugs they blow out will help tell scientists more about the effects climate change is having on the planet.

Eruptions, lahars, faster and better facilities, a catastrophic diesel spill and a devastating arson - it's been a hectic 30 years

It seems that these days the media are full of news about the damage that cattle are causing to New Zealand's environment. Stories

Climate change is already redefining coastlines and the weather here in New Zealand and around the world. How will it affect us and what can we do about it?

The first six months of 2016 are the warmest start to a year on record in NZ. Professor Corey Bradshaw pens an open letter to his daughter to apologise.

The record warm start to the year will be the new normal within the next few generations, scientists say.

Scientists have confirmed that atmospheric carbon dioxide levels have hit record levels in Antarctica.

Emissions Trading Scheme is to be scrapped.

Suicide among Indian farmers is on the rise because of extreme environmental conditions.

Most Alaskans and Canadians have a bear story - tales of fearsome grizzlies, even polar bears. But a mix of the two?

The vast majority of Kiwis support creating a marine sanctuary in the Kermadec Islands northeast of New Zealand, a new poll indicates.

The world's poorest people are suffering more extreme heat driven by climate change while wealthier nations, including New Zealand, remain less affected.

COMMENT: The sooner we take action, the lower the cost will be and the less damage we will pass on to future generations.

Warmer winds carry fresh challenges to the major industries of regional New Zealand.

As recently as two years ago, there were five islands in the Pacific Ocean. Now they're nowhere to be seen. Six more are facing the same fate.

The Year 2 pupils arrived at school to a message thanking them for doing a great job to spread awareness about climate change from the Prime Minister.

New Zealand can and must do more to fight climate change on the home front, say authors of a high-level report out today.

COMMENT: The aftermath of signing the Paris Agreement on climate change is a good time to take stock of where we are at on this important issue.

Climate Change Minister Paula Bennett has signed an historic global climate change agreement on behalf of NZ.

170 nations are now signing the Paris Agreement a landmark deal that attempts to rein in global warming beyond 2020.

New Zealand urgently needs to plant huge areas of trees to help combat climate change and boost a green economy, a business think-tank says.

COMMENT: From rising sea levels to flooded rivers, from drought to wildfire - scientists list the impacts of climate change.

With a historic global climate agreement about to be signed in New York, a new report has laid bare how New Zealand will be affected by climate change.

New Zealand is being accused of cheating to fulfil its international climate change obligations.

Climate Change Minister Paula Bennett will head to New York next week to sign New Zealand up to a historic climate agreement.

Big industrial emitters of greenhouse gases will lose their right under the emissions trading scheme to offset only half of their emissions, Climate Change Minister Paula Bennett told an international energy conference in Wellington.

What if we could fight climate change by capturing emissions and locking them away? It sounds good, but the obstacles are huge, reports Chris Mooney.

As the climate heats up, the forecast is also calling for more rain. Think downpours. Cats and dogs. Or just "extreme rain", as the scientists call it.