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![Who’s in charge? The battle for control of the Auckland port](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Who’s in charge? The battle for control of the Auckland port
When Mayor Wayne Brown told the Auckland port company what to do, the company said no.
![Why Fonterra is looking at giant heat pumps for its factories](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Why Fonterra is looking at giant heat pumps for its factories
Big exporter needs 200 degree Celsius steam to dry milk into powder.
![Greta Thunberg slams leaders' lack of climate action](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Greta Thunberg slams leaders' lack of climate action
The young activist was at the annual meeting of the World Economic Forum in Davos.
![Watch: Greta Thunberg carried away by police during protest](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Watch: Greta Thunberg carried away by police during protest
Swedish activist, 20, joined protest against the demolition of village.
![Editorial: What does the fusion breakthrough mean for energy and the planet?](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Editorial: What does the fusion breakthrough mean for energy and the planet?
What does the exciting physics advance spell for our future?
![Donors pledge millions to get Ukraine through winter](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Donors pledge millions to get Ukraine through winter
Russian strikes have ravaged power stations, water facilities, other essential services.
!['Landmark achievement': Fusion breakthrough could be climate, energy game-changer](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
'Landmark achievement': Fusion breakthrough could be climate, energy game-changer
Unlike other nuclear reactions, it doesn’t create radioactive waste.
![UK approves first new coal mine in decades](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
UK approves first new coal mine in decades
Govt says the coal would be used for steelmaking rather than power.
![Danone flicks the switch on $30m biomass boiler for Balclutha dairy plant](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Danone flicks the switch on $30m biomass boiler for Balclutha dairy plant
Group says it is NZ’s first dairy spray drying plant powered exclusively by biomass fuel.
![Climate experts fear rich countries 'missing in action' at COP27](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Climate experts fear rich countries 'missing in action' at COP27
More than 45,000 people, including world leaders, will meet in Egypt from this weekend.
![Laggard to leader? Pressure on Aus to match NZ on climate](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Laggard to leader? Pressure on Aus to match NZ on climate
Pacific leaders hope some transtasman rivalry at forum will help Australia up its game.
![Pike River: Families' lawyer confident of manslaughter prosecution](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Pike River: Families' lawyer confident of manslaughter prosecution
It comes as police confirm criminal probe ongoing.
![Pike River: Evidence of further remains found](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Pike River: Evidence of further remains found
Police hope drilling an additional borehole will reveal what caused the first explosion.
![At least 14 dead in Russian coal mine fire, dozens still missing](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
At least 14 dead in Russian coal mine fire, dozens still missing
Efforts to rescue those trapped in the mine were halted because of an explosion threat.
!['Justice for our boys': Pike River families hope discovery of bodies could lead to prosecution](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
'Justice for our boys': Pike River families hope discovery of bodies could lead to prosecution
Angry father says officials told about bodies a decade ago.
![COP26 shock: Leaders consider global ban on coal](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
COP26 shock: Leaders consider global ban on coal
Pressure goes on developed nations to shut down coal-fired power plants.
![Simon Wilson's Glasgow Diary: Green shade for Shaw, coal, rainforests](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Simon Wilson's Glasgow Diary: Green shade for Shaw, coal, rainforests
Today's news about the weather, during the most important climate meeting yet.
![Can nuclear power solve climate crisis?](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Can nuclear power solve climate crisis?
Professor Ralph Cooney ponders five big questions about our climate future.
![Ohai coal battle: Meet the young person fighting the industry her small town was built on](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Ohai coal battle: Meet the young person fighting the industry her small town was built on
On a mission to end mining in her small Southland town.
![King Coal and the unlikely investment case for more of it](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
King Coal and the unlikely investment case for more of it
With five years of legal wrangling behind it, NZ's largest coal company aims to grow.
![NZ importing record amount of coal](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
NZ importing record amount of coal
Coal now fuels more than 10 per cent of the country's electricity as hydro power drops.