New Zealand will unveil more details of its global alliance to cut greenhouse gases at a meeting in Copenhagen today.

Wellington's mayor lauds a move to proceed with Transmission Gully but her Kapiti counterpart admits to being "extremely disappointed".

Treasury says NZ has come through the financial crisis in better shape than most of its traditional trading partners.

The long-awaited Transmission Gully route has been approved as part of a $2.2 billion upgrade of State Highway 1 from Wellington to Levin.

Leading American environmental lawyer Robert Kennedy's career ambitions are clear. He tells Andrew Stone his targets are the energy giants polluting the planet.

North Shore Mayor Andrew Williams is angry parts of Mr Hide's Cabinet paper on his controversial taxpayer funded trip were censored.

The Government's shake up of the electricity sector could be the last chance the competitive pricing model has, says Consumer NZ chief executive Sue Chetwin.