New Zealand 'no longer on track' to meet climate goals - officials
They doubt the Government can hit its 2025 target; NZ risks becoming a climate pariah.
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National, Labour, Act, Greens, Te Pāti Māori and NZ First environment policies compared
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2023 among NZ's warmest years as new climate change stocktake lays out impacts
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Huge tracts of land retired, fenced or planted to protect Waikato rivers
Massive private and council efforts have gone into protecting Waikato waterways.
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Warrick Harris 'should have known better' when he trawled in the prohibited zone 19 times.
No stone unturned: Locals still battling quarry expansion
Application to expand a gravel quarry in Maraekākaho does not need to consult residents.
The great divide: Will technology solve the climate crisis?
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$90m Remuera site: Fast-track approval sought for 185-unit retirement village
Developers using the Government’s fast-tracking method to win approval for huge scheme.
Tinkering with ETS may skew renewables investment - fund manager
The review of the Emissions Trading Scheme may cast doubt on green investment.
'Hypocrisy': Environment Ministry boss flies to Wellington once a week
The ministry has come under fire again for its air travel emissions.
The slash report: Call for halt to production forestry in erosion zones
A report says there are just 5-10 years to "turn this environmental disaster around".
Hawke's Bay growers need rule change to burn flood debris
Regional council faces difficult decision about debris.
Opinion: Submissions expose horrors of David Parker’s RMA reform proposals
Law reform proposals have been a long time in the making.
'Appalling': Govt plans 350 homes on site it rejected for private development
'Without developments like this, reliance on emergency housing in Rotorua will continue.'
Substandard processes but no bias with govt contracts linked to Mahuta family
Substandard processes but no evidence of favouritism in contracts with minister's family.
Concern over MfE process related to Mahuta family contracts
Public Service Commission advice unheeded in MfE review of Mahuta family contracts.
Three Waters 'the right thing to do’ - Grant Robertson
Government will press ahead with plans for co-governance in Three Waters reforms.
Rob Fyfe's new business - his biggest start-up yet
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Severe marine heatwave looming: The alarming trends for NZ's marine life
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Roger Partridge: Productive land law ignores opportunity cost
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Lockdown sees emissions drop, big cuts still needed - report
The first emissions reduction plan will be released next month.
Auckland gets consent to draw more water from Waikato River
Watercare now has consent for 300 million litres of water a day from the river year-round.
Coal and agriculture put Waikato ahead in emission statistics
A collective effort is needed to reduce the region's carbon footprint.
Government could pay you to scrap your gas guzzler
The Government releases its latest emissions reduction plans.
Govt allocates nearly $151,000 towards investigation on mercury contamination
Ngāti Hau pleased with investigation into mercury contamination at Puhipihi mine.
Government's second shot at an 'Implementation Unit'
Government's second Implementation Unit will manage a handful of faltering projects.
The scheme to make New Zealand the global exemplar for sustainable fashion
The closed-looped scheme to re-use textile waste could make New Zealand a world leader.
Emissions from dairy farms highest ever
Environment Ministry blames fertilisers and says emissions from dairy cows are dropping.
Bruce Clarkson praised as a treasure to council and the city
"Waiwhakareke the best example of urban restoration in the whole country."
District council works urgently to upgrade treatment plant
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