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![Budget 2024: Govt slammed over opening up polluter-paid climate fund](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Budget 2024: Govt slammed over opening up polluter-paid climate fund
The Govt has come under fire for opening up a major fund earmarked for climate efforts.
![Simon Wilson: Five ways for Nicola Willis to make the Budget look good](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Simon Wilson: Five ways for Nicola Willis to make the Budget look good
OPINION: Some of the biggest things the Finance Minister could do would cost very little.
![Simon Wilson: Conflicts of interest invite corruption, so why do politicians pretend they don't?](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Simon Wilson: Conflicts of interest invite corruption, so why do politicians pretend they don't?
OPINION: Political conflicts of interest are dragging the Government down. Does it care?
![Keep NZ Beautiful boss, stressed team resign over frustrations with Govt](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Keep NZ Beautiful boss, stressed team resign over frustrations with Govt
The head of an iconic litter-fighting charity says she and her entire team have resigned.
![Simon Wilson: Politicians must agree to agree if we're going to get things built](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Simon Wilson: Politicians must agree to agree if we're going to get things built
OPINION: The big challenge for long-term planning: politicians must agree to agree.
![Simon Wilson: Luxon and Swarbrick - a tale of two speeches](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Simon Wilson: Luxon and Swarbrick - a tale of two speeches
OPINION: The PM and the Greens co-leader gave very different climate speeches last week.
![The Shaw bank redemption: Simon Wilson on the former Greens leader and the Fast-Track Bill](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
The Shaw bank redemption: Simon Wilson on the former Greens leader and the Fast-Track Bill
OPINION: Everyone likes to call James Shaw a Blue-Green, but what does that mean?
![Airline’s poo-powered plan to make fuel from human waste](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Airline’s poo-powered plan to make fuel from human waste
Biofuel company says not to 'pooh-pooh' the use of this abundant, low-cost resource.
![Norway to ban Arctic cruise passengers from remote islands](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Norway to ban Arctic cruise passengers from remote islands
Svalbard visits reduced from 240 to 43 sites, some islands totally out-of-bounds.
![Cruise company granted B Corp status for polar tours](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Cruise company granted B Corp status for polar tours
Can you visit the most fragile parts of the planet and still have a positive impact?
![World’s biggest cruise sets sail. Are growing ships a growing climate concern?](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
World’s biggest cruise sets sail. Are growing ships a growing climate concern?
The Icon is the latest evolution in a trend for larger, flashier cruise ships.
![Why 2023 wasn't as bad as you think - 12 things that made the world better](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Why 2023 wasn't as bad as you think - 12 things that made the world better
Some really good things happened this year. Simon Wilson selects a few.
![Simon Wilson: The Toyota Corolla principle of planning](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Simon Wilson: The Toyota Corolla principle of planning
OPINION: After the ferry cancellation, how will we plan better infrastructure?
![Cop28 agrees ‘transition away’ from planet-warming fossil fuels](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Cop28 agrees ‘transition away’ from planet-warming fossil fuels
President says the move is historic, despite critics' worries about loopholes.
!['Truly shocking': November the sixth straight month to set heat record](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
'Truly shocking': November the sixth straight month to set heat record
2023 is on the way to smashing the record for hottest year.
![Simon Wilson: The good and the bad in Govt's 'war on woke'](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Simon Wilson: The good and the bad in Govt's 'war on woke'
OPINION: Now it's climate denial, race-baiting, partisan politics and an end to smokefree.
![Mike Hosking: Don’t expect too much from Cop28](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Mike Hosking: Don’t expect too much from Cop28
OPINION: Like it or not, and Cop will not like it one bit, but the world needs oil.
![Mike Joy: Offsetting won’t work, stop emitting fossil carbon](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Mike Joy: Offsetting won’t work, stop emitting fossil carbon
OPINION: The now-ubiquitous notion of “net zero” emissions is at best a delaying tactic.
![Taylor Swift: Climate Anti-hero?](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Taylor Swift: Climate Anti-hero?
Travel booms as fans book trips to shows that could have been held in their home country.
![Samantha Ladewig: Plastic pollution - another nuclear-free moment?](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Samantha Ladewig: Plastic pollution - another nuclear-free moment?
OPINION: The need for international action is urgent.
![Golf club’s green efforts recognised at national awards](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Golf club’s green efforts recognised at national awards
“We’ve really worked hard to make this land a stunning example of our local environment."