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Key upbeat on Copenhagen talks
Prime Minister John Key heads to climate talks in Copenhagen tomorrow confident progress can be made.
Taking a hard line on climate change
The two official UN drafts are a step in the right direction or a hopelessly ineffective cop-out depending on who you listen to.
NZ knew about leaked 'Danish Text'
New Zealand officials were consulted over a controversial document which has compromised climate talks in Copenhagen.
World gets warmer as climate talks start
This year is likely to be among the 10 hottest years on record, early figures from the World Meteorological Organisation indicate.
NZ data to feature in fightback over emails
Evidence of rising temperatures in NZ is being used by Britain in an effort to lessen the fall-out from leaked scientific emails.
UN rewards Dunedin policeman for bravery
A Dunedin policeman is receiving a United Nations award for courageous service after saving an elderly man from drowning in East Timor.
World facing 'catastrophic six-degree rise' say scientists
Scientists claim the world is now firmly on course for the worst-case scenario in terms of climate change, with average global temperatures rising by up to 6C
John Key meets Obama in Singapore
John Key had "quite a fruitful" discussion with US president Barack Obama during the official Apec leaders' dinner last night, and also breakfasted with him today, writes John Armstrong.
NZ night sky closer to Unesco status
New Zealand has successfully taken the first step in getting the Tekapo-Aoraki/Mt Cook night sky declared a World Heritage site.
Life on the other side of the Wall
Twenty years after the fall of the Berlin Wall, author Oliver Fritz reflects on growing up behind the Iron Curtain.