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New Zealand: Politics

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Paul Ekins ... misunderstandings.

Credibility key selling point for green economy

28 Feb 2014

The idea of the “green economy goes in and out of fashion, not least because it is rarely defined and frequently misunderstood, writes PAUL EKINS, Professor of Resource and Environmental Policy, University College, London.

Tiwai Point ... $1 million better off?

Big emitters cash in on free carbon credits

21 Feb 2014

A loophole allowing heavy industrial emitters to coin it at the expense of taxpayers by selling free carbon credits is likely to be closed under a Labour-Greens government.

Chris Karamea Insley ... waiting for Government reply.

Angry Maori take carbon case to UN

21 Feb 2014

Frustrated Maori will take their carbon price grievances to the United Nations next week.

Moana Mackey ... no surprise.

Iwi ultimatum earns support of political parties

21 Feb 2014

Iwi threatening to take a claim to the Waitangi Tribunal over carbon prices have the support of at least two major political parties.

Tim Groser ... no intervention.

Maori ultimatum leaves Government unmoved

14 Feb 2014

The Government appears to be ignoring an ultimatum from Maori to fix carbon prices or face the consequences.

Chirs Karamea Insley ... good faith.

Angry Maori table $600,000 carbon ultimatum

7 Feb 2014

Maori say they will lodge a $600 million Treaty of Waitangi claim if the Government doesn’t move fast to shore up carbon prices.

Catherine Iorns ... acute concern.

Earth Law move perfect for us, says academic

7 Feb 2014

New Zealand is well-positioned to move into an emerging international Earth-centred legal regime because of Maori culture, an environmental law lecturer says.

Hang on, isn't carbon-happy China just making stuff for us?

7 Feb 2014

Is it fair that China is blamed for the carbon dioxide emissions it generates to manufacture products destined for the West? asks Glen West, of the Center for International Climate and Environment Research.

Iain White ... floods becoming harder to manage.

Academic eyes ways to hold back flood waters

7 Feb 2014

Floods are becoming harder to manage by trying to hold water back behind flood defences, so it’s time to look at how to defend against them at the building and community level.

Tim Groser ... we're doing our bit.

It's the forestry effect, explains Groser

31 Jan 2014

The Government is blaming a projected greenhouse gas emissions increase on forestry cycles.

Think or swim ... that's our climate change choice

31 Jan 2014

Making people think about the impact climate change could have on their homes makes them more likely to take action to prevent it, researchers say.

Russel Norman ... modern values.

Time for a green revolution, says Norman

31 Jan 2014

The Green Party is invoking the legacies of Seddon, Savage and Kirk in a bid to pitch the green economy as the next big thing for New Zealand.

Kennedy Graham ... wrong direction.

Climate paralysis risks our reputation, say Greens

24 Jan 2014

New Zealand’s continuing failure to do our share on climate change puts our clean green image at risk, the Green Party says.

Jim Salinger ... on-going war.

The war on science: Why we should be very afraid

24 Jan 2014

Climate scientist Dr JIM SALINGER on why we should be very worried by attempts to discredit data showing New Zealand's climate is warming:

Lara Giddings ... no more Greens.

Pulp politics bring tension to Tasmania

24 Jan 2014

KATE CROWLEY, Associate Professor of Public and Environmental Policy at the University of Tasmania, examines the tension between the economy and the environment in the state's politics:

Post-recession, we're becoming a nation of greener Kiwis

20 Dec 2013

New Zealanders coming out of recession have quite different attitudes to sustainability than they had going in, says a social trend researcher.

Govt sitting on millions worth of Kyoto units

13 Dec 2013

The Government is sitting on millions of Kyoto units which could reduce the cost of the country's carbon liability.

Tim Groser ... snapshot.

Govt releases climate change commitment report

13 Dec 2013

The Government has just released the Sixth National Communication on Climate Change report.

Restrictions on CERs and ERUs

6 Dec 2013

The use of international Kyoto credits in the New Zealand Emissions Trading Scheme is to be restricted.

Beehive seems set to block cheap foreign credits

6 Dec 2013

The Government today is expected to announce moves to restrict the flow of cheap foreign carbon credits into New Zealand.

Country on countdown to pricing environment

6 Dec 2013

A decision will be made early next year on whether New Zealand will put a price on its natural capital.

NZ none the wiser after rejecting refugee’s case

29 Nov 2013

New Zealand has dealt with what is claimed to be the world’s first climate change refugee by throwing his case out of court and earmarking him and his family for deportation.

Tim Groser ... consider the realities.

What Tim Groser told the world at Warsaw

22 Nov 2013

Climate Change Minister Tim Groser has put New Zealand’s emissions-reduction credentials to the COP19 gathering in Warsaw.

Abbott fund has high price, says analyst

22 Nov 2013

Australia’s Emissions Reduction Fund is likely to cost its government $A20 a tonne, and possibly $40 a tonne, an analyst says.

Melbourne expo might give us some answers

22 Nov 2013

Businesses looking for a steer on how Australia’s Emissions Reduction Fund scheme will work could find it at the Carbon Expo Australasia next month.

New-look Christchurch wins accolades at Warsaw

22 Nov 2013

The Christchurch rebuild has been recognised internationally as the best current example of urban regeneration.

Gerry Brownlee ... horse manure.

Welcome to the Bill and Gerry Climate Change Show ...

15 Nov 2013

The Government is under fire over its apparent lack of belief in human-induced climate change, with two of the country’s most powerful politicians calling the science into question.

Dr James Renwick ... Government ignoring evidence.

Our ministers ill-informed, says top scientist

15 Nov 2013

The New Zealand Government is ignoring “inconvenient” evidence about climate change, says a leading international climate scientist.

Government plays loose with ETS facts

15 Nov 2013

The Government is claiming credit for climate change policies – including the Emissions Trading Scheme - introduced by its predecessor.

Kennedy Graham ... crucial decade.

Warsaw the great test of will, say Greens

15 Nov 2013

COP19 will be the critical test of the international community’s will to prevent dangerous climate change, says Green Party climate change spokesman Kennedy Graham.

Emissions cuts vital, says carbon watchdog

15 Nov 2013

Ambitious emissions reductions targets should be a prerequisite for access to international carbon markets, a carbon markets watchdog says.

Hope from Europe

11 Nov 2013

The NZU market finished the week on a subdued note, as selling interest dries up for now. OMFinancial reports:

Poland will be stepping stone, says Groser

8 Nov 2013

Climate Change Minister Tim Groser says that next week's COP19 conference in Poland will lay the groundwork for a new international agreement on tackling climate change.

New freshwater rules won't work, say scientists

8 Nov 2013

Farmers say it’s a new start to freshwater management, but at least some scientists say Government proposals released this week won’t improve the quality of our waterways.

Kennedy Graham ... the days of wondering are over.

Meet Kennedy Graham, green sheep of the family ... and a man business would be wise to watch

8 Nov 2013

By editor ADELIA HALLETT. The irony of an ancestor owning a coal mine is not lost on Dr Kennedy Graham.

Matthew Gibbons ... the debate must be reinvigorated.

Young man in a hurry ... all the way to Warsaw

8 Nov 2013

A young man with a commerce degree and an interest in alternate energy will represent New Zealand at COP19 in Warsaw next week.

Tim Groser ... impact action.

Doha decision forced hand on setting 5% emissions target, says Groser

1 Nov 2013

New Zealand’s expulsion from international carbon markets was a factor in the Government’s setting of this country’s 2020 emissions reduction target.

Paper explains why public not consulted

1 Nov 2013

The Government chose not to consult the public over its 2020 emissions reduction target, despite knowing that the target was inconsistent with three-quarters of earlier public submissions.

Business must play major role, says minister

1 Nov 2013

The Government wants business to take a leading role as New Zealand moves to a low-carbon economy.

Papers reveal Treasury push for zero GHG target

25 Oct 2013

Treasury wanted New Zealand to adopt a greenhouse gas emissions reduction target of zero per cent below 1990 levels.

Our GHG emissions on the way up ... not down

25 Oct 2013

New Zealand’s greenhouse gas emissions are on track to rise by 2020, not fall as the Government has pledged.

Kennedy Graham .. worried.

Parties stay quiet on 2015 carbon auctions

25 Oct 2013

A new government might not auction carbon units in 2015.

Greens quiz minister on emissions reduction

25 Oct 2013

News that New Zealand's greenhouse gas emissions are expected to grow by more than a third by 2040 prompted questions in Parliament this week, as Green Party climate change spokesman Dr Kennedy Graham sought to pin the Government down on just how it planned to reach its emissions reduction targets.

Moana Mackey ... needs Peter Dunne.

Labour again trying for foreign units limit

11 Oct 2013

Labour is having another go at limiting the number of foreign carbon units emitters can surrender under the New Zealand Emissions Trading Scheme.

No nukes policy in line for world award

11 Oct 2013

New Zealand is in the running for the Future Policy Award, recognising policies that create better living conditions for current and future generations.

Tim Flannery ... just ask.

Rebel campaigner eyes NZ connection

4 Oct 2013

Leading Australian climate change campaigner Professor Tim Flannery says he would bring his privately funded Climate Council to New Zealand - if asked.

IPCC report means no more excuses for NZ

4 Oct 2013

The latest IPCC report on climate change removes New Zealand’s excuses for not taking strong action on the problems.

Tariana Turia ... Maori undermined.

Political parties back Palmer on RMA

13 Sep 2013

Sir Geoffrey Palmer’s call for environmental protections to be written into a New Zealand constitution is gaining political traction.

David Cunliffe ... core value.

Labour hopefuls and their green values

13 Sep 2013

Which of the three MPs battling to be leader of the Labour Party would be best for the environment?

Sir Peter Gluckman ... impacts inevitable.

Start now, science chief tells businesses

13 Sep 2013

New Zealand’s chief science adviser says that businesses should not be distracted by apparent argument over the validity of anthropogenic climate change.

Energy
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Fast, sustained phase-out of fossil fuels: best-performing countries in coal and transport sectors

Thu 10 Jul 2025

By Robert McLachlan | It’s true that climate change is getting worse – it will continue to get worse until emissions fall to near zero. But is action on phasing out fossil fuels really stalling?

Agriculture
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Clear-sighted view to trade-offs crucial to reimagining our relationship with the land

7 Jul 2025

By Nick Swallow | COMMENT: New Zealand could see a 70% drop in the value of dairy land if we pursue our emissions targets for agriculture, according to a new report.

Carbon emissions
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Mangroves' overlooked climate role

30 Jun 2025

By Shannon Morris-Williams | New Zealand’s mangrove forests are pulling tens of thousands of tonnes of carbon from the atmosphere each year, yet their climate benefits remain unrecognised in national emissions reporting.

Transport
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How flying can be a climate solution

16 Jun 2025

By Paul Callister and Robert McLachlan - Planetary Ecology | How can aviation contribute to tackling climate change when no practicable technology-based solutions are on the horizon?

Forestry
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Forestry slash in a river near Gisborne following Cyclone Gabrielle

‘Weaponised timber torpedoes’ – call for forestry changes after flooding

Today 10:00am

By Liz Kivi | A climate scientist is calling for changes to forestry practices, after the second ‘one-in-one-hundred-year’ climate-fuelled flash flood to hit the top of the South Island in two weeks unleashed a torrent of pine forest waste, wiping out homes and a campground.

Business
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NZ Post drops science-based climate target

Tue 8 Jul 2025

By Liz Kivi | NZ Post has dropped its science-based emissions reduction target of 42% by 2030 with no plans to replace it.

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