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New Zealand: Politics

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Lands cleared in the Amazon rainforest in preparation for farming and grazing.

Tree loss in tropics casts doubt over climate goals

3 May 2022

Tropical regions of the world lost 11.1 million hectares of forest cover in 2021, new data shows, calling into question global pledges to end deforestation by 2030.

ACT takes aim at National's climate policies

4 Apr 2022

The ACT Party is using National's recruitment of the NZ Initiative's former senior economist and leading proponent of the "leave it to the ETS" school of thought, Matt Burgess, to criticise the opposition party's climate policies.

Minister responds to PCE hydrogen letter

25 Mar 2022

Minister for the environment Megan Woods has thanked the parliamentary commissioner for the environment, Simon Upton, for his letter highlighting concerns about the development of a green hydrogen industry but says the government sees real potential for the gas in New Zealand's energy mix.

NZ Green Investment Finance confident it’s not funding muscle cars

9 Mar 2022

The chief executive of the NZ Green Investment Finance told the Finance and Infrastructure Committee, this morning, that the green bank had sufficient safeguards in place to ensure it didn’t end up funding muscle cars instead of EVs.

Tariffs on 290 environmentally beneficial goods flushed down the loo

4 Mar 2022

A 5% tariff on composting toilets is one of more than 290 tariffs on environmentally beneficial goods flushed down the loo in the recently announced free trade agreement between the UK and New Zealand – but will it really make any difference?

Trickle-down carbon savings celebrated with passing of Clean Car Bill

18 Feb 2022

Parliament heard yesterday that the Clean Car Discount Bill was a gift to low-income families, a tax on hardworking families, the cause of a massive uptick in the sales of high polluting vehicles and the means by which 12 megatons of carbon emissions will be avoided.

Tackling climate change at the core of government's economic strategy: PM

9 Feb 2022

Tackling climate change will be at the core of the government's economic strategy, prime minister Jacinda Ardern declared in her first parliamentary speech of the year yesterday.

Government delays one of its “most significant” climate change policy changes

22 Dec 2021

Cabinet agreed on Monday to delay an amendment to the Resource Management Act that was trumpeted by climate change minister James Shaw as “one of the most significant policy changes to address climate change this term” when it was passed in June last year.

Bluegreens co-chair Scott Simpson returns to climate change role

7 Dec 2021

Scott Simpson, the co-chair of the National Party’s Bluegreen advisory group, is back as the party's climate change spokesperson following the reshuffle by new leader Christopher Luxon.

Law changed to avoid public carrying the cost of oil and gas field clean-ups

6 Dec 2021

The Crown Minerals Act has been amended to avoid the public being left with the bill for the decommissioning of oil and gas fields.

Luxon's climate change credentials

1 Dec 2021

The new leader of the National Party, Christopher Luxon, touted his climate change credentials in his maiden speech.

James Shaw's response to Newsweek article

30 Nov 2021

Climate change minister James Shaw has responded to a Newsweek ranking that placed New Zealand 16th on a list of the 20 least ambitious countries in tackling the climate crises.

Experts, activists say health equity needs more emphasis in fight against climate change

30 Nov 2021

Nearly three decades after the world first came together to address climate change, its impact on human health was a focus of talks this month in Glasgow, Scotland.

Corporate net zero targets: Greenwashing or genuine climate action?

24 Nov 2021

From Big Oil to Big Tech, major companies are promising to go net zero and wash away their carbon sins. But critics say the corporate climate pledges are a smokescreen.

Aotearoa first country to pass climate reporting law

22 Oct 2021

AOTEAROA has become the first country in the world to pass a law requiring companies to disclose climate-related risks and opportunities.

Close to 50% of cars will be ICE vehicles in 2050 under current policy settings

28 Sep 2021

Up to 45% of New Zealand’s light vehicle fleet would remain ICE vehicles in 2050 if the government relied on the Clean Car Discount and Standard alone, the minister of transport, Michael Wood, has said in response to a written question from National’s David Bennett.

Is a climate emergency delayed, a climate emergency denied?

16 Sep 2021

The Government has pushed back its Emission Reduction Plan by five months leading to accusations that its declaration of a climate emergency, last year, was “virtue signalling.”

Latest Energy Quarterly sees NZ breaking all the wrong records

10 Sep 2021

MBIE’s latest Energy Quarterly is a litany of negative records, with coal imports and emissions from electricity generation hitting all time highs, and the share of renewable generation the lowest since 2013.

Questions, questions, questions….

26 Aug 2021

Climate change is the existential question of our age, so it’s hardly surprising it generates more than a few parliamentary written questions…. but too often those questions reveal more about the petty political point scoring of New Zealand politics than the climate emergency.

Emissions reduction consultation document on its way

25 Aug 2021

The government is set to launch a consultation document on its emission reduction plan, possibly as soon as next week.

Public sector ill-prepared for climate change

17 Aug 2021

Eighty-five percent of public organisations responding to a Ministry for the Environment survey admitted to not documenting how climate change will impact their ability to carry out their functions.

First six months of rebate scheme to cost up to $57 million

11 Aug 2021

The Government estimates the first six months of its clean car rebate scheme will cost up to $57 million.

Speaker declines motion to debate IPCC report

11 Aug 2021

It may be, in the words of the UN Secretary-General, a “code red” alert for Planet Earth, but the speaker of the House yesterday declined a motion to debate the IPCC’s latest report.

Minister backs ACC on fossil fuel divestment progress

16 Jul 2021

Calls by activist groups for ACC to immediately halt all investments in fossil fuel companies are likely to fall on deaf ears, if the response from ACC Minister Carmel Sepuloni to a written question from Green MP Julie Anne Genter are anything to go by.

Politicians take to podcasting to tackle climate change

13 Jul 2021

In the first episode of his new podcast, the Backroom of Politics, National’s Gerry Brownlee accuses the Climate Change Commission of activism. In the second he’ll be interviewing the Commission’s chair Dr Rod Carr.

Limits could be placed on NZU stockpiles

9 Jul 2021

Participants in the NZ ETS could have limits set on the number NZUs they are holding and be required to disclose their stockpiles under proposals being considered by the Government.

Could halogen lightbulbs be next?

28 Jun 2021

With the Government announcement that single-use plastic packaging is to be phased out, could a British-style ban on halogen lightbulbs be next?

Calls for disclosure Bill to be widened

25 Jun 2021

In its current form the Financial Sector (Climate-related Disclosures and Other Matters) Amendment Bill would see the Ports of Napier required to disclose its climate risks but not the Ports of Otago, a select committee heard yesterday.

Carbon dividend would be “socially progressive”: Shaw

24 Jun 2021

Climate Change Minister James Shaw told this morning’s Environment Select Committee that using revenues from ETS auctions to pay a carbon dividend would be “socially progressive.”

Simon Upton’s spirited defence of a departure tax

6 May 2021

The Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment, Simon Upton, gave a spirited defence of his proposal for a departure tax at today’s Environment Select Committee, despite the Government having ruled it out in the near term.

Ardern touts NZ's climate action at summit

23 Apr 2021

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern used her appearance at President Joe Biden’s virtual Leaders’ Summit on Climate Change to extol the virtues of New Zealand’s response to the climate crises.

Departure tax not on the cards

21 Apr 2021

The Government is not currently considering the Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment's proposal for a departure tax.

Minister responds to climate criticism

20 Apr 2021

Climate Change Minister James Shaw says the Government is considering the Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment's recommendations - which include a call for a departure tax.

Bill requires finance sector to disclose climate risks

13 Apr 2021

A Bill requiring the financial sector to disclose the impact of climate change on their business and explain how they manage climate-related risks has its first reading in Parliament this week.

Call for finance sector regulation

7 Apr 2021

New regulations requiring the financial sector to disclose the greenhouse gas emission of their investment portfolios are needed, the Sustainable Business Network says in its submission to the Climate Change Commission.

NZ Initiative: leave it to the ETS

6 Apr 2021

An NZU price of $50 is all that’s needed to deliver net-zero emissions by 2050, according to the NZ Initiative.

Be careful with price controls, says Z

31 Mar 2021

Fuel retailer Z Energy says the Climate Commission’s advice on raising the cost containment trigger price of NZUs risks participants stockpiling NZU, affecting liquidity.

Reserve Bank calls for Govt lead on green bonds

30 Mar 2021

Government intervention is likely to be needed to encourage greater investment in green bonds, the Reserve Bank says.

Big methane cut and free public transport needed, expert tells ClimCom

29 Mar 2021

Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change author Bronwyn Hayward has told the Climate Change Commission its draft recommendations are not ambitious enough and larger cuts need to be made in biogenic methane emissions.

Contact Energy: Hands-off our Ohaaki

26 Mar 2021

Contact Energy wants all revenues from the Emissions Trading Scheme to be ring-fenced for decarbonisation projects.

MERIDIAN: EVs and low-carbon boilers are key

26 Mar 2021

Meridian Energy has come out in favour of a feebate scheme for electric vehicles and government intervention to speed up the conversion of fossil-fuel boilers to electricity.

Submissions flooding in to ClimCom

26 Mar 2021

The Climate Change Commission has already received more than 6000 submissions in response to its draft report with two days to go until the extended deadline on Sunday.

Luxon touts his climate action at Air NZ

25 Mar 2021

Just one of the three MPs giving maiden speeches given in Parliament yesterday mentioned climate change: Christopher Luxon.

ClimCom plan described as lacking in ambition

24 Mar 2021

Wellington City Council says its emissions reduction targets risk being undermined by the Climate Change Commission’s draft carbon budget.

Robertson: Climate change too big for budget

24 Mar 2021

This year’s Budget won’t include any analysis of the impact of Government policies on climate change, finance minister Grant Robertson says.

Lobby adds voice to call for ClimCom's economic modelling

24 Mar 2021

The Taxpayers' Union lobby group has gone to the Ombudsman over access to economic modelling underlying the Climate Change Commission’s draft recommendations.

What lobby groups are asking supporters to say

23 Mar 2021

Lobby groups from Greenpeace to the Taxpayers’ Union are encouraging supporters to make submissions on the ClimCom draft report by using their templates and suggested talking points.

SHAW: No point ignoring ClimCom's views on prices

22 Mar 2021

Climate Minister James Shaw appears likely to back any recommendation from the Climate Change Commission to increase price controls in Government auctions of carbon credits.

Covid knocks climate off Kiwis' priority list

11 Mar 2021

New Zealanders are significantly less concerned about the impact of climate change than they were a year ago, according to a Colmar Brunton survey.

Parliament passes reserve price provision

10 Mar 2021

The first Government auction of carbon credits will go ahead next week with a confidential reserve price in place.

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Meridian Energy considers green bond offer

Mon 25 Aug 2025

Meridian Energy is considering making an offer of up to $250 million of 6.5 year unsecured, unsubordinated, fixed rate green bonds to institutional and New Zealand retail investors.

Agriculture
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International scientists slam NZ govt's proposed approach to methane

13 Aug 2025

New Zealand's proposed approach to methane emissions has again been attacked by international climate scientists, with a new study saying the attempt to redefine climate target-setting by livestock-exporting countries undermines the transition to a sustainable and equitable food system

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Dry winter pushed up Spark’s emissions

Thu 21 Aug 2025

By Pattrick Smellie | Increased use of coal and natural gas to generate electricity in the last year caused a spike in scope 1 and 2 emissions reported by telecommunications operator Spark NZ.

Transport
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Fund for low emissions transport winds up

31 Jul 2025

New Zealand’s Low Emission Transport Fund has officially wrapped up, ending a nine-year programme that put hundreds of millions of dollars towards accelerating the country’s shift to cleaner transport.

Forestry
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Minister of Climate Change Simon Watts

Certainty crucial to emissions cuts – Watts

20 Aug 2025

By Shannon Morris-Williams | Climate Change Minister Simon Watts says that policy certainty is the Government’s primary lever for unlocking private capital and meeting climate targets, telling a carbon forestry conference that ETS settings are 'locked' through 2030.

Business
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Speakers at last year's Climate Change and Business Conference

Why climate strategy is now central to business success

Tue 26 Aug 2025

SPONSORED CONTENT: Ahead of next month’s Climate Change and Business Conference, New Zealand businesses are being urged to treat climate strategy not as a regulatory burden, but as a core driver of economic competitiveness.

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