Markets: Analysis
Rising sea levels ... we've been there before
23 Nov 2015
Rising sea levels have been in the news lately, with the release of the Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment’s report into their likely impact on New Zealand. But while we tend to think of our coastline as fixed, it is anything but.
Volume available at $8
20 Nov 2015
Forty thousand NZUs traded between $7.70 and $7.75 yesterday, and we have opened this morning $7.60/7.85. OMFinancial reports:
NZUs trade up to $7.65
19 Nov 2015
NZUs traded 20k yesterday, closing at $7.65. OMFinancial reports:
Interest in call options grows
11 Nov 2015
NZUs firmed up yesterday, last trading at $7.25.OMFinancial reports:
Carbon on target for $8 by year-end
9 Nov 2015
NZUs closed at $7.25 on Friday, after hitting $7.30 earlier in the week on very good volumes. OMFinancial reports:
Lack of selling suggests a move to the upside
4 Nov 2015
NZUs closed at $7.20 yesterday, with small volume trading there. OMFinancial reports:
NZUs snap higher to $7.30
3 Nov 2015
NZUs closed at $7.07 yesterday on no trade, but this morning snapped higher with spot NZUs trading up to $7.30 on 45,000 tonnes. OMFinancial reports:
Charles calls for switch to low carbon investment
2 Nov 2015
Prince Charles urges investors to play a key role as future-makers by pressuring governments to take decisive action on climate change.
Market sits at $7
28 Oct 2015
NZUs settled $7.00 yesterday on reasonable volume. OMFInancial reports:
Domestic market takes a little breather
27 Oct 2015
NZUs settled $7.05 on Friday on no trade. OMFinancial reports:
NZUs settle at $7.05
22 Oct 2015
NZUs have continued to firm up, with the market opening $7.00/7.10 today - 100,000 a side. OMFinancial reports:
NZUs settle $6.90
21 Oct 2015
NZUs settled $6.90 yesterday for the third consecutive day. OMFinancial reports:
NZUs settle $6.90
20 Oct 2015
NZUs settled at $6.90 yesterday with smalls trading at that level. OMFinancial reports:
TPP has good news for environment
19 Oct 2015
Certification that goods are sustainably produced will become more common under the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement, Environment Minister Nick Smith has told Parliament.
Market likely to stay well-supported
19 Oct 2015
NZUs settled at $6.90 with no trade on Friday. OMFinancial reports:
No trading yesterday
16 Oct 2015
NZUs settled at $6.90 with no trade yesterday. OMFinancial reports:
Local market liquidity improves
15 Oct 2015
NZUs settled at $6.90 with no trade yesterday. OMFinancial reports:
Big buy-order would push us to $7
14 Oct 2015
NZUs traded at $6.95 yesterday, the highest price we have seen for some time. OMFinancial reports.
NZUs settle $6.82
13 Oct 2015
NZUs did not trade yesterday, with the market settling at $6.82. OMFinancial reports:
Worried health workers call for climate action
12 Oct 2015
Tens of thousands of New Zealand health workers are calling for New Zealand to take urgent action on climate change, which they say is a critical health issue.
NZ gives to help stop destruction of oceans
12 Oct 2015
New Zealand will contribute $1.8 million to help Pacific island nations to build resilience to ocean acidification as a result of climate change.
NZUs settle $6.75
8 Oct 2015
NZUs did not trade yesterday, with the market settling at $6.75. OMFinancial reports:
Interest picking up on local market
7 Oct 2015
Yesterday we traded reasonable volume between $6.75 and $6.85. OMFinancial reports:
NZUs settle at $6.80
6 Oct 2015
Just under 20,000 NZUs changed hands yesterday, with the market closing at $6.80. OMFinancial reports:
Climate threatens Pacific with seesaw sea levels
5 Oct 2015
Scientists say coasts and communities in the Pacific region face more extreme weather hazards as climate change magnifies the devastating El Niño effect.
Decent volume both sides of the market
5 Oct 2015
NZUs traded 10,000 tonnes at $6.75 on Friday. OMFinancial reports:
Market edges higher
2 Oct 2015
NZUs didn’t trade yesterday, despite two-way interesting continuing to build. OMFinancial reports:
Fourth quarter may bring fresh interest
1 Oct 2015
Five thousand NZUs traded at $6.75 yesterday. OMFinancial reports:
NZUs settle at $6.67
30 Sep 2015
We saw no trade in carbon yesterday, despite healthy two-way interest on-screen. OMFinancial reports:
Appetite to accumulate NZUs at these prices
29 Sep 2015
Fifteen thousand NZUs changed hands at $6.65 yesterday. OMFinancial reports:
UN offers Kyoto credits direct to public
28 Sep 2015
The United Nations is offering Kyoto-compliant carbon credits directly to the public.
Prices down, but volume up
28 Sep 2015
Action in the carbon market increased last week, with volume improving. OMFinancial reports:
Lots on offer, but patchy biddiing
25 Sep 2015
The pendulum has swung, with the market feeling softer than it has for some time. OMFinancial reports:
$6.50 holding as the low
24 Sep 2015
NZUs settled $6.55 yesterday, with only small volume trading. OMFinancial reports:
Market in drift mode
22 Sep 2015
NZUs settled at $6.67 yesterday and remain in drift mode, with little interest being shown by buyers or sellers. OMFinancial reports:
Market trading sideways
18 Sep 2015
Today we are 6.70/6.80, with modest volume either side of the market. OMFinancial reports:
Market a little quiet
17 Sep 2015
NZUs did not trade yesterday, and today we have opened $6.70/6.75. OMFinancial reports:
NZUs trade $6.75
16 Sep 2015
Ten thousand NZUs changed hands at $6.75 yesterday. OMFinancial reports:
NZUs trading higher
15 Sep 2015
Yesterday we saw more than over 80,000 NZUs trade between $6.75 and $6.85, with the market closing at $6.85 on CommTrade. OMFinancial reports:
NZUs start the week $6.70/6.85
14 Sep 2015
Friday saw some small selling at $6.70. OMFinancial reports:
Local market a little weaker
11 Sep 2015
Spot NZUs have traded small volume at $6.70 this morning. OMFinancial reports:
NZU interest building but prices stagnant
10 Sep 2015
Yesterday’s comments hold true again today; there is good interest on both sides of the market but few are prepared to cross the bid/offer spread. OMFinancial reports:
Ashburton councillor opposes climate strategy he voted for
Today 11:00am
Jonathan Leask, Local Democracy Reporter | Incumbent Ashburton councillor Phill Hooper says he doesn’t want to waste money on a climate change strategy, despite voting for the policy a few weeks ago.
Govt tweaks offshore energy bill with 'declared areas' model
Today 11:00am
By Shannon Morris-Williams | The Government is making changes to the Offshore Renewable Energy Bill to address offshore wind developers' concerns about competing for space with other industries.
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
Vector hits emissions reduction goal five years early
5 Sep 2025
By Liz Kivi | Auckland lines company Vector has met its 2030 emissions reduction reduction target five years early, more than halving its direct emissions, and crediting innovation and a laser-focus for its success in a hard-to-abate sector.
NZ needs to be part of a regional SAF strategy: Z, Air NZ
9 Sep 2025
By Pattrick Smellie | New Zealand needs to be part of a regional strategic approach to sourcing sustainable aviation fuel (SAF), with domestic production less the aim than ensuring access to the fuel from one of a number of strategically positioned bio-refineries around the world.
Indigenous forest 'islands' could help transition exotic plantations to native bush
Thu 11 Sep 2025
Native forest 'islands' within exotic plantations might be the key to transitioning plantations from exotic to Indigenous, according to new research.
'Non-negotiable' – EU carbon pricing to hit Kiwi exporters, expert warns
Thu 11 Sep 2025
By Shannon Morris-Williams | High carbon exports will inevitably face a high carbon tax at the EU border, possibly in the next five years, and high methane agricultural products might not be exempt, an international expert told a local audience yesterday.
