New Zealand: Transport
Why the big boys are serious about carbon pricing
7 Feb 2014
Several of the largest international oil companies, along with other major companies, are taking the prospect of international carbon pricing seriously, writes BARRY NAUGHTON.
Court throws out Taranaki drilling challenge
20 Dec 2013
The High Court has dismissed Greenpeace's challenge to the EPA's decision over Anadarko's oil exploration in the Taranaki Basin.
Airways opens green routes
20 Dec 2013
Seven "green" aviation routes have been introduced across Asia Pacific.
Diesel additive has new outlet
20 Dec 2013
A second truck stop is to sell Z Energy’s low-emissions diesel additive.
NXT biofuels project excites retail chain
6 Dec 2013
The NXT Fuels biofuels refinery project could be a breakthrough for the industry, says fuel retailer Gull New Zealand.
Motoring club takes prize for energy efficiency
29 Nov 2013
An motoring organisation has earned national recognition for leading the way with energy-efficient buildings and cutting carbon emissions in Australia.
Brownlee talking brainy transport systems
22 Nov 2013
New Zealand is moving to intelligent transport.
Toyota finds green is good for business
25 Oct 2013
Toyota dealers throughout New Zealand say business has increased since they went green and cut electricity consumption by more than a million kilowatts.
US biodiesel set to pass billion-gallon mark
18 Oct 2013
The United States biodiesel industry is on pace to produce more than the 1.28 billion gallons set under the Renewable Fuels Standard for this year.
Where's the Kiwi vision, asks IPCC author
11 Oct 2013
New Zealand could substantially cut greenhouse emissions from transport but lacks the vision to do so.
Expert dismisses Wellington rail plan
11 Oct 2013
Wellington’s Public Transport Spine Study is not backed by science and should be dismissed, says an international expert in sustainability.
Waikato students set to tackle Outback in e-car
20 Sep 2013
A group of University of Waikato mechanical engineering students have unveiled their masterpiece – an electric car they will race 3000km from Darwin to Adelaide over six days next month.
Production of biodiesel falls
30 Aug 2013
Production of biodiesel fell after the Government scrapped the Biodiesel Grant Scheme last year.
Expert slams our motorway madness
30 Aug 2013
New Zealand is one of the last countries in the world still building motorways as the solution to urban congestion, a visiting expert says.
Biofuel brokers welcome Beehive backing
2 Aug 2013
The bioenergy industry is welcoming Government support of a wood-waste-to-biofuel pilot.
Air NZ loses place on clean-green list
12 Jul 2013
Air New Zealand is not the most environmentally friendly airline flying Australasian skies.
Service stations to boast 'bintainers'
5 Jul 2013
BP and Coca-Cola Amatil New Zealand have joined forces with the Love NZ brand to bring forecourt recycling to the South Island.
Air NZ to refuse shark-fin freight
28 Jun 2013
Air New Zealand has bowed to pressure and will no longer freight shark fins.
Bombs rule the road as Kiwis steer clear of greener cars
28 Jun 2013
New Zealanders can’t afford to upgrade to low-emissions cars, a vehicle industry commentator says.
Toyota heads off the green-car pack
21 Jun 2013
Car makers are dominating global green-branding efforts.
Air NZ in Paris to show off new green aircraft
21 Jun 2013
Air New Zealand's new Airbus A320s will each produce 250 tonnes less of carbon-equivalent emissions a year than the airline's current planes do.
More motorways absurd idea, say Greens
24 May 2013
The revenue from increased petrol taxes should be spent on public transport, the Green Party says.
More motorways great idea, says National
24 May 2013
Transport Minister Gerry Brownlee says that building more roads is good for the environment.
Biodiesel NZ good buy, says new owner
15 Mar 2013
Christchurch shipping executive Andrew Stark does not agree with political claims that Biodiesel NZ is a bad investment.
NZ 'solution' wrong, says researcher
15 Mar 2013
New Zealand’s “solution” to Tokelau’s shipping problems will commit the islands to a future dependent on fossil fuels, says a researcher who believes the Pacific could be serviced by ships using renewable energy.
Airport sets high energy cut goals
1 Mar 2013
Auckland Airport wants to cut energy use by 20 per cent per passenger by 2020.
Memo Phil: Sydney loves the Leaf
15 Feb 2013
They might be too expensive for former Energy Minister Phil Heatley, but Sydney’s Lord Mayor is embracing them.
Companies link to build fuel demo plant
15 Feb 2013
Development of a large-scale wood-to-biofuel plant in New Zealand came a step closer this week with the announcement that Z Energy and Norske Skog want to build a demonstration plant.
Former employees buy biofuels maker
15 Feb 2013
Solid Energy’s biofuels production company has been sold to two of its former employees.
Companies adrift on climate-change score
15 Feb 2013
New Zealand companies are going backwards on climate-change disclosure, a new report says.
Car seller in drive toward lower carbon
8 Feb 2013
Kia Motors is taking active measures in New Zealand to reduce its carbon footprint.
Air NZ makes final of world awards
1 Feb 2013
Air New Zealand has been named a finalist in the 2013 Tourism for Tomorrow Awards, which recognise sustainable tourism best-practice in businesses and at destinations.
Grants on offer for retailers to cut energy
9 Nov 2012
Some retailers are being paid to cut their energy consumption.
Scientist hopes to get fuel supply from thin air
2 Nov 2012
A University of Canterbury lecturer is researching the possibility of producing fuel from air and electricity.
Industry angry as Solid Energy acts to drop biodesiel
5 Oct 2012
Solid Energy says it is in negotiations to sell its biodiesel business, but the industry remains angry over the Government’s retreat from the sector.
Rail closure wrong-headed, say Greens
5 Oct 2012
KiwiRail’s decision to close the Gisborne-Napier rail line is a huge disappointment for the Gisborne community and a result of the National Government’s wrong-headed transport policy, the Green Party says.
Green firms an inspiration, says judge
21 Sep 2012
The top sustainability performers in the central and southern regions were recognised at a ceremony in Wellington this week.
Volt gives jolt to crash protection
31 Aug 2012
Holden’s new electric car has been judged one of the safest cars on the market.
It's all good news for biodiesel maker
20 Jul 2012
Biodiesel producer Biodiesel NZ is upbeat about the future – despite the loss of a Government subsidy.
ETS inaction puts focus on transport
6 Jul 2012
The Government will need to use regulations or incentives to cut emissions from the transport sector if it is serious about reducing this country’s emissions levels, an expert in public policy says.
I quite like this e-car, enthuses e-minister
22 Jun 2012
Energy Minister Phil Heatley says he would consider swapping his family’s seven-seater people mover for an electric car – at the right price.
Planemaker backs land restoration
15 Jun 2012
Airbus is throwing its support behind what it says is the largest land resortation project in the world.
Marsden eyes emissions savings
18 May 2012
New technology to be installed at the Marsden Point oil refinery will save it hundreds of thousands of dollars a year worth of greenhouse gas emissions.
Law firm first to win world green award
18 May 2012
A journey that started just under a year ago with a company-wide carless day has led a New Zealand intellectual property law firm to become the first in the world to achieve the international Cemars emissions reduction scheme certification.
Switched-on insurer turns over new Leaf
18 May 2012
Sovereign is the first company in New Zealand to purchase the world’s first mass-produced, fully electric, zero-emission vehicle; the Nissan Leaf.
It's a game-changer, says Aquaflow
20 Apr 2012
Kiwi clean energy company Aquaflow Bionomic Corporation believes it is poised to make refining next generation biofuels a commercial reality in New Zealand and in overseas projects within three years.
Traders question new emissions rules
20 Apr 2012
New emissions rules for imported cars will do nothing to address the pollution caused by the existing fleet, the Motor Trade Association says.
Wood the answer, says biofuel expert
16 Mar 2012
New Zealand should be replacing fossil-fuel energy with wood, says the general manager of a Whakatane-based biotechnology business.
NZ stays out of Europe airlines row
2 Mar 2012
New Zealand is staying out of a row over a requirement for airlines flying in and out of Europe to pay for their carbon emissions.
Kiwi carpoolers ride all the way to Britain
2 Mar 2012
A carpooling business started in a bedroom in Wellington has conquered Australia and is about to take on Britain.
Invites-only fast-track for seabed mine slammed as 'rushed, awful'
Fri 12 Sep 2025
By Shannon Morris-Williams | With the wider public shut out of submissions, critics including Te Pāti Māori, Kiwis Against Seabed Mining and Greenpeace say the process strips away robust scrutiny and risks setting a dangerous precedent.
Coal imports up 650%
Fri 12 Sep 2025
By Shannon Morris-Williams and Liz Kivi | Coal imports are up 650% as generators stockpile the most polluting fossil fuel ahead of next winter.
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.
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.
