New Zealand: Transport
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.
Ferry terminals win green praise
2 Mar 2012
Brisbane’s CityCat ferry terminals are the first in Australia to be certified green.
NZ could be centre for new fuel technology
24 Feb 2012
New Zealand could become a regional centre for emulsified fuel technology.
Electric cars ... what do you think?
17 Feb 2012
What do New Zealanders really think about electric cars?
Airlines look at buying into our ETS
20 Jan 2012
The implementation of a carbon tax on airlines flying into Europe is thought to be prompting some to consider opting in to the New Zealand Emissions Trading Scheme.
Sunshine cars go all the way south
9 Dec 2011
The first New Zealand-built electric car has travelled the country.
LanzaTech to make avgas for US
2 Dec 2011
New Zealand gas fermentation company LanzaTech has won an American government contract to make aviation fuel from waste products.
US firm invites LanzaTech to the party
25 Nov 2011
An American company that has worked out how to convert carbohydrates into the man-made petrochemical molecule isobutylene has asked New Zealand’s LanzaTech to work with it.
Green pays recession dividends for Toyota
28 Oct 2011
A long-term commitment to environmental and social responsibility is paying Toyota New Zealand economic dividends in the global recession.
Greens say Govt has Auckland train money
28 Oct 2011
Central Government can afford to fund at least 60 per cent of the Auckland CBD rail link, to boost the economy and give Aucklanders better options to get around their city, the Green Party says.
LanzaTech gases will fuel Virgin aircraft
14 Oct 2011
New Zealand’s LanzaTech has done a deal to that will provide Virgin Atlantic with low-carbon aviation fuel.
Car traders see good in ETS review
23 Sep 2011
The Motor Trade Association says the ETS review report provides certainty for business.
Greens slam stand on Auckland transport
19 Aug 2011
Public transport under-funding will be an election issue in Auckland, the Green Party is predicting.
E-cars equal petrol at 26c a litre, says EECA
12 Aug 2011
Driving the first mass-produced electric car on sale in New Zealand is like buying petrol at 26 cents a litre, says the Energy Efficiency Conservation Authority.
Make your second car electric
5 Aug 2011
Electric vehicles could be a great solution for New Zealand households looking for an economical second car for around-town driving.
Petrol should be cheaper, says minister
5 Aug 2011
Consumers should benefit when engine fuel specifications are updated later this year, says the Acting Minister of Energy and Resources, Hekia Parata.
Sticker carries energy efficiency clues
5 Aug 2011
A new sticker to help buyers judge the energy-efficiency and running costs of electric cars will be launched in Wellington today.
Biofuel plan stagnates while Government dithers
29 Jul 2011
Work on a multi-million dollar plant to turn tallow into biodiesel is on hold while investors wait to see whether the Government will continue its biofuel subsidy.
Transport plans short-sighted, say Greens
29 Jul 2011
The Government’s short-sighted plans for transport funding will lock New Zealand’s economic fortunes into dependency on the price of oil and further Government debt, the Green Party says.
Cargo carbon calculations just a click away
3 Jun 2011
The carbon implications of shipping cargo with a New Zealand shipping company can now be calculated with a couple of mouse-clicks.
Green all the rage at Cathay Pacific
3 Jun 2011
Cathay Pacific Airways has released its latest Sustainable Development Report outlining the various sustainability measures undertaken by the airline last year.
Biodiesel maker to set up Nelson plant
20 May 2011
Solid Energy subsidiary Biodiesel New Zealand is setting up a bulk distribution facility in Nelson.
How high-tech can steer cars in right direction
29 Apr 2011
Technology that measures and penalises or rewards us for how we use our cars could be used to cut New Zealand’s greenhouse gas emissions, says Business Council for Sustainable Development chief Peter Neilson.
Study shows most say no to motorways
29 Apr 2011
Some 66 per cent of New Zealanders now do not believe it is possible to eliminate congestion by building more roads and motorways, new reseach says.
Gull woos fleet users with new biofuel
15 Apr 2011
Independent fuel retailer Gull expects fleet users to be among the first to switch to high-octane ethanol-based biofuel.
Kawerau mill wins forest award
11 Mar 2011
The Kawerau paper mill has been awarded the Forest Stewardship Council chain of custody certification.
No-fly Bill catches a slow boat
4 Mar 2011
Australian entrepreneur and philanthropist Bill Liao has taken a slow boat to America.
Motorway money poor choice, say Greens
18 Feb 2011
The Government’s transport stimulus package would have created many more jobs if it hadn’t cut funding for everything else to build new motorways, said the Green Party says.
Airport eyes switch from diesel boilers
4 Feb 2011
The diesel boilers might be turned off at Christchurch airport in favour of an environmentally friendly alternative.
Lawyers complain to ombudsman over Govt failure to release LNG modelling
Wed 1 Apr 2026
By Liz Kivi | Lawyers for Climate Action has made a formal complaint to the Ombudsman over the Government’s failure to release information about its controversial decision to build a LNG import terminal.
Watts’s last stand: Simeon Brown takes energy portfolio
Thu 2 Apr 2026
By Pattrick Smellie | Energy Minister Simon Watts has lost the portfolio to Cabinet fixer Simeon Brown in a reshuffle announced by Prime Minister Christopher Luxon this morning.
Fonterra admits ‘100% grass-fed’ claim breached law in greenwashing row
Thu 2 Apr 2026
By Shannon Morris-Williams | Fonterra has admitted its “100% New Zealand grass-fed” claims on Anchor butter were misleading and breached the law, settling a case brought by Greenpeace Aotearoa over packaging used between December 2023 and April 2025.
Annual emissions fell to lowest in 15 years in Sept 2025
5 Feb 2026
By Pattrick Smellie | New Zealand’s greenhouse gas emissions fell to their lowest annual total in the year to September 2025 since records began 2010, according to Statistics New Zealand data published this morning.
Wellington planting nears one million trees
Mon 30 Mar 2026
By Shannon Morris-Williams | Greater Wellington’s parks restoration programme will hit one million native trees this year, with the first dams to rewet peat wetlands in Queen Elizabeth Park now completed after a years-long effort to bring these ecosystems – and their carbon sequestering superpowers – back to life.
Businesses look for ways to cut costs in response to oil shock
Wed 1 Apr 2026
New Zealand’s small and medium-sized businesses are looking for ways to ease the pressure as global tensions see rising fossil fuel prices and diminishing supply, with decision-makers mulling measures including work-from-home polices and transport or logistics changes.
