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Renewable gas - cooking with scraps
15 Mar 2022
Media Release - Gas NZ and the Bioenergy Associations applauds Government’s Transforming Recycling Consultation announcement and encourages New Zealanders to have a say.
10 YEARS AGO...
14 Mar 2022
Ten years ago, the then prime minister John Key and then opposition leader David Shearer both delivered speeches on their visions for the future. Key failed to mention climate change at all, while Shearer simply promised to make our green branding a reality.
The green gap: Microsoft releases report on NZ’s sustainability performance
14 Mar 2022
Media Release - Microsoft New Zealand has today released an extensive study of local organisations’ performance on sustainability and carbon reduction, which highlights where the most support is needed to reach our net zero carbon goals.
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11 Mar 2022
Ten years ago, the then climate change minister Nick Smith said the government would make the case against fossil fuel subsidies at the upcoming Rio+20 summit.
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10 Mar 2022
Ten years ago, the European Commission said it would introduce its own measures to cut shipping emissions if the International Maritime Organisation failed to agree on cuts.
Hawke's Bay Regional Council appoints climate ambassador
10 Mar 2022
Media Release - Hawke’s Bay Regional Council has appointed Pippa McKelvie-Sebileau to its first Climate Action Ambassador role.
Passenger rail disappears while KiwiRail posts operating surplus
9 Mar 2022
Media Release - Advocates for passenger rail are questioning why services have been dumped while KiwiRail posts healthy and rising surpluses
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8 Mar 2022
Ten years ago, a storm swept through Taranaki destroying hundreds of hectares of plantation forests leaving landowners with a massive clean-up job and the possibility of substantial liabilities under the ETS.
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7 Mar 2022
Ten years ago, the then National Government announced that the electricity, industrial and transport systems would continue to be sheltered from the full force of the Emissions Trading Scheme.
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4 Mar 2022
Ten years ago, the European Parliament voted to cut the supply of carbon resulting in an 8% correction in what OMFinancial described as a "buy the rumour and sell the fact” reaction."
ETS must back native forests not pine: Forest & Bird
4 Mar 2022
Media Release - Forest & Bird strongly backs the Government’s suggestion that pine forests should not be counted as permanent carbon sinks in the Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS).
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3 Mar 2022
Ten years ago, Greenpeace launched a boycott campaign against Asia Pulp and Paper - the owner of the toilet paper brand Cottonsoft - saying its product was made from rainforest timber. The company denied the claim.
Environment Canterbury draft annual plan consultations open
3 Mar 2022
Media Release - Consultation on Environment Canterbury’s draft Annual Plan/ Mahere a Tau opened yesterday.
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2 Mar 2022
Ten years ago, Waikato University claimed that shifting to online purchasing was saving it 13,573 reams of photocopying paper per year.
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1 Mar 2022
Ten years ago, Kiwi carpooling start-up Jayride announced it was opening an office in London. (A quick check reveals the company still exists but is now limited to airport transfers.)
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28 Feb 2022
Ten years ago, Aussie farmers were taking advantage of NZ research to capture methane from pig effluent and claim credits under the country's Carbon Farming initiative.
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25 Feb 2022
Ten years ago, activists released photos showing indigenous people in the Malaysian province of Sarawak forced from their homes to make way for a massive hydro project.
Feds welcome overseas investment changes
25 Feb 2022
Media Release - Federated Farmers believes new requirements announced today for overseas investors buying New Zealand farmland for forestry are encouraging but are only step one of a suite of changes required.
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24 Feb 2022
Ten years ago, officials from 29 countries met in Moscow to try to put pressure on the European Union to abandon a law which requires international airlines to pay for carbon emissions.
Electric milk tanker receives government grant
24 Feb 2022
Media Release - The country’s first electric milk tank tanker, a solar-panelled bus, electric off-road farm vehicles and new high powered EV charging stations are among projects to receive co-funding from the Government’s new-look Low Emission Transport Fund (LETF), the Minister of Energy and Resources Dr Megan Woods announced today.
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23 Feb 2022
Ten years ago, aviation was included in Europe's ETS. To start with airlines were given 85% of their allowances for free.
Hamilton’s climate actions on track
23 Feb 2022
Media Release - Hamilton City Council’s 2021/22 Climate Change Action Plan Monitoring Report for February 2022 shows 41 out of 45 actions are still on track, despite challenges from COVID-19.
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22 Feb 2022
Ten years ago, emulsified fuel technology - which involved adding water to diesel - was being touted as part of the solutions to New Zealand's transport emissions.
Forest Owners tell government to look across the Tasman
22 Feb 2022
Media Release - The Forest Owners Association is telling the government that Australia’s support of plantation forestry is in sharp contrast to the increasingly restrictive measures being promised in New Zealand by our government.
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21 Feb 2022
Ten years ago, farmers were taking advantage of low carbon prices to convert pre-1990 forests into pastoral farm land.
Jobs for Nature begin restoring Mangaiti Gully
21 Feb 2022
Media Release - Work has begun to restore Hamilton’s Mangaiti Gully, a three-year Jobs for Nature project with a vision to restore the native flora of the gully back to pre-European status.
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18 Feb 2022
Ten years ago, state-owned Solid Energy applied for a permit to develop a five million tonne coal resource at its West Coast opencast mine.
Partners shortlisted for world's largest green hydrogen project in Southland
18 Feb 2022
Media Release - Four potential development partners have been shortlisted for the Southern Green Hydrogen project, a joint venture between Meridian Energy and Contact Energy to develop the world¡¯s first large-scale green hydrogen plant in Southland.
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17 Feb 2022
Ten years ago, a report suggested the USA was likely to remain one of the world's largest producers of solar and power technologies thanks to government investment in its renewable agenda.
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16 Feb 2022
Ten years ago, the Australian government announced an energy efficiency programme worth hundreds of millions of dollars which aimed to smooth the transition to a low carbon future.
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15 Feb 2022
Ten years ago, the price of carbon in Europe increased as actions were taken to limit supply following a crash in the market.
Governments dragging their feet on energy transition: report
15 Feb 2022
Media Release - A research report by the Fossil Fuels Aotearoa Research Network (FFARN), led by economic anthropologist Dr Terrence Loomis confirms governments have an important role to play in rapid energy transitions, but few are acting like there’s a climate emergency.
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14 Feb 2022
Ten years ago, Meridian Energy said a 60% jump in its emissions was down to the success of its subsidiary Powershop in attracting new customers.
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11 Feb 2022
Ten years ago, two New Zealand climate scientist found themselves caught up in a US media row over the accuracy of predictions about human-induced climate change.
Wellington’s number two bus route goes electric
11 Feb 2022
Media Release - Noisy diesel buses are a thing of the past on the number two bus route, the first in Wellington to be fully decarbonised following the arrival of the capital’s 55th electric bus.
Coalition calls for free public transport
11 Feb 2022
Media Release - A coalition of 60 organisations is renewing its calls for the Minister of Transport to fund free public transport nationwide for certain groups as a step to combat climate change and rising living costs.
Climate leader Bronwyn Hayward named Supreme Woman of Influence
11 Feb 2022
Media Release - Internationally-recognised sustainability and climate change advocate Professor Bronwyn Hayward has been named the Supreme Winner at the Women of Influence Awards.
Greenpeace delivers oceans petition
10 Feb 2022
Media Release - Greenpeace activists sidestepped the chaos in Wellington yesterday to deliver a petition demanding stronger protection for the oceans.
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9 Feb 2022
Ten years ago, Waikato University assistant lecturer Jagdeep Singh-Ladhar said New Zealand needed to rethink its water allocation system if it wanted to avoid stifling economic and cultural development.
More than 4500 sign save rail petition
9 Feb 2022
Media Release - A campaign asking the Government and KiwiRail to back the continuation of axed national passenger rail services continues to grow with more than 4,500 people signing an online petition.
Hamilton aims to increase native vegetation from 2% to 10%
9 Feb 2022
Media Release - Hamilton City Council’s Nature in the City programme aims to increase native vegetation in Hamilton from 2% to 10% by 2050. It’s no surprise there are already people in our community doing the mahi to bring back nature in the city.
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8 Feb 2022
Ten years ago, the newly elected leader of the Labour Party, David Shearer, declared he supported the ETS... if it worked.
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4 Feb 2022
Ten years ago, Solid Energy bought back a 49% share of the Spring Creek Mining Company from the minority owner Cargill. Solid Energy chief operating officer Barry Bragg said the company's coal mines were moving to a strong development focus.
Majority support cutting synthetic nitrogen fertiliser: Greenpeace poll
4 Feb 2022
Media Release - A Greenpeace commissioned poll released today shows that twice as many New Zealanders support a phase out of synthetic nitrogen fertiliser than oppose it.
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3 Feb 2022
Ten years ago, a report by GlobalData found that wind power was one of the most rapidly growing markets in the global energy industry.
Tauranga organisations and councils announce pledge to cut transport emissions
3 Feb 2022
Media Release - Tauranga City has one of the highest rates of private car use in Australasia and traffic flows have been increasing by up to 8% each year. The Tauranga City Community Carbon Footprint found transport makes up 61% of the city’s carbon footprint, of which 97% comes from road transport.
Corporations using misleading climate pledges to greenwash their image
3 Feb 2022
Media Release - Major global companies are avoiding meaningful climate action and are instead using false, misleading or ambiguous green claims, a new report shows.
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2 Feb 2022
Ten years ago, the government announced it was accepting a recommendation to slow down agriculture's entry into the ETS.
Chapman Tripp first New Zealand Law firm to join Net Zero Lawyers Alliance
2 Feb 2022
Media Release - Chapman Tripp is the first New Zealand law firm to sign up to the Net Zero Lawyers Alliance (NZLA) – a collaboration of top-tier law firms committed to accelerating the transition to net zero emissions by 2050.
More electic trains for Auckland
2 Feb 2022
Media Release - Auckland Transport (AT) is preparing for future growth, announcing the purchase of an additional 23 electric trains for its rail network.
Hawke’s Bay Regional Council welcomes new flood data
Mon 3 Nov 2025
Media release | Hawke’s Bay Regional Council welcomes the release of the National Flood Tool and accompanying data by Earth Sciences New Zealand. This is an important contribution to understanding the impacts of climate change for New Zealand.
