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Mayors come together to celebrate climate resource
24 Jun 2024
Media release | Two district mayors have come together to celebrate the partnership between their councils on a resource to help people wanting to think more about how they live.
Global survey reveals consensus for stronger climate action
24 Jun 2024
Media release | The overwhelming majority of people around the world want an end to geopolitical differences when it comes to fighting climate change, the results of a landmark public opinion poll conducted by the UN Development Programme.
Lodestone Energy partners with Haldon Station for continued expansion in the South Island
21 Jun 2024
Media release | Lodestone Energy, New Zealand’s leading solar generation company, has today announced a partnership with Haldon Station, located in the heart of the Mackenzie District, to build and operate a 220 MW utility-scale solar farm.
Energy transition momentum slowing amid rising global volatility, new report finds
21 Jun 2024
Media release | European countries lead the World Economic Forum Energy Transition Index 2024 rankings; Sweden comes top, followed by Denmark, Finland, Switzerland and France.
Exposing ‘risks hiding in plain sight’ – accounting for offshore carbon credits
20 Jun 2024
Media release | The McGuinness Institute has published a discussion paper on how New Zealand’s commitment to purchase offshore carbon credits under the Paris Agreement should appear in financial statements.
FMA and XRB issue user guides to help users of climate statements
20 Jun 2024
Media release | A jointly produced a set of guides have been designed to help people understand the Climate-related Disclosures regime, which are now starting to be published by climate reporting entities.
Conservation minister slammed for branding marine protection commitments “an aspiration, not an obligation”
19 Jun 2024
Media release | The World Wide Fund for Nature NZ has hit back at Conservation Minister Tama Potaka’s outrageous claim that protecting 30% of the ocean by 2030 is purely “an aspiration”.
NZGIF’s investment in rural energy boosting uptake of solar on dairy farms
17 Jun 2024
Media release | New Zealand Green Investment Finance’s (NZGIF) investment in Rural Energy is already helping accelerate the uptake of solar electricity generation on farms.
University of Canterbury research 'curbing our carbon conundrum'
14 Jun 2024
Media release | Crushing rocks, injecting CO underground, and burning trees; UC researchers are finding solutions to Aotearoa New Zealand’s 100 million tonne carbon problem.
Rangatahi gear up to tackle climate change in World Vision challenge
12 Jun 2024
Media release | A rugby star, prominent TikTok content creators, singer, actor, teacher and climate activist are just some of the well-known New Zealanders putting their names behind this year’s World Vision 40 Hour Challenge.
Basic income can double global GDP while reducing carbon emissions
11 Jun 2024
Media release | Giving a regular cash payment to the entire world population has the potential to increase global gross domestic product (GDP) by 130%.
Government signs Indo-Pacific economic agreements to boost trade
7 Jun 2024
Media release | Trade Minister Todd McClay and Climate Change Minister Simon Watts, today signed three Indo Pacific Economic Framework (IPEF) agreements that will boost investment, grow New Zealand’s digital and green economies and increase trade between New Zealand and the 14 IPEF partners.
Octopus Energy to pay households to use less power during winter
7 Jun 2024
Media release | Octopus Energy will pay its customers who reduce their electricity usage at peak times this winter under a newly launched scheme to help take pressure off the national grid and ensure security of supply when demand is highest.
No "silver bullet" for methane reduction on dairy farms, but...
7 Jun 2024
Media release | Last week, Te Puna Umanga Venture Taranaki, the regional development agency for Taranaki, hosted Mooving on Methane.
NZ to invest $20 million in renewable energy project for Niue
6 Jun 2024
Media release | Prime Minister Christopher Luxon and Niue Premier Dalton Tagelagi have agreed to enhance the special relationship that exists between their two countries.
Humanity must extract seven to nine billion tonnes of CO2 from the atmosphere every year
5 Jun 2024
Media release | New State of Carbon Dioxide Removal report shows the need for a much stronger set of policies.
National’s climate cuts will take us backwards
4 Jun 2024
Media release | The National Government has shown all their talk about meeting climate targets is just hot air as they cut more than $3 billion in climate-related work, said Labour climate spokesperson Megan Woods.
Tiwai smelter to stay open in 20-year deal
31 May 2024
Media release | The aluminium smelter at Tiwai in Southland has secured energy supply from three generators until at least 2044.
Huge gap between net zero and real zero: analysis
31 May 2024
Media release | Government overreliance on carbon dioxide removals to avoid the urgent need to make rapid deep cuts in emissions prolongs the use of fossil fuels.
New programme offers planet-friendly guidance for NZ’s not-for-profits
30 May 2024
Media release | Carbon footprint tracking expert Cogo has collaborated with the Terra Nova Foundation on a trailblazing ‘Earth positive’ (Earth+) programme.
Hutt City Council announces low carbon acceleration fund recipients
28 May 2024
Media release | Five organisations with a keen eye for reducing their emissions have been given the green light on their reduction initiatives.
Climate Change Commission chair to retire
27 May 2024
Media release | The Climate Change Commission Chair, Dr Rod Carr, has confirmed his plans to retire at the end of his term later this year, Climate Change Minister Simon Watts says.
Flood damage a growing risk for NZ’s kelp forests
27 May 2024
Media release | Timber slash and debris from flooding events is decimating Aotearoa New Zealand’s vital underwater kelp forests, a nationwide study shows.
New project targets methane reduction in dairy effluent ponds
23 May 2024
Media release | A new project led by Lincoln University and Ravensdown marks the next step towards providing farmers with a cost-effective tool to reduce methane emissions from effluent storage ponds.
Over 60% bounty increase for refrigerant recovery
22 May 2024
Media release | Cool-Safe is increasing Bounty Buy-Back payments from $25.00/kg to $40.00/kg for recovered synthetic refrigerants to help meet their target of 90% reduction of greenhouse gas emissions from F-gas discharge, by 2035.
Antarctica likely storing more carbon than previously thought
21 May 2024
Media release | Antarctica is likely a carbon storage powerhouse, according to NIWA.
Improving buildings could save NZ almost $40 billion
20 May 2024
Media release | Improving buildings could slash emissions equivalent to taking half our country’s petrol cars off the road.
Carbon pricing works: major meta-study
17 May 2024
Media release | Carbon pricing systems achieve between 5% and 21% emission reductions in their first few years of operation, according to a new study.
Fast-track applicant to pay $216,000 for failed mine bid
16 May 2024
Media release | A mining company that lobbied Resources Minister Shane Jones and RMA Reform Minister Chris Bishop to be fast-tracked has been ordered to pay more than $200,000 in court costs.
AgriZeroNZ invests $9.9M in US company in race for ‘holy grail’ methane vaccine
13 May 2024
Media release | AgriZeroNZ, the joint venture fast-tracking emissions reduction tools for Kiwi farmers, is doubling down on efforts to deliver a methane vaccine with an investment in US ag-biotech start-up, ArkeaBio.
Boost energy efficiency to slash coal imports and high power bills – it’s a no brainer
10 May 2024
Media release | Energy efficiency is an obvious way to fix New Zealand’s struggling power system, an energy efficiency expert says.
Climate now a housing issue: research reveals a whopping 90% want flood info when buying
9 May 2024
Media release | New nationwide research from insurers AMI, State and NZI released today reveals that climate concerns have grown to the point that 86% of people would now consider climate risk when choosing a home, compared to 55% only two years ago.
Low gas production threatens energy security
8 May 2024
Media release | Simeon Brown, Minister for Energy, and Shane Jones, Minister for Resources - There has been a material decline in gas production according to figures released today by the Gas Industry Co.
Midwives vital part of the solution to climate challenges
6 May 2024
Media release| Midwives may not be the first profession you think of when it comes to climate change but in a climate crisis they are an essential part of the emergency healthcare response.
Air New Zealand announces changes to Sustainability Advisory Panel
2 May 2024
Media release | Former Green Party co-leader and minister for climate change, James Shaw, is joining Air New Zealand's Sustainability Advisory Panel.
Contract awarded to recloak Coronet Forest
1 May 2024
Media release | The contract to deliver an aspirational vision to “recloak” Coronet Forest with native planting has been awarded to Te Tapu o Tāne and e3Scientific Limited.
Updated standard paves the way for introducing biomethane into existing gas pipeline network
30 Apr 2024
Media release: Gas NZ | The recent updating of the standard for reticulated natural gas by Standards New Zealand to allow for renewable gas to be injected into gas pipelines is a significant step towards New Zealand’s transition to renewable gas, GasNZ chief executive Jeffrey Clarke says.
Tzay is right to raise human rights concerns about carbon markets
29 Apr 2024
Media release | Amnesty International’s Advisor on Indigenous Rights, Chris Chapman has reacted to a call by the UN Special Rapporteur on the rights of Indigenous Peoples to consider a moratorium on carbon markets.
Ipsos Earth Day Report 2024 - NZ Edition
23 Apr 2024
Media release | Ipsos, one of the world’s leading market research companies, has released a 33-country study as part of Earth Day, looking at how attitudes to climate change are changing.
AgriZeroNZ investment in Biolumic to shine light on low emissions pasture solution
19 Apr 2024
Media release | AgriZeroNZ, the joint venture fast-tracking emissions reduction tools for farmers, is investing up to $5 million (USD $3million) in BioLumic, an agriculture biotech company utilising ultraviolet (UV) light to develop a low emissions farm pasture with increased productivity gains.
Agriculture needs innovation to stay open for business
18 Apr 2024
Media release | The agricultural sector is facing a crisis, with forecasts for registering innovative animal and crop health products hitting an all-time low.
Emissions Trading Scheme underperforming - study
12 Apr 2024
Media release | The impact of Aotearoa’s main tool in the fight against climate change could be heightened if five sectors were better regulated, according to a new study.
Planned plant to produce low emissions fuel a step closer
10 Apr 2024
Media release | Plans to build New Zealand’s first plant to produce low emissions fossil free fuel to replace coal have moved a step closer with the signing of an agreement to lease a site at Kawerau.
Purpose Capital Consortium increases investment in Lodestone Energy to $17.4M
10 Apr 2024
Media release | In March 2024 Purpose Capital led a $7.4M syndicated follow-on investment into Lodestone Energy.
Plug-in hybrid vehicles sales on the rise in Australia
8 Apr 2024
Media release | The EV fringe benefit tax exemption, a desire to save on vehicle running costs and expanded model availability are driving demand for plug-in hybrid vehicles (PHEV), according to Australia’s National Automotive Leasing and Salary Packaging Association (NALSPA).
Business survey: Only a third of small Kiwi businesses prioritising climate action
5 Apr 2024
Media release | Even though small businesses know there are benefits to taking climate action, only 36% are making it a priority.
Scrapping Kermadec Ocean Sanctuary a ‘huge blow’ for marine protection
2 Apr 2024
Media release | The Government’s announcement that it will scrap plans for a vast marine sanctuary around the Kermadec Islands is ‘shameful’ and will make it impossible for Aotearoa to meet its international commitments, says the WWF for Nature NZ.
Business sustainability efforts still falling short of consumer expectations, says new research
26 Mar 2024
Media release | New research from Kantar and the Sustainable Business Council (SBC) reveals Kiwi consumers believe business action is falling short of business responsibility, both in terms of climate change and environmental issues and community and social challenges.
Legal activists double down on greenwashing claims against Z Energy
20 Mar 2024
Media release | Consumer NZ, the Environmental Law Initiative and Lawyers for Climate Action NZ are doubling down on claims that Z Energy is greenwashing New Zealanders.
New record for NZ’s costliest weather events
20 Mar 2024
Media release | A leading global professional services firm, has published its 2024 Climate and Catastrophe Insights Report, shedding light on global natural disaster and climate trends.
AgriZeroNZ partners with Innovate UK to unlock new investment opportunities
Mon 28 Apr 2025
Media release | AgriZeroNZ has entered a new partnership with Britain’s national innovation agency, Innovate UK.
