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New Zealand: All stories

Hotter, longer, more frequent: NZ’s escalating heat risk

Tue 26 Aug 2025

By Shannon Morris-Williams | Heat extremes in New Zealand will intensify faster than previously thought, according to a new study.

NZ to host major conference on oceans and climate change

Tue 26 Aug 2025

By Liz Kivi | New Zealand is set to host the world’s premier gathering of marine climate change scientists next year.

Speakers at last year's Climate Change and Business Conference

Why climate strategy is now central to business success

Tue 26 Aug 2025

SPONSORED CONTENT: Ahead of next month’s Climate Change and Business Conference, New Zealand businesses are being urged to treat climate strategy not as a regulatory burden, but as a core driver of economic competitiveness.

Banking competition report steers clear of ‘woke’ farm lending

Mon 25 Aug 2025

By Pattrick Smellie | A report into banking competition has largely rejected arguments from some farming lobbyists that climate change considerations should play no part in bank lending decisions.

ETS a ‘broken paradigm’ undercutting biodiversity efforts

Mon 25 Aug 2025

By Shannon Morris-Williams | Pure Advantage is calling on the government to reform the Emissions Trading Scheme, with a new policy briefing saying that New Zealand’s offset-heavy approach is a “broken paradigm” undermining biodiversity and shifting risk to communities.

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A food waste plant is proposed for Blenheim’s Bluegums Landfill

Food waste plant proposed for Blenheim landfill

Mon 25 Aug 2025

By Kira Carrington, Local Democracy Reporter | Forget turning metal into gold, the Marlborough Research Centre thinks it can make millions turning the region’s food waste into fertiliser and animal feed.

Meridian Energy considers green bond offer

Mon 25 Aug 2025

Meridian Energy is considering making an offer of up to $250 million of 6.5 year unsecured, unsubordinated, fixed rate green bonds to institutional and New Zealand retail investors.

Coal mining company continuing with fast-track plans despite costly protest

Fri 22 Aug 2025

By Shannon Morris-Williams | A marathon 23-day coal bucket occupation protesting Bathurst Resources' plan to mine the Denniston Plateau ended on Tuesday, when Climate Liberation Aotearoa activists Rachel Andrews and Tāmati Taptiklis climbed down from the 80-metre high Stockton mine ropeway and were taken into custody.

Former Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern

Media round-up

Fri 22 Aug 2025

In our round-up of climate coverage in local media: The climate advice the government didn't want you to see; New Zealand's  groundbreaking climate law has become ‘a shell’; and could the Electricity Authority be about to inadvertently increase power prices?

IPCC chair Jim Skea

Strong NZ representation in upcoming global climate report

Thu 21 Aug 2025

By Shannon Morris-Williams and Liz Kivi | Eighteen New Zealanders are among more than 600 experts appointed by the IPCC for its next painstaking scientific deep dive into the drivers of climate change, its impacts and future risks, and how adaptation and mitigation can reduce those risks.

Dry winter pushed up Spark’s emissions

Thu 21 Aug 2025

By Pattrick Smellie | Increased use of coal and natural gas to generate electricity in the last year caused a spike in scope 1 and 2 emissions reported by telecommunications operator Spark NZ.

'Not giving up' – Right to repair bill in doubt

Thu 21 Aug 2025

By Shannon Morris-Williams | A bill that would make it easier for New Zealanders to access spare parts and the information to repair a product themselves while also cutting carbon emissions is looking unlikely to make it into law.

Samuel Oak Vette Gibson

'Sam the Trap Man' on why he's running for council

Thu 21 Aug 2025

By Zita Campbell, Local Democracy Reporter | From the bush to Gisborne’s council chambers is what “Sam the Trap Man” hopes to achieve this October.

Minister of Climate Change Simon Watts

Certainty crucial to emissions cuts – Watts

20 Aug 2025

By Shannon Morris-Williams | Climate Change Minister Simon Watts says that policy certainty is the Government’s primary lever for unlocking private capital and meeting climate targets, telling a carbon forestry conference that ETS settings are 'locked' through 2030.

Earth Sciences NZ engineering geologists Chris Massey and Kerry Leith survey Cyclone Gabrielle landslides in Hawkes Bay

Cyclone Gabrielle’s intense rainfall made landslides inevitable

20 Aug 2025

Cyclone Gabrielle was one of the most extreme landslide-triggering events ever recorded globally.

Vans were subject to an arson attack at Denniston Plateau

Activists facing intimidation tactics at Bathurst mine

19 Aug 2025

By Shannon Morris-Williams | Climate Liberation Aotearoa activists suspended 80m high in a coal bucket at a the Stockton mine on the West Coast say coal mining company Bathurst Resources is using ‘hostile’ tactics to try and remove them.

NZ must strengthen energy system

19 Aug 2025

New Zealand must keep strengthening its energy system if it is to remain competitive on the world stage while moving towards net-zero emissions, according to a new benchmarking report from the BusinessNZ Energy Council.

Adaptation under the spotlight at climate conference

19 Aug 2025

SPONSORED CONTENT: Our country has a long, indented coastline, highly mobile soils and is increasingly subject to devastating weather events. Most buildings and infrastructure are located in flood plains and/or near the coast.

RMA to speed up fossil fuel consents

18 Aug 2025

By Liz Kivi | An energy lobby group has welcomed a last-minute amendment to the RMA that puts fossil fuels on the same footing as renewables, however a sustainable energy expert says the move “beggars belief.”

Failed plastic treaty 'significant disappointment'

18 Aug 2025

The failure of negotiations on a legally-binding global plastics treaty is a "significant disappointment," but no treaty is still better than a weak one, according to a New Zealand expert.

Kāpiti group plants new Miyawaki forest

18 Aug 2025

A new tiny forest in Waikanae has been successfully planted and is expected to absorb up to 30–40 times more carbon than conventional plantings.

NZ still lagging behind in ESG reporting

18 Aug 2025

The number of companies reporting on ESG and sustainability performance in New Zealand is improving, but we are still lagging behind compared with our key trading partners, according to a report.

Resources Minister Shane Jones

Shane Jones on climate change – it’s real, but…

15 Aug 2025

By Pattrick Smellie | New Zealand First deputy leader Shane Jones believes climate change is real, but is uninterested in what is causing it and primarily focused on adapting to it.

Media round-up

15 Aug 2025

In our round-up of climate coverage in local media: Australia could be about to leapfrog New Zealand on climate targets; 'strangled' rivers are fighting back; and 10 rangatahi will join Aotearoa New Zealand’s delegation at the United Nations' major climate conference in Brazil.

Forestry sector could take legal action over ETS changes

14 Aug 2025

By Liz Kivi | The forestry sector is threatening legal action against the Government over changes to legislation intended to limit whole farm-to-forest conversions in the Emissions Trading Scheme.

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

Govt rejects Te Kuha coal mine fast-track bid

13 Aug 2025

By Shannon Morris-Williams | The controversial Te Kuha coal mine on the West Coast has had its application for fast-track approval declined, after failing to meet seven of the application criteria.

Heat pumps could cut household energy bills by $1.5 billion a year

12 Aug 2025

By Liz Kivi | Heat pumps could save Kiwi households hundreds of millions of dollars each year, as well as freeing up energy for industrial users, according to a new report.

Gas pressure intensifies

12 Aug 2025

The pressure from reduced gas supply is pushing industries that rely on cheap gas out of the market in favour of those who can afford to pay more.

Extreme rainfall from future cyclones could rise by up to 35% in NZ

12 Aug 2025

Rainfall from tropical cyclones will significantly increase under global warming, according to the latest modelling.

Fewer free NZUs for industrial emitters

11 Aug 2025

The Electricity Authority has announced its annual adjustment to the ‘electricity allocation factor,’ with a 7% drop meaning there will be marginally fewer free NZUs for industrial emitters.

Govt's hazards briefing hypocritical – Greenpeace

11 Aug 2025

By Shannon Morris-Williams | The government’s new briefing document on building resilience to hazards – including climate change – is “deeply ironic” and “deplorable”, according to Greenpeace.

The Valley Road forestry operation was carried out between January and March using a helicopter to lift logs from the steep hillside.

Whakatāne council emissions almost double due to tree felling

11 Aug 2025

By Diane McCarthy, Local Democracy Reporter | The felling of the Valley Road pine forest earlier this year will result in Whakatāne District Council’s greenhouse gas emissions almost doubling in its audit for the 2024-2025 financial year.

NZ signs up to UK initiative to boost renewable energy in the Pacific

8 Aug 2025

New Zealand has joined the United Kingdom's TIDES initiative, which aims to support renewable energy developments in the Pacific Islands.

Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment Simon Upton

Proposed hazards policy ‘bare bones’ – Upton

8 Aug 2025

By Shannon Morris-Williams | Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment Simon Upton has backed the government’s proposed National Policy Statement for Natural Hazards, but warns it is only a start to what’s needed to manage escalating climate and disaster risks.

Media round-up

8 Aug 2025

In our round-up of climate coverage in local media: Former minister of forestry Stuart Nash condemns "lock and leave" carbon farming; Fonterra's convenient omission about its switch from coal; and KiwiRail’s bold electrification plans.

Replacing petrol tax with road user charges will increase emissions - experts

7 Aug 2025

By Liz Kivi | Climate policy experts say the government’s plan to replace petrol tax with road user charges will lead to more gas guzzlers on our roads and increase climate pollution.

Impacts of Cyclone Hale on Tairāwhiti

Tairāwhiti group warns forestry rollback will fuel future disasters

7 Aug 2025

By Shannon Morris-Williams | A sustainable land-use advocacy group has slammed government proposals they say will gut forestry protections and roll back hard-fought gains made in the wake of Cyclone Hale and Gabrielle.

Labour Energy spokesperson Megan Woods

Labour vows to reinstate oil and gas ban

6 Aug 2025

By Liz Kivi | The Labour Party is promising to reinstate a ban on new oil and gas exploration permits, but won’t say if they will go even further and commit to revoking permits if elected.

Insurers need to get ready for the next climate-fuelled disaster: FMA

6 Aug 2025

Insurers need to do more to improve their claims processes and services as climate-driven disasters increase in frequency and severity, according to the Financial Markets Authority.

Huntly Power Station

Gentailers to stockpile coal under new deal

5 Aug 2025

By Shannon Morris-Williams | An agreement between New Zealand’s four major electricity generators to establish a 10-year fuel reserve is being labelled a 'climate change stockpile', and could undermine momentum for renewable energy investment.

Waitaki Hydro Dam

Warmer end to winter but dry spell expected over southern lakes

5 Aug 2025

As hydro lake levels hover just below average levels, climate forecasts indicate that warmer than usual weather conditions will reduce demand, but there will likely be less rain over the southern hydro lakes as New Zealand moves towards spring and summer.

Backlash over govt conservation changes

4 Aug 2025

By Shannon Morris-Williams | The government’s proposed changes to the Conservation Act are the most significant roll back in conservation protections in a generation, according to the Green Party.

Climate change policy growing concern for farming sector

4 Aug 2025

By Shannon Morris-Williams | While farmer confidence has hit an eight-year high, concerns about climate change policy and the Emissions Trading Scheme are growing in New Zealand’s rural sector, according to Federated Farmers.

'A sneeze in the night': Peters questions NZ's climate culpability

4 Aug 2025

New Zealand First seems to be vying with ACT and farming lobby group Groundswell to claim credit for being the first to call for New Zealand to withdraw from the Paris Agreement.

Climate Liberation Aotearoa spokesperson Rach Andrews

Why I’m in a coal bucket

4 Aug 2025

By Rach Andrews | OPINION: People might wonder why a 53-year-old grandmother would choose to climb into a 80 metre high stinky coal bucket on the rainy West Coast and settle in for the long haul.

Regional Council chair Peter Haddock

'Yet another rate': Franz Josef ratepayers balk at $2.8m stopbank extension

4 Aug 2025

By Lois Williams, Local Democracy Reporter | Franz Josef ratepayers have given the thumbs down to plans for a $2.8 million stopbank extension to protect the town’s sewerage plant from the Waiho River.

Minister of Resources Shane Jones

Bill to restart oil and gas exploration clears final hurdle

1 Aug 2025

By Shannon Morris-Williams | The government’s Crown Minerals Amendment Bill is set to become law after passing its third reading in parliament last night, with critics calling it humiliating for the climate minister and an embarrassment to New Zealand's international reputation.

Coal use drove recent emissions increase

1 Aug 2025

Increased use of coal for electricity generation was a large driver for an increase in New Zealand’s greenhouse gas emissions in the last quarter.

Geothermal power station near Taupō

A modest geothermal strategy

31 Jul 2025

By Pattrick Smellie | The Government has unveiled a far more modest geothermal energy strategy than its primary backer, Resources Minister Shane Jones, had sought.

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ETS a ‘broken paradigm’ undercutting biodiversity efforts

Mon 25 Aug 2025

By Shannon Morris-Williams | Pure Advantage is calling on the government to reform the Emissions Trading Scheme, with a new policy briefing saying that New Zealand’s offset-heavy approach is a “broken paradigm” undermining biodiversity and shifting risk to communities.

Energy
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Meridian Energy considers green bond offer

Mon 25 Aug 2025

Meridian Energy is considering making an offer of up to $250 million of 6.5 year unsecured, unsubordinated, fixed rate green bonds to institutional and New Zealand retail investors.

Agriculture
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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

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Dry winter pushed up Spark’s emissions

Thu 21 Aug 2025

By Pattrick Smellie | Increased use of coal and natural gas to generate electricity in the last year caused a spike in scope 1 and 2 emissions reported by telecommunications operator Spark NZ.

Transport
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Fund for low emissions transport winds up

31 Jul 2025

New Zealand’s Low Emission Transport Fund has officially wrapped up, ending a nine-year programme that put hundreds of millions of dollars towards accelerating the country’s shift to cleaner transport.

Forestry
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Minister of Climate Change Simon Watts

Certainty crucial to emissions cuts – Watts

20 Aug 2025

By Shannon Morris-Williams | Climate Change Minister Simon Watts says that policy certainty is the Government’s primary lever for unlocking private capital and meeting climate targets, telling a carbon forestry conference that ETS settings are 'locked' through 2030.

Business
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Speakers at last year's Climate Change and Business Conference

Why climate strategy is now central to business success

Tue 26 Aug 2025

SPONSORED CONTENT: Ahead of next month’s Climate Change and Business Conference, New Zealand businesses are being urged to treat climate strategy not as a regulatory burden, but as a core driver of economic competitiveness.

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