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NZ to host EU energy conference

31 Aug 2012

An international conference to bring Pacific Islands governments together with potential investors in renewable energy development will be held in New Zealand next April.

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.

Public split as ETS changes face scrutiny

24 Aug 2012

Changes to the Emissions Trading Scheme have gone into Parliament as a new poll shows that New Zealanders are evenly split over whether we should even have a price on carbon.

ETS bill has October deadline

24 Aug 2012

The Government expects to have its changes to the Emissions Trading Scheme through the select committee and back into Parliament by October 17.

Most believe green is good for jobs

24 Aug 2012

Environmental protection is seen to promote economic growth and jobs, a new survey shows.

Foresters put faith in new technology

24 Aug 2012

The forestry sector is pressing ahead with plans to transform itself by adopting new technologies to get the most out of its harvest.

Sir Peter Gluckman ... get science involved.

It's about balance, says science chief

24 Aug 2012

Balancing environmental issues with resource use and economic growth is the biggest issue New Zealand faces, our top scientist says.

EXCLUSIVE: Carbon News readers can now get full climate report

24 Aug 2012

Subscribers to Carbon News now have access to the full report on research into New Zealanders' views on climate change.

Steven Joyce ... act must be overhauled.

Let's all be like Taranaki, says Joyce

24 Aug 2012

The Government is continuing its pressure on local authorities to give environmental consents to mining and big dairying operations.

Billions back fossil fuels, says study

24 Aug 2012

Subsidies for fossil fuels could top $US1 trillion this year, an American-based independent research agency is warning.

Fracking no answer, warn Greens

24 Aug 2012

Coal-seam gas is not the answer to New Zealand’s economic woes, the Green Party is warning.

Transpower wins energy award

24 Aug 2012

A Transpower-led alliance to upgrade the North Island electricity grid has taken the environmental excellence title at this year’s Deloitte Energy Excellence Awards.

Tasman pact aims to fight illegal logging

24 Aug 2012

New Zealand and Australia are to join forces to combat illegal logging.

Aquaflow makes Asia tech final

24 Aug 2012

A New Zealand renewable fuels company is a finalist in a competition to find Asia’s most prestigious private technology ventures.

Niwa gets bulk of new research money

24 Aug 2012

Environmental research has been allocated more than $16 million in the latest Government science investment round.

Most Kiwis back a green revolution

17 Aug 2012

New Zealanders are willing to put their hands in their pockets to encourage clean industries and technologies.

Crest Energy wants to put turbines at the entrance to the Kaipara Harbour.

Wave power popular, but progress is slow

17 Aug 2012

New Zealanders might support Government incentives to encourage the marine energy industry, but our attempts at it have yet to bear fruit.

Al Morrison

AL MORRISON: We've been too smug for too long

17 Aug 2012

The Department of Conservation wants to do business with business.

Mill Creek wind farm to play key role

17 Aug 2012

Meridian Energy has turned the first sod on Mill Creek, its 26-turbine wind farm north-west of Wellington City.

Prof Rattan Lal ... NZ record impressive.

NZ farmers impress soil scientist

17 Aug 2012

The soil management and measuring practices of New Zealand’s pastoral carbon farmers have impressed an eminent soil scientist.

LanzaTech signs green rubber deal

17 Aug 2012

New Zealand biotechnology company LanzaTech has signed a joint development agreement with nylon producer Invista to develop a bio-based butadiene, used in the production of synthetic rubber.

We must value water, say irrigators

17 Aug 2012

Instead of knocking the productive use of water for activities such as irrigation, it’s time all New Zealanders accepted and celebrated how water adds value, the irrigation industry says.

Fish on the move, say ocean scientists

17 Aug 2012

Climate change is affecting Australia’s marine ecosystems more quickly than expected, with tropical fish and plankton moving south as waters warm.

NZ stepping out in bamboo socks

17 Aug 2012

Kiwi hosiery brand StepOut says it is introducing New Zealand’s first eco-friendly supermarket range of socks and tights - and upping the stakes against its Aussie rival.

People want more action on climate change

10 Aug 2012

New Zealanders want the Government and business to do more about climate change – but most of all we want other countries to do something.

Peter Weir ... no driver to plant trees.

We'll need years to get going, says forester

10 Aug 2012

Large-scale forest planting will not begin until several years after a substantial rise in carbon prices, a key industry player is warning.

Gary Taylor ... more work to be done.

Conference urges Govt to act on carbon

10 Aug 2012

A conference on feeding the world and saving the planet is calling for Government action to lift the price of carbon.

You, too, can be like the Olympics

10 Aug 2012

Impressed by the sustainable nature of the Olympics? You can do it, too, thanks to a new standard for events.

Survey shows more New Zealanders go cool on climate change issues

3 Aug 2012

The number of New Zealanders who think climate change is an urgent and immediate problem has slumped, according to a new poll.

Academic diagnoses climate change fatigue

3 Aug 2012

A dramatic fall in the number of people who think climate change is an urgent problem is not surprising, given the current economic and political environment in New Zealand, says an environmental sociologist.

Business execs taking it seriously

3 Aug 2012

Business managers and executives are among the New Zealanders most concerned about climate change.

Paul Gilding ... the problem is people.

Don't stand back, environment adviser tells NZ

3 Aug 2012

Feeding the world and saving it at the same time is possible – but New Zealand might leave it too late.

ETS impact report out today

3 Aug 2012

Latest figures on the impact of the Emissions Trading Scheme will be out today.

Foresters slam academic's pines attack

3 Aug 2012

Forest owners are dismayed at Otago University Professor Sir Alan Mark’s suggestion that he might assemble a group of activists to rip out forest seedlings on a farm near Dunedin.

Ministry offers $8m sustainability boost

3 Aug 2012

Farmers, foresters and fishers are being offered millions of dollars for projects that will improve the environment, society and the economy.

Sustainability must on menu, says report

27 Jul 2012

Sustainability should be at the heart of New Zealand’s food industry, says a new report.

Dick Smith ... message in a magazine.

Dick Smith jolts Murdoch media

27 Jul 2012

Australian businessman Dick Smith has gone on the attack against what he says is bias in the Rupert Murdoch-owned media over climate change.

Sheep emissions loophole to close

27 Jul 2012

A loophole that allocates all greenhouse gas emissions from sheep to the meat sector and none to wool is about to be closed.

Forester forms safe haven for kiwi

27 Jul 2012

Forestry company Ernslaw One is promising to look after kiwi living in one of its forests.

Petrobras protest skipper walks free

27 Jul 2012

Charges against the skipper of a boat involved in protests against deep-sea oil exploration in the Raukumara Basin by Petrobras have been dismissed.

Greenland melting faster

27 Jul 2012

For several days this month, Greenland's surface ice cover melted over a larger area than at any time in more than 30 years of satellite observations.

David Rhodes ... NZ facing real problems.

Foresters might swap carbon for cows

20 Jul 2012

Tumbling carbon prices could trigger the conversion of large tracts of forest into dairy farms, the forestry industry is warning.

Roger Dickie ... carbon forestry a non-starter.

ETS a Clayton's scheme, says forester

20 Jul 2012

New Zealand’s Emissions Trading Scheme is now a Clayton’s scheme, says the man who spent five years fighting for carbon credits for forest owners.

Our world in peril

20 Jul 2012

The world is in a perilous position - economically, environmentally and socially, according to a new report. And New Zealand is not exempt. Here, Rick Boven, Catherine Harland and Lillian Grace, the authors of Navigating an uncertain future: Environmental foundations for long-term success, outline the situation.

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.

Kennedy Graham ... NZ has not delivered on promises.

Greens: Why NZ was a failure at Rio

20 Jul 2012

New Zealand has failed to live up to the commitments to sustainable development it made 20 years ago at the Rio Earth Summit, the Green Party says.

Papers show support for credits cut

13 Jul 2012

Most people making submissions on changes to the Emissions Trading Scheme supported Government plans to restrict the use of international carbon credits in New Zealand, Cabinet papers show.

Minister's maths way out, says council

13 Jul 2012

The latest round of changes to the Emissions Trading Scheme will cost taxpayers $328.4 million to 2016, Climate Change Minister Tim Groser has told Cabinet.

Huntly power station ... reserve status.

Huntly key to free credit allocations

13 Jul 2012

Trade-exposed emitters might find themselves entitled to more free credits if changes to the electricity allocation factor go ahead.

Tim Groser ... Germans investing in NZ.

Groser talks green in Germany

13 Jul 2012

Climate Change Minister Tim Groser is talking clean-tech investment in Germany.

Politics
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‘Pathetic': experts slam govt’s approach to adaptation

Today 11:00am

By Liz Kivi | The government has signalled it will step back from full property buyouts if assets are hit by climate disasters, a move adaptation experts say will condemn hundreds of thousands of New Zealanders to a “dismal” future.

Energy
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Electricity Authority proposes doubling solar export limits to 10 kW

Today 11:00am

The Electricity Authority is proposing a default 10kW export limit for small-scale generation, saying new inverter standards and voltage settings allow homes and businesses to feed more power into local networks without compromising safety.

Agriculture
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All carrot, no stick for farmers on methane

Fri 17 Oct 2025

By Pattrick Smellie | COMMENT: The abandonment of methane emissions pricing and the adoption of a weaker target is effectively the last nail in the coffin of the historic cross-parliamentary consensus embedded in the Zero Carbon Act 2019.

Carbon emissions
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Govt releases updated emissions projections

13 Oct 2025

By Liz Kivi | The Ministry for the Environment has released updated emissions projections to 2050, which show significant differences to the Climate Change Commission's recent projections for the same period.

Transport
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Air NZ inks deal for its first internationally verified carbon credits

9 Oct 2025

By Liz Kivi | Air New Zealand has committed to buying 8000 tonnes of carbon removals by 2030, in partnership with local native forest investment platform My Native Forest.

Forestry
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Emails show forestry lobby fought Gisborne crackdown as slash clean-up drags on

26 Sep 2025

By Shannon Morris-Williams | Sustainable land use advocates are accusing Eastland Wood Council of stonewalling efforts to tighten forestry rules, after correspondence between the group and the local council was released under the Official Information Act.

Business
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Eraring power station is a black coal-fired power station on the shores of Lake Macquarie, southeast of Newcastle, NSW

Climate credibility gap widening for Aussie firms

1 Oct 2025

By Pattrick Smellie | Australian public companies’ climate change commitments are in retreat, reflecting difficulty in achieving stated targets and increased fossil use, but not because of any pressure to make less effort, according to a study of major companies’ ESG reporting.

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