New Zealand: All stories

NZ teams with Australia and Brazil for Cancun
5 Nov 2010
The forestry industries of New Zealand, Brazil and Australia will join forces at the Cancun international climate change negotiations next month to push the climate change-beating potential of plantation forestry.

NZ lends helping hand with Australian ETS
5 Nov 2010
New Zealand is helping Australia to work towards putting a price on carbon.

Mexico our latest clean-tech partner
5 Nov 2010
New Zealand and Mexico are working together on clean-tech development.
Asia seen as hub of renewable energy
5 Nov 2010
Asia will be at the forefront of the shift to renewable energy, says the organiser of a major industry conference.

NZ will talk up markets and forestry at Cancun
29 Oct 2010
Carbon markets and forestry accounting rules will be top of New Zealand’s agenda at Cancun.

We seem to have got ETS right, says Smith
29 Oct 2010
Climate Change Issues Minister Nick Smith says the fact that he’s being told the Emissions Trading Scheme is both too weak and too harsh probably means it is about right.

Judges reward maker of light systems
29 Oct 2010
Making energy-efficient lights has earned a Christchurch company the title of third-fastest growing business in the country.
Frankly speaking - Groser addresses Brazil conference
29 Oct 2010
The challenges of life as an international climate change negotiator have been revealed.

Sealord looks at ways to ease ETS costs
22 Oct 2010
Fishing giant Sealord is talking to its quota suppliers about how it can help to ease the financial impact of the Emissions Trading Scheme.

Carbon trade transparency key, says manager
22 Oct 2010
The carbon market needs to develop with predictable, transparent practices, says an electricity sector manager involved in buying forward carbon.

Manuka gets more muscle as a carbon crop
22 Oct 2010
Manuka has just become twice as attractive as a carbon crop.

Businesses now check out climate conditions
22 Oct 2010
Business is starting to factor climate change into decisions.

NZ wind turbine makes California breakthrough
22 Oct 2010
New Zealand's Windflow Technologies is to build two turbines in California.

Forest owners get positive ETS message from Government
19 Oct 2010
Land owners planting carbon forests say they have been assured that the Emissions Trading Scheme will survive when the Kyoto Protocol ends in 2012.

First pre-1990 forest credits due ... millions to follow
15 Oct 2010
The first of millions of free carbon credits being given to the owners of pre-1990 forests have been allocated and will be issued any day.

Lawyers shoot down ETS secrecy clause
15 Oct 2010
The Official Information Act over-rides a confidentiality clause in the Emissions Trading Scheme legislation, according to MAF lawyers.

Wind power plays key role in Trade Me cuts
15 Oct 2010
Wind power and a few tonnes of gases given off by a city rubbish dump have allowed Trade Me to go carbon neutral.

Forest owners might get a carbon bonus
15 Oct 2010
Forest owners could be entitled to more carbon credits than they get now if the Government adopts a new system of working out carbon sequestration levels.

Recycling plant starves as glass goes to pave roads
15 Oct 2010
Auckland’s recycling system means that most of the city’s waste glass is becoming aggregate in roads instead of feeding a $84 million expansion of the country’s only glass recycling plant, the industry says.

World clean-tech spotlight shines on LanzaTech
15 Oct 2010
The work of a pioneering New Zealand clean-tech company has been recognised internationally not once but twice this week.
World Cup rubbish bins on the ball
15 Oct 2010
Hundreds of extra recycling bins will be installed around New Zealand in a $2 million Rugby World Cup project.

Miner vows customers will benefit from free credits
8 Oct 2010
Solid Energy says it will pass the benefits of its free carbon credits on to customers.

New planting rules could cost forest owners
8 Oct 2010
New environmental rules for commercial forests could leave owners with a carbon liability.

Canada's $1b bonus sparks NZ forest interest
8 Oct 2010
The Canadian Government is putting up to $1 billion into forestry and bioenergy – and New Zealand forest owners want to know why.

Judge fines Methven over enviro shower claim
8 Oct 2010
A company that made false claims about “greenness” of its product has been fined $50,000.

E-waste disposal gets a million-dollar boost
8 Oct 2010
The Government is to put $1.15 million in grants from the Waste Minimisation Fund into recycling electronic waste.

Roadshow rams home the sustainability message
8 Oct 2010
A biodiesel-fuelled roadshow to deliver the message that sustainable practice increasingly equals success and to promote the launch of a new qualification hits the road this weekend.

Environment the key, says migrant survey
8 Oct 2010
Effective environmental management is critical to attracting skilled migrants to New Zealand, latest research shows.
Solar returning to the White House
8 Oct 2010
There are to be solar panels on the White House, but not on the Beehive.

Poor leadership means NZ's a climate change flop
1 Oct 2010
New Zealand’s performance on climate change has been given a fail mark – and the blame is being laid at the feet of our political and business leaders who "continue to live high-emission lifestyles".

ETS changes leave Kiwis with $820m Kyoto bill
1 Oct 2010
Changes to the Emissions Trading Scheme will leave the public with an $820 million deficit for the first commitment period of the Kyoto Protocol.

New push to boost investment in clean tech
1 Oct 2010
A new vehicle to encourage investment in New Zealand’s clean-tech industries is about to be launched.

Wellington puts electric cars to the test
1 Oct 2010
New Zealand has its first fleet of production electric cars.

Time for free-credits industries to come and get it
1 Oct 2010
The steel, iron, aluminium and gelatine industries can now apply for free carbon credits.

Former MP heads agriculture advisory group
1 Oct 2010
Former National Party MP Katherine Rich is to head the group advising the Government on the rules governing agriculture’s entry to the Emissions Trading Scheme.

New biodiesel mix aims to be cheaper
1 Oct 2010
Biodiesel made from vegetable oil and tallow is now available to the New Zealand public.
ETS in full swing as last bits tidied
1 Oct 2010
With the passing of eight sets of regulations to bring in remaining sectors, the Emissions Trading Scheme is effectively now fully implemented, says Buddle Findlay senior associate Alastair Camereon.

Delays frustrate Kaipara tidal energy developer
24 Sep 2010
Endless planning delays are hindering investment in marine energy in New Zealand, says the man behind plans for a tidal energy plant on the Kaipara Harbour.

Peak Oil: We've been lying to you
24 Sep 2010
By Ian Cooper.- Peak oil isn't real. Anyone with half a brain knows that.

Country needs clean-tech skills, says innovator
24 Sep 2010
New Zealand has a shortage of the people needed to turn clean-tech ideas into profitable businesses.

Mayoral hopefuls quiet on eco-city proposals
24 Sep 2010
Politicians vying to lead the Auckland super-city have not yet responded to a proposal to turn the city into an environmentally friendly economic powerhouse.
Rugby star kicks off Global Climate Working Bee
24 Sep 2010
All Black Conrad Smith says he is supporting the 350 Aotearoa Global Climate Working Bee.

New-tech fridge shows what NZ firms can do
17 Sep 2010
Fisher & Paykel Appliance’s breakthrough refrigeration technology is being hailed as an example of what this country must do to exploit the global shift to clean technology.

Clean-tech lobbyists get ear of Lord Stern
17 Sep 2010
The 100% Plan lobby group is talking to former World Bank chief economist Lord Nicholas Stern about international collaboration on a clean-tech development plan for New Zealand.

NZ wood eyes future in Europe's buildings
17 Sep 2010
The New Zealand wood industry has a new market – environmentally concerned Europeans.

Brownlee chuffed with geothermal figures
17 Sep 2010
Energy Minister Gerry Brownlee is hailing a shift from coal to geothermal electricity generation as a sign that the market can deliver on climate change.

We're about to get the word on water
17 Sep 2010
The results of consultation over future freshwater policy will be released next week.
Maari reaches ‘10 million barrel’ milestone
17 Sep 2010
The Maari oil-field produced its 10 millionth barrel of oil this week, marking a significant milestone in the field’s history.
Meridian, landowners talk on North Bank hydro project
17 Sep 2010
Meridian Energy has begun consultation with landowners on a proposed design for the North Bank Hydro Project.

Foresters check trees for quake damage
10 Sep 2010
Foresters are heading out today to start counting the carbon cost of the Canterbury earthquakes.