New Zealand: All stories
Forum: Cool heads still needed on global warming
31 Jul 2009
We're less wealthy than Australia is, so should be setting a lower emissions reduction target, says Business Rountable executive director Roger Kerr.
ETS in place by December, says Smith
31 Jul 2009
The Government aims to have an amended emissions trading scheme in place by December.
Coal pushes NZ's emissions up
24 Jul 2009
New Zealand’s greenhouse gas emissions have risen again, with coal the biggest culprit.
Our ag emissions in the spotlight, says minister
24 Jul 2009
Europe and Britain are watching New Zealand’s efforts to mitigate agricultural emissions, says Agriculture Minister David Carter.
Forum: Excluding agriculture from ETS neither principled nor smart
24 Jul 2009
New Zealand asking to exempt agriculture from the scheme to replace the Kyoto Treaty, is as credible as Saudi Arabia asking for the exemption of oil.
Green is great, but it all comes down to price
24 Jul 2009
New Zealand exporters looking to supply Wal-Mart and other companies imposing environmental impact measuring standards may find that price stands in their way, regardless of how “green” their processes are.
Better timing would help, says airport company
24 Jul 2009
Christchurch International Airport says that timing is crucial in managing the competing demands of new infrastructure projects and emissions reduction.
Government misreading public mood for free ride for agriculture?
24 Jul 2009
There appears to be little public tolerance for a freer ride for agriculture under New Zealand's ETS, despite a Ministerial claim to the contrary.
Unique online consulation confirms multi-party deal desire
24 Jul 2009
The Government's unique online consultation on New Zealand's emissions target took 70 minutes and six seconds.
Companies link to hasten biofuel production
24 Jul 2009
Two New Zealand companies are joining forces to clean up water and produce biofuel.
NZ House told to green up its act
24 Jul 2009
The EU’s impatience at New Zealand dragging its feet on implementing the ETS scheme has taken concrete form - NZ must pay to double-glaze its energy-inefficient High Commission building in London.
Straterra goes to bat for mining industry
24 Jul 2009
Straterra, the freshly minted cross-industry resources lobby, has moved into its new offices in the Contractors' Federation premises in the Wellington parliamentary precinct.
GNS sings praises of NZ oil potential
24 Jul 2009
GNS has joined Crown Minerals in being bullishly enthusiastic about New Zealand’s oil resources
Agriculture (at last) on world emissions agenda
17 Jul 2009
Agricultural emissions are finally on the agenda for international climate change negotiators.
Power companies in by 2011, expert picks
17 Jul 2009
The Government is likely to push the entry of the stationary energy sector into the emissions trading scheme out to 2011 and industrial processes to the following year.
NZ to target forest offsets issue in Denmark
17 Jul 2009
The Government is set to go in all guns blazing for the forestry sector at the climate change negotiations in Copenhagen in December.
Govt sees NZ as leader in ag emissions research
17 Jul 2009
The Government is about to announce a formal proposal to promote New Zealand as a virtual centre for research on international agricultural emissions mitigation.
ETS review body eyes Government line
17 Jul 2009
The emissions trading scheme review committee is keeping quiet about when it will release its findings - but is aligning with the Government behind the scenes.
Carbon News - Carbon Market Intelligence
17 Jul 2009
New Zealand's only specialist carbon market intelligence service.
Maori Party might support Nats' ETS changes
14 Jul 2009
The Maori Party will today ask iwi leaders whether it should support the National Government’s changes to the emissions trading scheme – potentially giving it the majority it needs in Parliament.
Maori want more reasearch on emissions impact
14 Jul 2009
Iwi leaders meeting the Government in Ngaruawahia this morning are expected to call for more research and analysis on the likely impact on Maori of the Government’s 2020 emissions reduction target.
Reluctant farmers ready to set reduction target
14 Jul 2009
Federated Farmers will set its policy on New Zealand’s 2020 emissions reduction target later this week - but the federation is still holding out for the emissions trading scheme to be scrapped.
Forester forges link with carbon manager
14 Jul 2009
A collaboration between a forestry firm and a carbon-market operator is providing a model for a field and trading room partnership.
Small miner puts case for use of coal
14 Jul 2009
Otago miner Kai Point Coal Co is using mass and boutique retail marketing techniques to sell its product.
Air NZ fits planes with fuel-saving winglets
14 Jul 2009
Air New Zealand’s bid to cut carbon emissions and fuel consumption by fitting blended winglets to its five Boeing 767-300ER aircraft began yesterday.
Need for balance in climate change targets, says Meat & Wool New Zealand
14 Jul 2009
New Zealand’s post-2012 climate change policies, including any 2020 emissions target, must balance environmental and financial implications, says Meat & Wool New Zealand chairman Mike Petersen.
Soil carbon question difficult, says minister
10 Jul 2009
Climate Change Issues Minister Nick Smith says that soil carbon sequestration is a double-edged sword.
We're no climate deniers, says farm leader
10 Jul 2009
Farmers are not climate change deniers, says Federated Farmers’ president and new climate change spokesman Don Nicolson.
Good progress on emission target consultation
10 Jul 2009
The Minister says he's pleased with public involvement in the setting of a 2020 emissions reduction target, business says its meeting was postive...and Lucy Lawless says the session she went to was a blast.
ANALYSIS: And in the red corner ...
10 Jul 2009
New Zealand is in the middle of a powerful, if somewhat veiled, vice when it comes to the emissions trading scheme.
It's a passion, says young climate ambassador
10 Jul 2009
One of five young New Zealanders who will represent this country at the Children’s Climate Forum in Copenhagen in December might yet be lured away from a promising medical career to pursue climate change campaigning.
Concrete group fights wood-only rule
10 Jul 2009
The Cement & Concrete Association intends to disrupt a pending government move that favours timber structure buildings over concrete ones.
Big guns open up on 2020 emissions target
7 Jul 2009
Tension is building over the Government’s call for public input on New Zealand’s 2020 emissions reduction target.
Voluntary soil carbon market on the way
7 Jul 2009
New Zealand is on the road to establishing a voluntary soil carbon market.
Kiwifruit wins share of $8m carbon fund
7 Jul 2009
A project designed to quantify the carbon sequestered above and below ground in kiwifruit orchards is one of 35 projects that have been granted a combined total of $8.26 million by the Sustainable Farming Fund.
Avocado growers look for carbon answers
7 Jul 2009
The avocado industry is to use $20,000 awarded by the Sustainable Farming Fund this month to help to prove the carbon sequestration potential of its trees.
Hard-up Harvard eyes sale of NZ forests
7 Jul 2009
The carbon-sequestering Central North Island forests owned by Harvard University could be up for sale.
ETS review body sets meeting date
7 Jul 2009
The emissions trading scheme review committee will next be meeting on July 15.
NZ climate deniers wed US counterpart
7 Jul 2009
New Zealand’s premier climate change denier site has linked up with its United States counterpart.
Split targets on agenda of Nats-Labour ETS talks
3 Jul 2009
Splitting New Zealand’s domestic emissions reduction target is on the table in talks between Labour and National for an emissions trading scheme deal.
Government won't talk about stationary energy
3 Jul 2009
The Government will not say when stationary energy and industrial processes will enter the emissions trading scheme.
NZ carbon credits could be in short supply
3 Jul 2009
New Zealand could face a shortfall of locally generated carbon credits when the emissions trading scheme becomes fully operational.
Rules change, but forest owners still obligated
3 Jul 2009
Forest owners are still under obligation to surrender emissions units to meet deforestation liabilities – despite Parliament delaying reporting dates.
Goverment needs to wake up, say foresters
3 Jul 2009
The new forestry deadlines established by the Government this week amount to “fiddling while Rome burns,” say foresters.
ETS committee sifts through last reports
3 Jul 2009
The emissions trading scheme review committee met yesterday and will meet regularly through the month as it works towards presenting its findings and recommendations to Parliament.
Crown Minerals happy with tour of the majors
3 Jul 2009
New Zealand is emerging as one of the top global focuses for oil exploration.
Holcim delays decision on cement plant move
3 Jul 2009
Swiss-owned Holcim invoked a palpable feeling of relief in the extractive industry community when it again pushed back the date for its decision whether or not it will move its production from Westport to Oamaru.
Greens push split-emissions cuts targets
30 Jun 2009
The prospect is emerging of New Zealand setting separate reduction targets for carbon and methane.
Energy sector wants firm emissions targets now
30 Jun 2009
The renewables sector is waiting to see whether the Government intends to present firm policy or a proposed strategy when it begins a series of public meetings in nine cities around the country next Monday to discuss New Zealand’s 2020 emissions target.
Local govt shake-up risks weakened environmental outcomes – Commissioner
Fri 27 Feb 2026
By Shannon Morris-Williams | The Government’s push to simplify local government is "deeply flawed" and has been launched without a clear understanding of which functions must remain regional, according to the Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment.
Gisborne leads NZ in solar battery uptake as resilience drives demand
Wed 4 Mar 2026
By Shannon Morris-Williams | Battery storage is rapidly moving from add-on to mainstream in New Zealand’s residential solar market, with 2025 data showing stark regional differences in uptake, according to new analysis.
Govt's solar on farms initiative to cut costs, boost resilience
17 Feb 2026
Farms across Aotearoa will begin installing solar panels and battery systems as part of a government-backed demonstration programme designed to test whether on-farm renewable energy can reduce electricity costs and improve energy security for the food and fibre sector.
Annual emissions fell to lowest in 15 years in Sept 2025
5 Feb 2026
By Pattrick Smellie | New Zealand’s greenhouse gas emissions fell to their lowest annual total in the year to September 2025 since records began 2010, according to Statistics New Zealand data published this morning.
Air NZ joins Marsden Point SAF project
Tue 3 Mar 2026
By Pattrick Smellie | Air New Zealand has quietly added its name to a consortium exploring the viability of green hydrogen production for sustainable aviation fuel at Channel Infrastructure’s Marsden Point energy hub.
Tairāwhiti needs proper Govt support to heal the land – not empty announcements for political optics
24 Feb 2026
OPINION: The Government’s answer to Tairāwhiti’s severe erosion crisis – that the region apply for modest, contestable funding rounds – while rejecting the region's own land transition business case, leaves our long-term resilience hanging in the balance, writes Manu Caddie.
Kiwi startup takes on global plastic pollution
12 Feb 2026
A New Zealand startup is launching what it says is the world’s first plastic-free effervescent drink tablet, with the ambitious aim of eliminating bottled beverages to reduce global plastic pollution.
