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Govt publishes draft land-use classification framework

7 Mar 2025

The government has developed a draft land-use classification framework, which distinguishes carbon forestry from indigenous and exotic forestry plantations.

Saving earthquake-prone buildings could slash emissions

7 Mar 2025

Saving all of Aotearoa New Zealand's seismically-deficient buildings could avoid up to 7.4 megatonnes of carbon emissions, a new study shows.

Meridian's shocker result and way forward

7 Mar 2025

Meridian's was expected to be a shocker of a result and, as predicted, earnings, cash flow and net profit were all down for what was its worst ever half year report since listing.

Media round-up

7 Mar 2025

In our weekly round-up of climate coverage in local media: Minister appointed an oil and gas lobbyist to EECA board against official advice; what will happen if NZ hooks up to Australia's power grid; and why the government needs to reveal its calculations on carbon capture.

NZ expert joins GHG Protocol board

6 Mar 2025

Climate policy expert Christina Hood has been appointed to the international Greenhouse Gas Protocol's Independent Standards Board.

Nelson launches draft climate strategy

6 Mar 2025

Nelson City Council will decide if it will open community engagement on its Draft Climate Change Strategy today.

Fonterra linked to illegal deforestation, claims Greenpeace

5 Mar 2025

Dairy giant Fonterra's supply chain is linked with illegal deforestation, according to Greenpeace Aotearoa, after New Zealand's major importers of palm kernel have been found to be illegally operating palm plantations in Indonesia.

KiwiSaver fossil fuel investment up 18% 'alarming disconnect'

5 Mar 2025

KiwiSaver investments in fossil fuels jumped to $4.42 billion in September 2024, marking an 18% increase from $3.75 billion in March 2024, according to Mindful Money.

Minister wrong about climate commitment: Lawyers

4 Mar 2025

By Liz Kivi | Lawyers for Climate Action has warned climate change minister Simon Watts that he was wrong to suggest New Zealand has no legal obligation to meet its international emissions reduction target.

NZ tops list of countries most at risk of urban fire in severe warming scenario

4 Mar 2025

New Zealand will be one of the countries worst affected by fires as a result of climate change, with fires expected to increase by over 40% by 2100 under extreme climate scenarios, according to new research.

Kiwi winegrowers commit to net zero by 2050

4 Mar 2025

New Zealand Winegrowers has come up with a Net Zero 2050 roadmap, which picks a bunch of key ways vineyards and wineries can reduce emissions.

NZ and Viet Nam sign up to cooperate on climate

3 Mar 2025

New Zealand has signed a partnership agreement with Viet Nam, including a Memorandum of Arrangement on climate change cooperation aiming to strengthen cooperation on adaptation and mitigation, including carbon markets.

Watts must be strategic in energy portfolio - EDS

3 Mar 2025

Energy and climate change policies must talk to each other with greater consistency, according to the Environmental Defence Society.

Changes to electricity market rules could boost renewables

28 Feb 2025

By Shannon Williams | Lodestone Energy says that new regulations proposed for the energy market will improve grid efficiency, enable more solar and battery deployment, and deliver lower prices for consumers.

New tool to help Auckland businesses build climate resilience

28 Feb 2025

Climate Connect Aotearoa has launched a new digital tool called ClimateWise, designed to help small and medium-sized businesses adapt to climate change.

Media round-up

28 Feb 2025

In our round-up of climate coverage in local media: Delays to methane-tracking space mission; New Zealand's glaciers have shrunk by 29% since 2000; and how Antarctica's melting ice sheet could change NZ's climate patterns.

Watts tells farmers billion dollar cost of climate commitments is 'misinformation'

27 Feb 2025

Greenpeace has slammed climate change minister Simon Watts for saying that New Zealand does not have to meet climate targets under the Paris climate agreement.

Billionaires thriving while the planet burns - Greens

27 Feb 2025

"Why is the planet that all of this is happening on being allowed to burn while billionaires pile up ill-gotten treasure?"

Restore Passenger Rail protest trial kicks off

27 Feb 2025

The first of several Restore Passenger Rail jury trials kicked off this week at the Wellington District Court.

Planning ramps up for major UN climate conference in Christchurch

26 Feb 2025

IPCC lead author Bronwyn Hayward says the Trump administration's decision to block US scientists participating in the next major IPCC climate science meeting is devastating news.

Businesses back mandatory climate reporting

26 Feb 2025

Organisations representing 40% of New Zealand's GDP are supporting mandatory climate reporting and have warned the government against premature changes that could undermine its effectiveness.

Pushing environmental problems aside will haunt us - Commissioner

25 Feb 2025

The Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment has warned policy makers that they could park environmental problems in the short term, but it would come back to haunt us with heavy costs long-term.

Gentailers take stock after winter energy crunch

25 Feb 2025

The half-year reporting season showed the different impacts of the difficult winter in 2024, with Contact and Genesis being the first to release results.

Carbon capture framework coming

24 Feb 2025

The government wants to bring carbon capture and storage into the Emissions Trading Scheme, with plans to introduce legislation for a Carbon Capture, Utilisation and Storage framework this year.

'Anti-woke' banking bill drawn from ballot

21 Feb 2025

NZ First's Private Member's Bill targeting so-called 'woke' banks refusing services to businesses for Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) reasons was drawn from the ballot yesterday afternoon and will be debated in Parliament.

Invasive pines triple seed supply to spread across Aotearoa

21 Feb 2025

Lodgepole pines, a major weed in Aotearoa, have three times more seeds here than in their native North America, according to new research.

Media round-up

21 Feb 2025

In our round-up of climate coverage in local media: NZ companies quietly abandon climate targets; are carbon taxes really to blame for INEOS ditching its All Blacks sponsorship? and Auckland Council looks at relocating flood-prone Kumeu.

Right to repair bill 'better than nothing' - expert

20 Feb 2025

A law change which could cut carbon emissions passed its first reading by a narrow margin in Parliament yesterday.

Kiwi climate solutions up for Earthshot Prize

20 Feb 2025

An ocean remediation project, a predator-free blueprint, cleaner greenhouses, and a company recovering metals from waste are all New Zealand-based nominees for one of five NZD$1.9m Earthshot Prizes.

Fonterra announces more cash for low-emission farmers

19 Feb 2025

Dairy co-operative Fonterra is introducing higher payments for farms that reduce on-farm emissions.

New Parliament buildings get highest rating for sustainable design

19 Feb 2025

Two new Parliament buildings, the Ballantrae Place Building and the Museum Street Building, have achieved 6 Green Star ratings - the highest sustainability rating - for their design.

Consultation on standard for measuring biogas and biomethane carbon intensity

19 Feb 2025

As biomethane and biogas become more common, New Zealand needs a consistent approach to measuring the carbon intensity of these fuels, according to the Bioenergy Association.

Genesis stocks up on coal

18 Feb 2025

Genesis Energy is prepared to burn up to 1.2 million tonnes of coal at Huntly Power Station this winter.

Plan to reduce climate risk reporting 'backward'

18 Feb 2025

Government plans to weaken the climate-related disclosures regime could damage the economy and disadvantage businesses, according to Lawyers for Climate Action.

Watts waves the regulatory stick at gentailers

18 Feb 2025

Energy Minister Simon Watts said the Government would not accept another repeat of last winter's events in the electricity market but stopped short of saying what ministers would do if it did happen again.

Govt unveils $30 million to support conservation tourism

18 Feb 2025

The Government will invest $30 million to fund more than a dozen projects to boost biodiversity and the tourist economy, a move the Green Party is calling an embarrassment.

Road lobbyists undermining climate policy: research

17 Feb 2025

Road lobbyists in New Zealand are using a well-known "playbook" of techniques to influence transport and climate policy decisions, undermining progress towards a sustainable transport system, according to new research.

Climate adaptation takes bigger chunk of govt spend

17 Feb 2025

Government spending on climate adaptation has jumped by $666 million, while other environmental spending dropped, according to estimates from the Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment.

California fires warning for NZ - Insurer

14 Feb 2025

Tower Insurance says that a climate change adaptation framework is crucial for minimising the insurance gap and preventing New Zealanders experiencing the same anguish as in the wake of the recent California wildfires.

NZ govt's climate retreat makes international news

14 Feb 2025

Trump's "era of climate retreat" is already on show in New Zealand, according to New York-based Bloomberg news, in a story describing Prime Minister Christopher Luxon's green reversals as "climate pushback" 8,745 miles from Washington DC.

Pesticides worsen biodiversity crisis

14 Feb 2025

New Zealand needs to urgently move to alternative practices to reduce pesticide impacts on biodiversity and change the country's "completely outdated" regulatory framework, experts say.

Swedish company gets $4 million to help curb NZ livestock emissions

13 Feb 2025

Industry-government partnership AgriZeroNZ is investing about NZD $4.2 million in Agteria Biotech, a Swedish company aiming to slash global methane emissions from cattle.

Fast-track applications open

13 Feb 2025

Applications are now open for the fast-track approvals regime through a full-cost recovery system.

NZ's climate target 'wholly inadequate' to protect health

12 Feb 2025

A global organisation has slammed New Zealand's 2035 climate commitment, saying it shows limited mitigation ambition and fails to address health impacts.

Bluegreen leader on the outer

12 Feb 2025

The leader of National's Bluegreen caucus, Scott Simpson, has found himself out of Prime Minister Christopher Luxon's favour.

Airbus delay signals turbulence for hydrogen-powered aviation

11 Feb 2025

A plan to decarbonise aviation in New Zealand is up in the air after airplane manufacturer Airbus announced significant delays for its development of hydrogen-powered commercial aircraft.

NZ First introduces bill to fight 'woke banks'

11 Feb 2025

The supposed fight between NZ First and banks' lending policies enters another week, with a new Member's Bill hoping to prevent banks from refusing their services to businesses because of the current ESG framework.

New AI tool to map planted pine

11 Feb 2025

Using AI to map New Zealand's forests could give more accurate and up-to-date data which will benefit policy-makers and infrastructure investments, as well as climate change reporting systems, according to researchers.

Pulling out of Paris Agreement could impact trade: Watts

10 Feb 2025

Climate change minister Simon Watts has reiterated the government's commitment to its international climate pledge, following comments from ACT leader and future deputy Prime Minister David Seymour, who floated the idea of pulling out of the Paris Agreement.

NZ needs $20b to meet 2050 energy needs

7 Feb 2025

New Zealand will need a minimum of $20 billion to meet the country's energy needs in 2050, according to new research.

Politics
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Debanking debate heats up as deadline looms for submissions on NZ First bill

Tue 1 Jul 2025

By Shannon Morris-Williams | The debate over so-called “woke banking” is back in the spotlight as the deadline approaches for public input on NZ First’s Debanking Bill.

Energy
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SolarZero liquidation complex - but sale possible

Tue 1 Jul 2025

It will likely take a long time to sort out the complexities around the liquidation of SolarZero, with a series of claims against the company adding to the myriad complexities in arrangements set up to manage its contracts and obligations.

Agriculture
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Climate change and energy minister Simon Watts announcing the solar package at Fieldays

Flurry of govt announcements at Fieldays

12 Jun 2025

The government has come up with a solar energy package for farms, a new grass-fed certification scheme for meat and dairy, and a supplier agreement for carpets in new state homes - all part of the annual flurry of politicians’ Fieldays announcements.

Carbon emissions
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Mangroves' overlooked climate role

Mon 30 Jun 2025

By Shannon Morris-Williams | New Zealand’s mangrove forests are pulling tens of thousands of tonnes of carbon from the atmosphere each year, yet their climate benefits remain unrecognised in national emissions reporting.

Transport
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How flying can be a climate solution

16 Jun 2025

By Paul Callister and Robert McLachlan - Planetary Ecology | How can aviation contribute to tackling climate change when no practicable technology-based solutions are on the horizon?

Forestry
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Bill to limit farm-to-forest conversions passes first reading

Fri 27 Jun 2025

By Shannon Morris-Williams | The government's bill aiming to limit farm-to-forestry conversions in the Emissions Trading Scheme passed its first reading in Parliament this week, however concerns were raised over rushing it through under urgency, with less than two weeks allowed for public submissions.

Business
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IRD will stop using wetland destruction in ‘how-to’ for claiming expenses

Fri 27 Jun 2025

By Liz Kivi | Environmental organisation Forest & Bird has welcomed the Inland Revenue’s decision to stop using wetland destruction as an example of a tax-deductible agricultural expense in future guidance.

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