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Minister Responsible for RMA Reform Chris Bishop

Govt unveils RMA overhaul

25 Mar 2025

By Shannon Williams | The government has unveiled its blueprint for reform of the resource management system, and while parts of it have been welcomed, critics say it is a "hostile takeover of nature".

Energy sector faces complex affordability and security issues

25 Mar 2025

Energy affordability and security of supply were the key themes of the Downstream conference in Christchurch last week.

Floodplain grazing phase-out on cards

25 Mar 2025

By Emily Ireland, Local Democracy Reporter| Grazing on 576 hectares of regional-council owned flood protection land in Wairarapa could be heavily reduced in favour of emissions-friendly activities.

Declining concern over climate change

24 Mar 2025

Public concern over climate change has dipped steadily since reaching an all-time high following the events of Cyclone Gabrielle, according to the latest Ipsos poll.

Former Reserve Bank governor Adrian Orr

Reserve Bank wins international award for work on climate-related risk

24 Mar 2025

The Reserve Bank of New Zealand - Te Pūtea Matua scooped two awards at this year’s Central Banking awards, including one for its “pioneering” work on climate stress testing.

Carbon credit deal to provide windfall for Maori landowners

21 Mar 2025

By Moana Ellis, Local Democracy Reporting | An isolated Maori Land Trust in the central North Island has sealed a groundbreaking carbon credit deal, securing millions for its 4000 owners and tens of thousands of beneficiaries.

If NZ wants to decarbonise energy, we need to know which renewables deliver the best payback

21 Mar 2025

By Alan Brent and Isabella Pimentel Pincelli | A national energy strategy for Aotearoa New Zealand was meant to be ready at the end of last year. As it stands, we're still waiting for a cohesive, all-encompassing plan to meet the country's energy demand today and in the future.

Media round-up

21 Mar 2025

In our weekly round-up of climate coverage in local media: Most New Zealanders support meeting our international climate target through a mix of domestic and offshore action; three figures paint a bleak picture of climate reality; and will removing Maori rights clear the way for an attack on the natural world?

'Our world is melting'

20 Mar 2025

Signs of human-induced climate change reached new heights in 2024, with some of the consequences irreversible over hundreds if not thousands of years, according to a new report from the World Meteorological Organisation.

Renters stand to gain the most from efficient energy use: EECA

19 Mar 2025

Research on how New Zealanders view and use energy in their homes shows a significant difference between homeowners and renters.

Kiwi companies bought carbon credits from projects now under scrutiny for fraud

18 Mar 2025

Fonterra and Toitu are among New Zealand organisations caught up in an international carbon credits scandal, whose alleged instigator is facing multi-million dollar fraud charges in the US.

NZ, India touch on climate and energy at leaders' meeting

18 Mar 2025

Prime Minister Christopher Luxon and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi detailed plans for further cooperation between the two countries across a range of areas including climate and energy during their meeting in New Delhi this week.

Govt calls for tenders to improve remote sensing for carbon storage

18 Mar 2025

The government has issued a request for proposals to help it improve how carbon stored in forests can be measured by remote-sensing.

Trans-Tasman cable: Thinking big or a waste of time?

17 Mar 2025

Plans to build a $12 billion cable linking the Australian and New Zealand electricity markets are certainly ambitious.

Genesis signs second biomass agreement

17 Mar 2025

Genesis Energy has signed another preliminary agreement with a potential biomass supplier to replace coal for Huntly power station.

South Dunedin's climate response will cost billions - report

14 Mar 2025

Half of South Dunedin buildings are at risk of rainfall flooding now, and this will rise to almost 70% by 2100.

Govt dumps climate-friendly waste policies

14 Mar 2025

The government has quietly dropped several waste policies, one of which was set to cut 45,000 tonnes of CO2e from methane emissions by 2035.

Decreasing industrial demand 'alarming' - major electricity users

14 Mar 2025

The Major Electricity Users group says a drop in electricity demand from industrial is 'alarming' - and the latest data also shows a worrying lack of firming generation.

Media round-up

14 Mar 2025

In our weekly round-up of climate coverage in local media: Victoria University law students take oil exploration case to Supreme Court; politicians ponder incentives for offshore windfarms; and Greenpeace accuses methane panel of only listening to vested interests.

Govt scrubs climate considerations from procurement rules

13 Mar 2025

The government is consulting on changes which scrap any reference to climate considerations from rules government agencies must follow when tendering contracts.

Greenpeace accuses govt of weakening environmental protections to gain trade advantage

13 Mar 2025

The government's Infrastructure Investment Summit kicked off today, with Prime Minister Christopher Luxon opening the summit with a clear message - "New Zealand is open for business".

Electricity Authority backs six initiatives to power the energy transition

12 Mar 2025

The Electricity Authority Te Mana Hiko is providing enhanced regulatory support to six initiatives through its Power Innovation Pathway to accelerate Aotearoa New Zealand's energy transition, it announced yesterday.

NIWA offers hope for hydro

11 Mar 2025

Niwa has offered a glimmer of hope that the current extreme dry spell could be broken this autumn.

Climate protester found not guilty

11 Mar 2025

"No outcome from this trial changes the fact we're on track for 3-4 degrees."

Will congestion charging reduce Auckland's emissions?

10 Mar 2025

A bill that could cut congestion in Auckland along with transport emissions passed its first reading in parliament last week.

Demand reduction deal as hydro lakes drop

10 Mar 2025

The electricity sector's preparations for a potential energy shortage this winter have continued with Meridian and Tiwai Point aluminium smelter agreeing for it to reduce demand.

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.

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New Zealand First MP Andy Foster

Debanking bill 'financially dangerous'

Tue 15 Jul 2025

By Shannon Morris-Williams | A private member’s bill aiming to stop financial institutions from considering ESG factors has been slammed by leading investment groups, legal experts, and climate finance advocates as misguided, financially dangerous, and legislative overreach.

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Fast, sustained phase-out of fossil fuels: best-performing countries in coal and transport sectors

Thu 10 Jul 2025

By Robert McLachlan | It’s true that climate change is getting worse – it will continue to get worse until emissions fall to near zero. But is action on phasing out fossil fuels really stalling?

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Clear-sighted view to trade-offs crucial to reimagining our relationship with the land

7 Jul 2025

By Nick Swallow | COMMENT: New Zealand could see a 70% drop in the value of dairy land if we pursue our emissions targets for agriculture, according to a new report.

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Mangroves' overlooked climate role

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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Forest damage following recent weather events in the Nelson-Tasman region.

4000 hectares of forest uprooted by extreme winds in Nelson-Tasman storms

Tue 15 Jul 2025

By Liz Kivi | Foresters are facing a massive clean-up and tens of millions of dollars worth of damage from recent climate change-fuelled storms at the top of the South Island, with initial reports of 4000 hectares of wind-thrown production forestry.

Business
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NZ Post drops science-based climate target

8 Jul 2025

By Liz Kivi | NZ Post has dropped its science-based emissions reduction target of 42% by 2030 with no plans to replace it.

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