Seabed miners chastised over fast-track letter
16 Apr 2024
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Two would-be seabed miners have been chastised for overstating the implications of letters from the government concerning fast-track consent applications.
Upton on LNG: don’t make electricity consumers subsidise industrial gas
Today 11:30am
By Pattrick Smellie | Industrial gas users will be subsidised by electricity consumers unless they are also charged for access to the proposed liquefied natural gas (LNG) import facility, the Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment, Simon Upton, says.
If the government is set on an LNG terminal, gas users, not electricity users, should pay
Today 11:30am
By Christina Hood | COMMENT: It's increasingly clear that the government's narrative of LNG as ‘dry year electricity insurance’ really doesn't stack up.
NZ EV owners sticking with electric – survey
Today 11:30am
Nearly all New Zealand EV owners say they would buy another electric vehicle, according to new research from Consumer NZ.
Climate Commission called to Waitangi inquiry over alleged breaches
Tue 10 Mar 2026
By Liz Kivi | The Climate Change Commission is being called to front up to the Waitangi Tribunal and give evidence over alleged legal breaches of its obligations to Māori.
Hormuz crisis critical to New Zealand
Tue 10 Mar 2026
By Nathan Surendran | COMMENT: Why the Hormuz crisis is a symptom, not the disease – and what it means for New Zealand.
Wellington climate spending targeted in council cost-cutting plan
Tue 10 Mar 2026
By Shannon Morris-Williams | Wellington City Council is considering cutting $1.65 million from its climate budget as part of a cost-saving plan aimed at reducing projected rates increases, a move Green MP Tamatha Paul warns could undermine the capital’s progress on emissions reductions.
Renewables streak ends as thermal nudges back in
Tue 10 Mar 2026
A 20-week stretch in which renewable generation stayed at or above 96% of New Zealand’s electricity mix came to an end in the week to March 1, as thermal generation edged higher and wholesale prices lifted from the unusually low levels seen through much of the summer.
Five trees can’t offset a car: Lawyers accuse Mazda of greenwashing
Mon 9 Mar 2026
By Shannon Morris-Williams | Lawyers for Climate Action NZ is taking Mazda to the Advertising Standards Authority over its claims that a tree-planting programme will offset vehicle emissions.
Almost $190k in relief funds help storm-hit Whangaruru coast
Mon 9 Mar 2026
By Susan Botting, Local Democracy Reporter | More than two thirds of the $280,000 emergency relief fund set up to help weather-hit Whangaruru coast residents has been given out.
Auckland Airport switches on giant heat pump system to cut gas use
Fri 6 Mar 2026
By Shannon Morris-Williams | While Auckland Airport’s switch from gas to heat pumps is welcome, the emissions savings are dwarfed by ongoing aircraft emissions, which are set to rise, according to a sustainable transport expert.
