NZGIF raises more international finance for solar energy, totalling $365m
14 Aug 2024
Media release | New Zealand Green Investment Finance (NZGIF) has led a second debt issuance, making a total of $365m (NZD) available for medium to long term debt to solar providers.
Almost half a million blue sharks caught as ‘bycatch’ in Pacific - Greenpeace
Thu 22 May 2025
Media release | A new analysis of the latest fisheries data by Greenpeace Australia Pacific has revealed widespread slaughter of sharks in the Pacific Ocean by industrial longline fishers.
Most people trust climate scientists less than other scientists, but not everywhere
Wed 21 May 2025
Media release | Climate scientists are overall less trusted than other types of scientists, according to a new study led by the UNSW Institute for Climate Risk & Response.
Key rules agreed for credible climate project crediting under UN carbon market
Mon 19 May 2025
Media release | A UN Body responsible for setting up a carbon market under the Paris Agreement adopted important new standards to guide how emission-reducing projects measure their impact.
Greenpeace slams govt for failure to commit to protecting rivers
Mon 19 May 2025
Media release | Greenpeace Aotearoa is slamming the Government after Parliamentary Under-Secretary for RMA Reform, Simon Court, refused to commit to upholding Water Conservation Orders, which protect lakes and rivers.
Budget 2025 needs to prioritise a thriving and resilient Pacific region
16 May 2025
Media release | World Vision New Zealand is urging the government to prioritise Pacific prosperity and resilience with strong investment in climate finance and foreign aid as part of Budget 2025.
NZ’s methane reducing vaccine selected as global finalist for Innovation Showcase
16 May 2025
Media release | New Zealand agricultural biotech company Lucidome Bio has been selected as one of just fourteen global finalists to pitch at the Animal Health, Nutrition and Technology Innovation USA event this week in Boston – a significant opportunity to showcase its world-first methane-reducing vaccine on the international stage.
Antarctic expedition unearths clues to climate catastrophe
15 May 2025
Media release | Rocks from the coldest continent hold clues to an extinction event 183 million years ago.
Ampol exits retail electricity, Meridian takes on customers
14 May 2025
Media release | Meridian Energy Limited (Meridian) has entered into an agreement with Z Energy (100% owned by Ampol Limited (Ampol) (that will see Flick and Z Energy customer contracts and the related hedge book move to Meridian.
Council steps up climate action with Toitū carbon reduce certification programme
14 May 2025
Media release: Ruapehu District Council is taking a significant step in its climate change response by undertaking the Toitū Carbon Reduce certification programme, a science-based initiative that supports organisations to measure, verify, and reduce their greenhouse gas emissions.
‘Serious’ game looks at coastal climate change
13 May 2025
Media release | A new online game that enables New Zealanders to experience a climate-changed future and explore choices has been launched this month to get 10,000 game-plays over the wettest time of the year.
