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".
Green's anti-mining bill drawn from ballot
11 Apr 2025
The Green Party's Crown Minerals (Prohibition of Mining) Amendment Bill has been drawn from the ballot and will be debated in Parliament.
Climate implications of quarterly action plan?
9 Apr 2025
While the government's second quarterly action plan for 2025 doesn't make much - if any - mention of climate, several items on the checklist could impact emissions, including plans for legislation to limit farm-to-forestry conversions in the ETS, decisions on scaling up a biodiversity credit market, and moving all vehicles to Road User Charges instead of petrol taxes.
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 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.
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.
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 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 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.
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.
