Treasury to offer first stab at climate liabilities pre-election
Today 11:30am
By Pattrick Smellie
The Treasury will make a first attempt at accounting for Crown liabilities arising from New Zealand’s international climate change commitments in next year’s pre-election economic and fiscal update.
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Govt rejects advice on international aviation and shipping emissions
Today 11:30am
By Liz Kivi | The Government has rejected all the Climate Change Commission’s recommendations to strengthen emissions targets.
Open letter urges govt to abandon plans to subsidise LNG terminal
Today 11:30am
Climate and renewable energy advocates have joined forces calling on the Government to ditch its plan to subsidise an LNG import terminal.
Greens slams govt over climate targets
Today 11:30am
Green Party co-leader Chlöe Swarbrick has accused the Government of knowingly breaching the Paris Agreement, after Cabinet papers released under the Official Information Act reveal the Government was warned its policy on biogenic methane would breach the 1.5C Paris target.
Tairāwhiti unveils $359m plan to cut storm damage and stabilise erosion-prone land
Today 11:30am
Gisborne District Council has released a 30-year transition plan to protect Tairāwhiti from escalating climate-driven erosion and storm damage, outlining a $359 million proposal for Crown co-investment to stabilise 100,000 hectares of vulnerable land and slash the region’s long-term clean-up costs.
Govt green lights rural recycling scheme
Today 11:30am
The Government has approved new regulations to bring rural waste schemes under one unified framework.
UPDATED: Finance Minister’s comments show govt in breach of Paris Agreement – experts
Wed 3 Dec 2025
By Liz Kivi | Finance Minister Nicola Willis has effectively walked away from the Paris Agreement by ruling out offshore mitigation, according to multiple experts, opening the country up to reputational, trade, and economic consequences.
Climate comments ‘outrageous’ – former top climate negotiator
Wed 3 Dec 2025
By Liz Kivi | New Zealand’s former climate ambassador, Kay Harrison, says Finance Minister Nicola Willis’ recent statements that the Government had ruled out buying offshore climate mitigation are “outrageous”.
Market rewards firming over renewables in gentailer split
Wed 3 Dec 2025
A clearer valuation divide is emerging across the gentailer sector, with the market increasingly rewarding companies positioned for flexibility and firming rather than renewable build-out.
Westpac rolls out interest-free finance for climate-proofing homes as weather risks rise
Wed 3 Dec 2025
Westpac NZ has unveiled a new interest-free lending package aimed at helping households strengthen their properties against flooding and extreme weather, as climate risks intensify across the country.
