Meri Kirihimete
19 Dec 2025
This is our final issue for the year as the Carbon News team takes a break over the summer holidays.
A huge thank you for your subscriptions and support! We’ll be back with more crucial climate coverage from New Zealand and around the world from 26 January 2026.
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Greens offer votes to National Party for immediate relief in fossil fuel crisis
Today 11:15am
Media release | The Green Party is offering its votes to the National Party to get on with passing a sensible and urgent fossil fuel crisis relief package. With the Greens’ and National’s combined 63 votes, no other political party’s support is necessary.
New dataset maps NZ’s energy demand to 2050
Today 11:15am
Media release: University of Canterbury | A new UC open dataset reveals how New Zealand’s hourly and regional energy demand could evolve by 2050.
Planting mānuka might bring birds, bats and insects back to farms
Today 11:15am
Media release | New research published today in the New Zealand Journal of Ecology shows that Mānuka forests planted to support honey production provide positive nature-related impacts.
CLIMATE CALENDAR
Today 11:15am
The Carbon News calendar of talks, events, conferences, consultations, and petitions related to climate change.
Traffic silently killing Aucklanders
Fri 20 Mar 2026
Media release: University of Auckland | Pollution from cars in Auckland is killing around 700 people a year and hospitalising 4,000 more, with health researchers calling for policy changes.
EVs could cut fossil fuel dependence – but is our grid ready?
Thu 19 Mar 2026
Media release: University of Auckland | Fuel market volatility is highlighting the risks of New Zealand’s dependence on imported fossil fuels and the need to accelerate EV‑ready infrastructure, says Professor Nirmal Nair.
Climate in the courtroom – where to from here?
Tue 17 Mar 2026
Media release: University of Auckland | Around the world, climate lawsuits are reshaping environmental law. Experts in Auckland are examining what this means for New Zealand.
Inquiry into fatal landslides in Tauranga
Tue 17 Mar 2026
Media release | Cabinet has agreed the Terms of Reference and membership for a Government Inquiry into the Fatal Landslides in Tauranga, Emergency Management and Recovery Associate Minister Chris Penk has announced.
Mountain Clubs speak out against draft approval of Waitaha Hydro Scheme
16 Mar 2026
Media release | The Federated Mountain Clubs of New Zealand (FMC) is deeply disappointed by the Fast Track Panel's draft decision to approve Westpower's application for the Waitaha Hydro Scheme.
Expert Panel invites EDS to comment on Bendigo goldmine
13 Mar 2026
Media release | The Environmental Defence Society has been invited to provide comment on the Bendigo-Ophir gold mine by the expert Panel tasked with deciding the fast-track project.
