Climate change a priority for iwi leaders at Waitangi
Layla Bailey-McDowell and Pokere Paewai, RNZ

Climate change is a key focus for iwi leaders gathering at Waitangi this week, as coastal communities across the North Island recover from recent severe weather events.

After recent events, will our government talk honestly about climate change? (paywalled)
Russell Brown, NZ Listener
When it rains so much the land ruptures, the scars are psychological, too.

Latest extreme weather a test for Govt’s plan to reduce buyouts
By Marc Daalder, Newsroom
The Government proclaimed last year the era of automatic property buyouts is over – now recent flooding and slips put that promise to the test.

Second town red-listed by AA Insurance for new home insurance policies

Kate Newton, RNZ
A major insurer that put a halt to new home insurance policies in Westport has also stopped issuing them in a second town, in North Canterbury.

Rational madness: Danyl McLauchlan on the coalition’s climate policies  (paywalled)

Danyl McLauchlan, NZ Listener
Climate economists regard the problem of greenhouse gas emissions as a “tragedy of the commons”, a classic problem in game theory.

We need to save our planet, not save up for retirement
By Susan St John, Newsroom
The PM made his election promise of ‘KiwiSaver changes’ the main centrepiece. We may as well turn off the lights now.

Ruakākā solar-to-hydrogen farm powers ahead to fuel heavy transport
By Sarah Curtis, Northern Advocate
A massive truckload of solar panels arrived in Ruakākā this week as Hiringa Energy starts work on its first solar-to-hydrogen farm.

Solar power households soon able to export more power to grid (paywalled)
The Press
Southern electricity company PowerNet is increasing the limit on how much solar power households can export to the grid at any one time.

Ditching diesel: The solar project fuelling greener trucks
Stuff
By turning sunlight into hydrogen fuel, this project provides a clean alternative for heavy transport.