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Media round-up

22 May 2026

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In our round-up of climate coverage in local media: Shane Jone is urging mining bosses to apply for fast-track before the election, climate risk is changing where investors put their money, and Hiringa gets more hydrogen-fuelled trucks on the road.

Nature is good for business – and we now have numbers to show it

By Paul Griffin and Martien Lubberink, The Conversation
When rivers degrade, pests spread or drought hits crops, nature sends a bill.


Hiringa-TR Group partnership close to getting a dozen hydrogen-fuelled trucks on the road
By Kate Newton, RNZ
A partnership to get green hydrogen trucks up and running in New Zealand says there is renewed interest in the technology as diesel prices remain high.


Jones urges mining bosses to apply for fast-track before election

By Fox Meyer, Newsroom
Miners fear a more restrictive fast-track, but Labour says responsible applicants ought not fear their approach to the fast-track.


Students march on Parliament in climate change campaign

By Lauren Crimp, RNZ
About 200 school students have marched their way through the capital to Parliament, calling on the government to do more to fight climate change.


Mining to the left, landfill to the right – Zealandia stuck in the middle

By Danielle Shanahan, Newsroom
Wellington has become a global model for urban ecological restoration, but it’s under threat.


Climate risk is changing where investors put their money – even as NZ relaxes disclosure rules

By Ihsan Badshah, Prasad Hegde and Sara Ali, The Conversation
Across New Zealand and Australia, the impacts of a warming climate have been slowly changing how investors weigh up risk and returns.

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