Fiordland's marine habitats surveyed to develop first complete picture of biodiversity

Monday - Media release | Scientists have long known Fiordland's marine habitats are home to a diverse range of species, from bright orange cup corals to huge black corals. A project to survey and catalogue these habitats is now underway to help support evidence-based management of this unique environment.

Shifting climate behaviours tops conference agenda

Friday - Carbon and Energy Professionals (CEP) has just announced the first Keynote speaker for its conference in Auckland in May as Professor Lorraine Whitmarsh, MBE.

High share of quarterly renewable electricity generation as industrial demand for electricity fell

Thursday - Media release | The latest Energy Quarterly data release from the Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment (MBIE) shows electricity generation in the October to December 2024 quarter was the lowest December quarter on record since 2016, says MBIE Domains Manager Amapola Generosa.

Third NZ weed evolves Roundup resistance

Thursday - Media release | Wild carrot could become difficult to control in vineyards, after becoming the third NZ weed to develop a resistance to the widely used herbicide Roundup (glyphosate).

EU carbon market on course for highest CO2 price in the world by 2030: report

11 Mar 25 - Media release | LONDON: Europe's new Emissions Trading System is expected to have the world's highest carbon price in 2030 at 149EU, BloombergNEF forecast reveals.

Major plan approved for sea-level rise in Lyttelton Harbour

7 Mar 25 - Christchurch City Council has approved a 100-year plan for adapting public assets to the impacts of sea-level rise in Whakaraupo Lyttelton Harbour.

The pot is already boiling for 2% of the world's amphibians

6 Mar 25 - Media release | Amphibians are increasingly vulnerable to global warming, according to new research.

Odds favour a warmer than usual autumn for parts of NZ

5 Mar 25 - Media release | Seasonal air temperatures are expected to be above average for the north and west of both the North and South Islands, according to NIWA's Season Climate Outlook for March-May 2025,...

Melting Antarctic ice sheets will slow Earth's strongest ocean current

4 Mar 25 - Media release | Melting ice sheets are slowing the Antarctic Circumpolar Current (ACC), the world's strongest ocean current, researchers have found.

Half of Kiwis seek action on climate

3 Mar 25 - One in two New Zealanders believe the Government should invest more to protect people and properties from extreme weather events, according to a new survey.

Govt easing rules to drive investment in electricity

27 Feb 25 - Media release | Restrictions on electricity lines companies investing in generation will be eased to help strengthen the energy network, Energy Minister Simon Watts and Associate Energy Minister...

Atlantic Ocean currents might withstand future warming

27 Feb 25 - Media release | The Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC) may be able to withstand future global warming and could avoid collapse, a modelling study presented in Nature suggests.

Research examines links between human and planetary health

26 Feb 25 - Media release | Climate change and environmental degradation will cause new health problems that health professionals need to manage, says University of Auckland research fellow Dr Eileen Gilder.

Harvesting fog?

24 Feb 25 - Media release | A field study spanning a year showed that water collected from fog could ease water scarcity.

Workplace culture often overlooked in corporate sustainability plans

21 Feb 25 - Media release | Businesses can cut energy waste by creating a workplace where saving power feels encouraged, not enforced, research shows.

Putting rainforests into fuel tanks? Groups warn IMO against 'biofuel disaster'

20 Feb 25 - Media release | The International Maritime Organization and its 176 Member States must oppose the promotion of biofuels in international shipping and commit to a future powered by genuine clean...

Shifting to a sustainable marine economy could contribute $14bn by 2035

18 Feb 25 - Media release | New Zealand's marine economy could make a bigger contribution to the Government's goal of doubling the value of exports over the next 10 years if it's able to transition to more...

Environmental groups clarify qualities of stewardship land in meeting with prime minister

17 Feb 25 - Media release | Earlier this week the Chief Executives of four leading ENGOs (EDS, Greenpeace Aotearoa, World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) and Forest & Bird) presented the Prime Minister with a...

Climate change exhibition at Auckland University

13 Feb 25 - Media release | A powerful exhibition that showcases the devastating impacts of climate change in the Pacific has opened at Auckland University of Technology's Te Wai Ngutu Kaakaa Gallery.

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