Iwi works with scientists to protect community from natural hazards

Today 11:00am - Media release | Porirua’s Takapūwāhia community has partnered with It’s Our Fault scientists to map its exposure to natural hazards and is using the information to protect people and property from future events.

Gisborne community team up with experts to combat climate challenges

Thursday - Media release | University of Auckland researchers are working with a Gisborne iwi to tackle the pressing issues facing their remote community.

Germany and New Zealand partner to support agriculture and tackle global emissions

25 Oct 24 - Media release | New Zealand and Germany have announced the official start of a partnership aimed at supporting the agriculture sector and tackling global agricultural greenhouse gas emissions, agriculture minister Todd McClay announced today.

Use KiwiSaver for climate action, urges charity

25 Oct 24 - Media release | New Zealand charity Mindful Money is calling on Kiwis to drive climate action with their investments.

Connecting Kiwi cleantech ventures with global opportunities

24 Oct 24 - Media release | Fourteen ambitious Kiwi cleantech startups will soon chase global investment and partnership opportunities as part of the 2024 Cleantech Trek to the USA and Europe.

The money is there to meet global biodiversity targets: COP16 expectations

24 Oct 24 - Media release | Finance is the big focus at the next round of crucial UN biodiversity talks taking place in Cali, Colombia over the next two weeks.

Research sheds light on climate change education gaps

21 Oct 24 - Media release | Dr Thomas Everth is on a mission to reshape how climate change is taught in New Zealand schools, to shift society toward a more sustainable future.

Tackling nature-loss could bring major economic boost for NZ

18 Oct 24 - Media release | Protecting nature could save Aotearoa New Zealand more than $270 billion over the next 50 years, according to a major new report from the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) New Zealand...

Vanuatu’s landmark climate change case advances

18 Oct 24 - Media release | A record-breaking number of states and inter-governmental organizations will make their case following a year of droughts, floods, heatwaves and storms worldwide.

Greater investment critical for the Pacific’s economic future as growth slows: World Bank

16 Oct 24 - Media release | The World Bank today launched its latest Pacific Economic Update, calling for a major boost in investment to address the region's slowing economic growth.

Sustainability in design of new Te Ngaengae Pool in Naenae

16 Oct 24 - Media release | Te Ngaengae Pool and Fitness aims to be New Zealand’s most sustainable pool when it opens in early December, through massively reduced carbon emissions and lower energy use.

Government and sector to improve Forestry ETS Registry

14 Oct 24 - Media release | Forestry Minister Todd McClay today announced the establishment of a Forestry Sector Reference Group to drive better outcomes from the Forestry Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS) Registry.

World on the brink of an irreversible climate disaster, scientists warn

9 Oct 24 - An international team of scientists is warning that the Earth is stepping into a critical and unpredictable new phase of the climate crisis, with environmental conditions that have never been...

Water is ‘canary in the coalmine’ of climate change: WMO

9 Oct 24 - Media release | The year 2023 marked the driest year in over three decades for rivers around the world, according to a new report coordinated by the UN’s World Meteorological Organization.

New research finds significant warming of Ross Sea region

8 Oct 24 - Media release | PhD candidate Eva Nielsen has created a new dataset of Antarctica’s temperature over the past 20 years analysing its trends and temperature extremes.

Incinerator will put NZ on the wrong track

8 Oct 24 - Media release | A large-scale rubbish incinerator has been included in the list of projects to go into Schedule 2 of the Coalition Government’s Fast Track Bill.

New fund to clean up old landfill and dump sites

7 Oct 24 - Media release | A new Contaminated Sites and Vulnerable Landfills Fund will help councils and landowners clean up historic landfills and other contaminated sites that are vulnerable to the effects of...

Cross party consensus needed to prepare NZ for increased climate risk

3 Oct 24 - A parliamentary report on climate adaptation is an important signal of the need to urgently tackle the impact of climate change on communities and protect people lives and property, the Insurance...

Intense marine heatwaves disrupt fish populations and fisheries in NZ

2 Oct 24 - Marine heatwaves, where sea surface temperatures are unusually warm, can lead to increased or decreased fisheries catches, depending on their intensity.

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