Not too late to fix controversial Fast-track Approvals Bill

Tuesday - Media release | Parliament is expected to pass the Fast-track Approvals Bill into law in the next few days.

Kāinga Ora’s ‘KO’ to the wool industry

Monday - Media release | Federated Farmers says Kāinga Ora’s decision to categorically rule out use of woollen carpets in social housing is a total slap in the face for struggling Kiwi sheep farmers.

New Zealand Green Investment Finance shares Ministers' concerns with SolarZero liquidation

Friday - Yesterday representatives of New Zealand Green Investment Finance (NZGIF) met with its Shareholding Ministers to discuss matters relating to the voluntary liquidation of SolarZero.

Auckland Council awards grants to advance community climate action

4 Dec 24 - Media release | Auckland Council has approved $260,000 from a total funding pool of $372,451 to support 11 community-led initiatives addressing climate change projects from sustainable water infrastructure to increasing access to bikes.

Scientists find link between temperature and carbon storage rates

4 Dec 24 - Media release | A huge global study has used teabags to measure carbon storage in wetlands.

Pacific Youth hope historic hearing in the Hague delivers climate justice where COP did not

3 Dec 24 - Media release | Save the Children is urging world leaders to heed the call of Pacific children and young people as a landmark action to clarify states’ obligations to tackle the climate crisis gets underway before the International Court of Justice.

New Zealand must step up and pay our fair share post-COP29

29 Nov 24 - Media release | World Vision New Zealand and Oxfam Aotearoa are urging the New Zealand Government to seize the momentum off the back of the global climate conference, Cop29, and pay our fair share toward global climate action.

Princess Cruises confronted by climate protestors

28 Nov 24 - Media release | Climate Liberation Aotearoa gave Diamond Princess cruise ship passengers an informative spirited welcome to Ōtepoti Dunedin on Tuesday.

Science minister 'asleep at the wheel' says science community, as reforms continually delayed

27 Nov 24 - Media release | Minister for Science, Innovation and Technology Judith Collins is further delaying reforms of the science sector, and ignoring pleas from the science community for resolutions, says...

Microbes behind unprecedented surge in methane emissions

26 Nov 24 - Media release | Microbes - such as those living in wetlands, landfills or the digestive tracts of livestock - are behind unprecedented spikes in methane emissions, according to new research from the...

Single agency needed to coordinate climate adaptation and recovery

25 Nov 24 - Media release: Infrastructure New Zealand is calling for the establishment of a single, central authority to coordinate climate adaptation and recovery efforts in New Zealand.

Complex Article 6 rules pave way to unruly carbon markets

25 Nov 24 - Media release | Despite the best efforts of activists and some climate negotiators, the agreement reached on Article 6 carbon markets at COP29 in Baku risks facilitating cowboy carbon markets at a...

New Zealand drops in global ranking on climate action

21 Nov 24 - Media release | Greenpeace is accusing the New Zealand government of ‘quiet quitting’ on climate change as the country drops seven points in the global rankings on climate action.

Scientists develop tool to monitor coastal erosion in fine detail

21 Nov 24 - Media release | An online tool developed by scientists at Waipapa Taumata Rau, University of Auckland allows for detailed monitoring of the nation’s coastal erosion from satellite imagery.

Youth call for NZ parliament to take urgent climate action

20 Nov 24 - Media release | World Vision youth advocacy ambassadors will this week deliver more than 2,000 postcards from Kiwi children and young people calling on the Government to take urgent climate action.

Climate science inspires Wellington kids to drive down school-run emissions

20 Nov 24 - Media release | Primary school students at Silverstream and Seatoun schools are busting out their bikes, scooters, and walking shoes in attempt to curb carbon dioxide concentrations outside their...

Auckland diverts over 30,000 tonnes of food scraps from landfill

19 Nov 24 - Media release | More than 30,000 tonnes of food scraps contributed by Aucklanders since the food scraps collections began in April last year have been used to produce renewable energy and fertiliser.

Kiwi trailblazers in sustainability recognised in new 'Next 95' list

19 Nov 24 - Media release | Kiwi visionaries and innovators have been rewarded for pushing the boundaries by featuring on a newly-established list as part of the Sustainable Business Awards 2024.

Pacific debt surging as climate impacts hit

18 Nov 24 - Media release | With Pacific countries swamped by surging climate debt, New Zealand has the moral authority to head off a regional debt crisis, says Caritas Aotearoa New Zealand.

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