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WWF-New Zealand chief executive Kayla Kingdon-Bebb

Environmental groups call for ETS reform

Fri 20 Feb 2026

Several environmental organisations are calling on political parties to make climate and biodiversity central to the 2026 election campaign, with reforming the Emissions Trading Scheme seen as a key priority.

Green Party Environment spokesperson Lam Pham

Greens slam move to disband Environment Ministry

Fri 20 Feb 2026

The Green Party has joined climate and health advocates in condemning the Government's decision to disestablish the Ministry for the Environment as part of a multi-ministry merger.

Govt’s own modelling shows LNG leads to higher electricity prices than other solutions

Thu 19 Feb 2026

By Christina Hood | COMMENT: According to modelling conducted by Concept Consulting for MBIE, either developing the Tariki gas storage facility or managing electricity demand would deliver lower wholesale electricity prices than the Government’s preferred solution of an LNG import terminal.

Sustainable retail-office project breaks ground under new Green Star framework

Thu 19 Feb 2026

Construction is set to begin on a new retail-office development in central Auckland, which is targeting a 40% reduction in embodied carbon and 25% lower energy.

US pressures global energy body to drop net zero modelling

Thu 19 Feb 2026

The United States is calling on the world's most influential energy organisation to abandon net zero emissions scenario modelling that has informed much of the global green transition, arguing the targets are unrealistic.

Renewables could meet energy gap without LNG imports: report

Wed 18 Feb 2026

By Shannon Morris-Williams | Importing liquefied natural gas to support electricity supply could lock households and businesses into higher energy costs for decades, while cheaper and more secure alternatives are already available, according to a new report from the New Zealand Green Building Council.

Infrastructure plan calls for ‘predictable approach’ to electrifying economy

Wed 18 Feb 2026

Aotearoa’s first National Infrastructure Plan, introduced to Parliament yesterday, calls for "a predictable approach to electrifying the economy" as one of ten priorities for the next decade.

Mike Casey, Rewiring Aotearoa CEO

Calls for action to reduce emissions as extreme weather bites

Tue 17 Feb 2026

By Liz Kivi | Renewable energy advocates and environmental groups are calling for more action to reduce emissions and increase resilience as severe weather wreaks havoc across the country.

Flawed decision-making around taxing electricity to fund LNG import terminal

Mon 16 Feb 2026

By Simon Orme | COMMENT: The Government's decision to back an LNG import terminal exemplifies an egregious failure in public policy and energy sector governance.

France bets on nuclear in new plan to cut fossil fuel imports

Mon 16 Feb 2026

The French government unveiled a 10-year energy strategy that leans heavily on nuclear power and offshore wind farms to curb fossil fuel dependence. Environmental groups criticised a 'stubborn insistence on believing in the nuclear myth'.

Former Climate Change Commission Chair Dr Rod Carr

NZ still lacking coherent energy strategy

13 Feb 2026

By Rod Carr | COMMENT: The government’s levy-funded foreign gas proposal for an LNG terminal shows New Zealand’s politicians being outmanoeuvred yet again by the multi-trillion dollar energy industry.

Lawyers for Climate Action executive director Jessica Palairet

Lawyers seek answers on climate impacts of LNG import facility

13 Feb 2026

By Shannon Morris-Williams | Lawyers for Climate Action has written to Climate Change and Energy Minister Simon Watts warning that the Government's plan for an LNG import terminal could be in conflict with New Zealand’s climate obligations and emissions reduction targets.

Climate Change and Energy Minister Simon Watts, left, with Resources Minister Shane Jones, centre, at a breakfast event yesterday hosted by fossil fuel lobby group Energy Resources Aotearoa

LNG plan risks fossil fuel dependency: Environment Commissioner

11 Feb 2026

By Pattrick Smellie | Importing liquefied natural gas risks creating a “new path dependency on fossil fuel” unless LNG is ring-fenced for use only in the electricity system and only during extended periods of hydro-electricity water shortages, says the Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment, Simon Upton.

Climate Change and Energy Minister Simon Watts

Govt missing opportunity to slash electricity prices, says expert

11 Feb 2026

By Liz Kivi | The Government’s fixation on eliminating the "dry-year risk margin" as a lever to reduce costs misses a much bigger opportunity to lower electricity prices, according to Christina Hood, head of Compass Climate.

Prime Minister Christopher Luxon and Climate Change Minister Simon Watts made the announcement yesterday.

Govt backs LNG imports

10 Feb 2026

By Pattrick Smellie | The Government will rush to put in place contracts for the construction of a liquefied natural gas import facility by mid-year, claiming it will smooth electricity price volatility and underpin investment in renewable energy projects.

LNG: a rational choice compared to unpalatable alternatives

10 Feb 2026

By Pattrick Smellie | COMMENT: By deciding to underwrite the private construction of a liquefied natural gas import facility in Taranaki, the Government has made a rational choice in favour of energy security and affordability.

Ministers celebrate fast-track milestone amid criticism

10 Feb 2026

By Shannon Morris-Williams | The government is marking the first anniversary of its fast-track approvals regime, saying it is helping “build New Zealand’s future”, despite continued criticism from environmental groups, opposition parties, and industry voices following several controversial project decisions.

Kapuni Project wind turbines in South Taranaki (visual simulation)

Hydrogen plant to start construction

10 Feb 2026

Construction is set to start this month on Hiringa Energy’s long delayed green hydrogen project in South Taranaki, after years of consenting fights that culminated in the Court of Appeal rejecting Greenpeace’s challenge in late 2023.

IEA calls peak coal, even as 'Age of Electricity' takes hold to boost global power demand

10 Feb 2026

A new IEA report published on Friday, Electricity 2026, says electricity demand will increase by an average of 3.6 per cent each year over the remainder of the decade, driven by rising consumption from industry, electric vehicles, air conditioning, and data centres.

Technology Minister Dr Shane Reti (centre)

NZ-UAE partnership boosts advanced tech

9 Feb 2026

Media release | A new Antarctic science partnership with a leading UAE university will grow New Zealand’s advanced engineering and modelling capability, supporting high-value jobs, encouraging economic growth, and enabling smarter climate risk management, Science, Innovation and Technology Minister Dr Shane Reti says.

US-driven gas turbine crunch may speed global clean power uptake

9 Feb 2026

A rush by U.S. utilities and tech giants to snap up as many gas turbines as possible to boost local power output is causing a global shortage of gas-power equipment and may spur other power systems to fast-track cleaner alternatives.

Annual emissions fell to lowest in 15 years in Sept 2025

5 Feb 2026

By Pattrick Smellie | New Zealand’s greenhouse gas emissions fell to their lowest annual total in the year to September 2025 since records began 2010, according to Statistics New Zealand data published this morning.

Govt backs fusion research as part of long-term clean energy push

4 Feb 2026

By Shannon Morris-Williams | The Government is investing up to $35 million in fusion energy research through a loan to New Zealand start-up OpenStar Technologies, saying investment could strengthen New Zealand’s energy security.

New chargers for heavy electric vehicles open at Lower Hutt's Silverstream Landfill

Heavy EV charger hub opens at Lower Hutt landfill

4 Feb 2026

By Justin Wong, Local Democracy Reporter |In a nationwide first, heavy electric vehicles can now recharge at Lower Hutt’s Silverstream Landfill.

Commentators slam Govt inaction in aftermath of climate change-fuelled storms

30 Jan 2026

By Liz Kivi | Climate action - or inaction - is shaping up to be an election issue, with multiple commentators drawing a line between the Coalition Government’s backsliding on climate targets and the deadly extreme weather events of the past week.

Media round-up

30 Jan 2026

In our round-up of climate coverage in local media: A climate scientist says it's not too late for people to reduce emissions and slow the effects of climate change, forestry urges Government to remove legal accountability for slash, and which regions lead NZ in rooftop solar – and which ones lag behind?

Govt weighs LNG backstop as gas decline accelerates

28 Jan 2026

Liquefied natural gas imports are moving from a back-pocket idea to an active procurement process, with ministers expected to make decisions soon on whether – and how – to add LNG as an emergency backstop for New Zealand’s tightening gas and electricity system.

Kiwis back renewables over fossil fuels, polling reveals

28 Jan 2026

Media release: WWF-New Zealand and Lawyers for Climate Action | New nationwide polling shows strong public support for renewable energy over fossil fuels, growing concern about New Zealand’s climate backsliding, and widespread unease that a return to offshore oil and gas exploration could expose the country to trade and legal risks.

Shifting peak power use could save NZ $3 billion, report finds

27 Jan 2026

By Shannon Morris-Williams | Almost a quarter of New Zealand’s peak electricity demand could be shifted to off-peak hours, saving the country $3 billion in power generation and infrastructure to meet peak demand, according to new analysis from EECA.

Financial sector must account for hard realities of climate change

26 Jan 2026

COMMENT: While the world’s largest asset manager ditching its $2 billion climate tech commitment to New Zealand is part of a greater walkback of climate finance, concerns about climate-related risk continue to shape present-day financial decisions, writes David Hall.

Mercury powers up new geothermal generator

26 Jan 2026

Media release | A new fifth unit at Mercury’s Ngā Tamariki Geothermal Station, near Taupō, has begun delivering generation to the grid.

Govt unveils plans for carbon storage regulations – and ETS rewards

18 Dec 2025

By Liz Kivi | The Government has released plans to regulate carbon capture and storage in natural geological formations, which include Emissions Trading Scheme incentives, with the aim of introducing related legislation in 2026.

NZ hydrogen regulation to catch up with the world

18 Dec 2025

By Pattrick Smellie | The government has announced a regulatory reset for New Zealand’s emerging clean tech hydrogen sector.

Could tidal energy one day power NZ?

18 Dec 2025

By Shannon Morris-Williams | New research suggests Aotearoa holds some of the world’s strongest tidal-stream energy potential – enough to generate up to 93% of today’s electricity use – but one expert cautions that extracting energy at such a scale could have significant impacts and remains highly uncertain.

RMA’s successors hinge on two untested bets

17 Dec 2025

Two ideas sit at the heart of the Government’s replacement for the Resource Management Act: regulatory relief and spatial planning.

Battery subsidy scheme set for 'urgent' overhaul as costs run out of control

16 Dec 2025

Australian Energy Minister Chris Bowen has announced big changes to the government's battery subsidy scheme amid claims most of its $2.3 billion budget has been spent in just six months.

Australian Government wants EV, PHEV owners to start sending power to the grid

15 Dec 2025

The newly announced Vehicle-Grid Network is part of a plan to establish Australia as a leader in vehicle-to-grid technology.

Net-zero scenario is ‘cheapest option’ for UK, says energy system operator

15 Dec 2025

A scenario that meets the “net-zero by 2050” goal would be the “cheapest” option for the UK, according to modelling by the National Energy System Operator (NESO).

Vanuatu Climate Change Minister, Ralph Regenvanu, speaking at COP28 in Dubai

NZ ‘clearly’ breaching international law on climate – Vanuatu Climate Change Minister

12 Dec 2025

By Liz Kivi | Vanuatu’s Climate Change Minister, Ralph Regenvanu, says New Zealand restarting fossil fuel exploration and subsidies is an obvious breach of international law, exposing the country to international and domestic litigation.

Gentailers push back hard on Electricity Authority’s plan

12 Dec 2025

The four major generator-retailers have pushed back strongly against the Electricity Authority’s proposals to overhaul non-discrimination and price-consistency rules, arguing the proposed regime is built on “perceived risks” rather than evidence and could inadvertently raise retail electricity prices.

Media round-up

12 Dec 2025

In our round-up of climate coverage in local media: Another offshore wind firm exits New Zealand over a clash with seabed mining; Fonterra falls behind on its climate goals as farm emissions remain flat; and the businesses trapped by the gas 'death spiral'.

Oil and gas majors would create $78bn more value by stopping exploration

11 Dec 2025

Media release | Ten of the world’s largest oil and gas companies would create significantly more shareholder value by ending exploration and sharply curtailing upstream development, according to new analysis released today by ACCR.

Transport dominates NZ’s rising consumer emissions

10 Dec 2025

By Shannon Morris-Williams | Transport pollution was the biggest contributor to an increase in New Zealand’s consumption-based emissions in 2023, with emissions from household travel up 12%, and consumption-based emissions totalling 58.3 million tonnes – up 1.6% from the previous year.

Trans-Tasman ministers push climate cooperation amid NZ retreat from climate commitments

8 Dec 2025

By Shannon Morris-Williams | Last week's 2+2 Climate and Finance Ministers’ Dialogue in Auckland urged deeper trans-Tasman climate cooperation, despite New Zealand’s recent moves to weaken climate policies.

What Victoria auditor-general's report actually says about so-called 'transition chaos'

8 Dec 2025

Mainstream media loves a electricity blackout scare, but in the wake of this week’s report from the Victorian auditor-general on the state of the state’s transition to renewables, the headline hysteria hit new heights.

Market rewards firming over renewables in gentailer split

3 Dec 2025

A clearer valuation divide is emerging across the gentailer sector, with the market increasingly rewarding companies positioned for flexibility and firming rather than renewable build-out.

UK's 'largest' floating solar farm given go-ahead

3 Dec 2025

The 46,500-panel array will be installed at the Port of Barrow's Cavendish Dock in Cumbria and will be capable of producing enough energy to power 14,000 homes a year.

Tribunal warns govt geothermal strategy risks Treaty breach

2 Dec 2025

By Shannon Morris-Williams | The government's geothermal development strategy risks breaching the Treaty of Waitangi, according to a report from the Waitangi Tribunal released last week.

‘Highly uncertain’ ETS hampers Genesis biomass plans

28 Nov 2025

By Pattrick Smellie | “Highly uncertain” New Zealand carbon prices and market settings are identified as a commercial threat by Genesis Energy to its planned use of biomass to replace coal and gas at its Huntly power station by 2028.

Cheaper power and lower emissions for Chatham Islands funded by ETS revenue

26 Nov 2025

By Liz Kivi | The government has hailed the success of a wind turbine project for the Chatham Islands paid for by Emissions Trading Scheme revenue from a fund the Coalition Government has since canned.

Adaptation
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WWF-New Zealand chief executive Kayla Kingdon-Bebb

Environmental groups call for ETS reform

Fri 20 Feb 2026

Several environmental organisations are calling on political parties to make climate and biodiversity central to the 2026 election campaign, with reforming the Emissions Trading Scheme seen as a key priority.

Agriculture
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Media round-up

Fri 20 Feb 2026

In our round-up of climate coverage in local media: 'Every tonne matters': The climate scientist who wants to give you hope; Minister says managed retreat is an option; and climate change is here – is New Zealand ready?

Airlines
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NZ’s government wants tourism to drive economic growth – but how will it deal with aviation emissions?

22 Oct 2025

By Robert McLachlan, Te Kunenga ki Pūrehuroa – Massey University | Following a brief dip during the COVID pandemic, aviation is back in a growth phase.

Aviation
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Singapore sets first ever sustainable aviation fuel levy, as Southeast Asia’s fuel industry grows

Tue 17 Feb 2026

Flying in and out of Singapore, home to Southeast Asia’s busiest airport, will get slightly more expensive this year as the city state begins imposing a levy of between 75 cents to $32 per ticket to fund sustainable aviation fuel.

Biodiversity
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Green Party Environment spokesperson Lam Pham

Greens slam move to disband Environment Ministry

Fri 20 Feb 2026

The Green Party has joined climate and health advocates in condemning the Government's decision to disestablish the Ministry for the Environment as part of a multi-ministry merger.

Biofuels
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Govt’s own modelling shows LNG leads to higher electricity prices than other solutions

Thu 19 Feb 2026

By Christina Hood | COMMENT: According to modelling conducted by Concept Consulting for MBIE, either developing the Tariki gas storage facility or managing electricity demand would deliver lower wholesale electricity prices than the Government’s preferred solution of an LNG import terminal.

Carbon Credits
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Motueka River

New study looks to nature markets to accelerate climate response

Wed 18 Feb 2026

The Nature Conservancy is teaming up with local groups to study the most affordable and effective ways of restoring native habitats at the top of the South Island, including ways to fund the work using international voluntary carbon markets and biodiversity credits.

Carbon News world
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California, Connecticut preparing 'attack' against Trump's repeal of basis of US climate regulation

Fri 20 Feb 2026

California and Connecticut are working together on a multi-state "plan of attack" against President Donald Trump's repeal of the foundation of federal climate regulation of vehicles, the states' attorneys general told Reuters on Tuesday.

Carbon prices
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Carbon price drops as volatility continues

Tue 17 Feb 2026

By Liz Kivi | The carbon market is still displaying extreme volatility, with prices dropping back to below $40 yesterday, after trading as high as $46.25 last week.

Coal
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Flawed decision-making around taxing electricity to fund LNG import terminal

Mon 16 Feb 2026

By Simon Orme | COMMENT: The Government's decision to back an LNG import terminal exemplifies an egregious failure in public policy and energy sector governance.

Comment
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LNG: a rational choice compared to unpalatable alternatives

10 Feb 2026

By Pattrick Smellie | COMMENT: By deciding to underwrite the private construction of a liquefied natural gas import facility in Taranaki, the Government has made a rational choice in favour of energy security and affordability.

Construction
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Sustainable retail-office project breaks ground under new Green Star framework

Thu 19 Feb 2026

Construction is set to begin on a new retail-office development in central Auckland, which is targeting a 40% reduction in embodied carbon and 25% lower energy.

COP
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Resources Minister Shane Jones and New Zealand First deputy leader Shane Jones

Opposition attacks Govt over fossil fuel phaseout backdown

2 Feb 2026

By Liz Kivi | Revelations that Resources Minister Shane Jones ruled out New Zealand signing up to a 'road map' away from fossil fuels at last year’s global climate summit show the National Party’s minor coalition partners’ undue influence over the Government, according to Labour leader Chris Hipkins.

Emissions trading
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Carbon market rallies but auction floor still out of reach

13 Feb 2026

By Liz Kivi | The carbon market has rallied, with secondary market prices up more than 25% in the past two weeks, although current prices in the mid-$40s are still far below this year’s $71 auction floor, with the first auction of 2026 less than three weeks away.

Extinction
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Conservation Minister Tama Potaka

DOC trims costs and winds down jobs for nature

10 Nov 2025

The Department of Conservation (DOC) is entering a new phase of tighter budgets and structural change as it winds down the pandemic-era Jobs for Nature programme and reshapes its operations to absorb long-term cost pressures.

Fishing
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Transport dominates NZ’s rising consumer emissions

10 Dec 2025

By Shannon Morris-Williams | Transport pollution was the biggest contributor to an increase in New Zealand’s consumption-based emissions in 2023, with emissions from household travel up 12%, and consumption-based emissions totalling 58.3 million tonnes – up 1.6% from the previous year.

Forestry
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Slash for cash turns storm debris into jobs and climate resilience

Thu 19 Feb 2026

A community-led initiative in Tairāwhiti is transforming storm-damaged forestry slash into jobs, soil regeneration and long-term climate resilience.

Gas
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Mike Casey, Rewiring Aotearoa CEO

Calls for action to reduce emissions as extreme weather bites

Tue 17 Feb 2026

By Liz Kivi | Renewable energy advocates and environmental groups are calling for more action to reduce emissions and increase resilience as severe weather wreaks havoc across the country.

Geothermal
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RMA to speed up fossil fuel consents

18 Aug 2025

By Liz Kivi | An energy lobby group has welcomed a last-minute amendment to the RMA that puts fossil fuels on the same footing as renewables, however a sustainable energy expert says the move “beggars belief.”

Green finance
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European Central Bank's green supervision grows teeth, but will banks avoid being bitten?

13 Feb 2026

After several years of issuing guidance and repeatedly calling on banks to take climate and environmental risk management seriously, the European Central Bank is moving from guidance and expectations to enforcement.

Greenhouse Effect
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Green Member’s Bill aims to give whales legal ‘personhood’

9 Feb 2026

The Green Party wants to give whales legal rights, including the right to sue.

Greenwashing
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Claims that AI can help fix climate dismissed as greenwashing

Wed 18 Feb 2026

Tech companies are conflating traditional artificial intelligence with generative AI when claiming the energy-hungry technology could help avert climate breakdown, according to a report.

Hydro power
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Climate Change and Energy Minister Simon Watts

Govt missing opportunity to slash electricity prices, says expert

11 Feb 2026

By Liz Kivi | The Government’s fixation on eliminating the "dry-year risk margin" as a lever to reduce costs misses a much bigger opportunity to lower electricity prices, according to Christina Hood, head of Compass Climate.

Hydrogen
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Media round-up

13 Feb 2026

In our round-up of climate coverage in local media: Senior UK ministers have asked their New Zealand counterparts to explain new climate policies, National’s LNG blunders are a warning ahead of election campaign, and what are the lessons New Zealand should take from another summer of weather disasters?

Insurance
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Wales council to buy and demolish homes prone to flooding

4 Feb 2026

A row of homes in a village in south Wales is to be bought by a local authority and demolished as they can no longer be protected from flooding caused by the climate crisis.

Kyoto
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Waitangi Treaty Grounds

Climate law change spanner in the works for Waitangi Tribunal Inquiry

19 Dec 2025

By Liz Kivi | The Government’s controversial changes to New Zealand’s legal framework for climate policy have thrown a spanner in the works for a long-running Waitangi Tribunal Inquiry into climate change.

Litigation
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Australian gas producer Santos wins court fight over net zero claims

Wed 18 Feb 2026

An Australian court on Tuesday threw out a lawsuit against gas producer Santos that alleged the company misled the public on its plans to achieve net zero carbon emissions.

Low carbon
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Govt unveils plans for carbon storage regulations – and ETS rewards

18 Dec 2025

By Liz Kivi | The Government has released plans to regulate carbon capture and storage in natural geological formations, which include Emissions Trading Scheme incentives, with the aim of introducing related legislation in 2026.

Mining
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Seabed miners quit South Taranaki fast-track bid

Fri 20 Feb 2026

By Craig Ashworth, Local Democracy Reporter | Would-be seabed miners have abandoned their fast-track bid to mine in South Taranaki waters, saying they can’t change the minds of the panel that rejected their application.

NZ Market Report
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NZ's latest climate target 'weak' – Climate Action Tracker

24 Jun 2025

By Shannon Morris-Williams | New Zealand's new international climate target to 2035 is weak, and could even allow for higher emissions than the 2030 target, according to a global scientific project that tracks government climate action.

Oceans
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Signing of MoU. SPREP Director General Sefanaia Nawadra (left) with Professor Jemaima Tiatia-Siau and Professor JR Rowland in Apia

Partnership to advance Pacific science and environmental leadership

Thu 19 Feb 2026

Media release | Waipapa Taumata Rau, University of Auckland, and the Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme  have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to strengthen collaboration in Pacific-led science, research and capacity-building, with a strong focus on environmental sustainability and ocean stewardship.

Paris Agreement
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Lawyers for Climate Action executive director Jessica Palairet

Lawyers seek answers on climate impacts of LNG import facility

13 Feb 2026

By Shannon Morris-Williams | Lawyers for Climate Action has written to Climate Change and Energy Minister Simon Watts warning that the Government's plan for an LNG import terminal could be in conflict with New Zealand’s climate obligations and emissions reduction targets.

Planetary boundaries
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Commentators slam Govt inaction in aftermath of climate change-fuelled storms

30 Jan 2026

By Liz Kivi | Climate action - or inaction - is shaping up to be an election issue, with multiple commentators drawing a line between the Coalition Government’s backsliding on climate targets and the deadly extreme weather events of the past week.

Plastics
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Kiwi startup takes on global plastic pollution

12 Feb 2026

A New Zealand startup is launching what it says is the world’s first plastic-free effervescent drink tablet, with the ambitious aim of eliminating bottled beverages to reduce global plastic pollution.

Protest
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78% of NZers want bottom trawling banned as Govt pushes to catch more coral in South Pacific

Tue 17 Feb 2026

Media release | New polling shows overwhelming support from New Zealanders for a ban on bottom trawling in the South Pacific high seas, says Greenpeace.

Rare earth minerals
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Critical minerals talks with US questioned in Waitangi Tribunal climate inquiry

9 Feb 2026

By Shannon Morris-Williams | New Zealand and the United States' negotiations over critical minerals have raised questions for the Waitangi Tribunal’s long-running inquiry into climate change.

Renewable energy
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Climate Change and Energy Minister Simon Watts

IEA Declaration strengthens international co-operation on critical minerals

Fri 20 Feb 2026

Media release – NZ Government | New Zealand has joined international leaders at the 2026 International Energy Agency Ministerial meeting in committing to strengthen global co-operation on critical minerals to strengthen long‑term energy security.

Science
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Antarctic sediment core reveals past ice sheet retreat during warmer climates

Wed 18 Feb 2026

A record-breaking sediment core drilled from beneath the West Antarctic Ice Sheet is giving scientists new insight into how the ice sheet responded to warmer climates in the past — and what that could mean for future sea-level rise.

Tax
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Solar households to get little-noticed tax break

23 Sep 2025

A provision in the government’s latest tax bill would exempt households from paying tax on income they earn by selling excess electricity back to the grid.

Technology
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Technology Minister Dr Shane Reti (centre)

NZ-UAE partnership boosts advanced tech

9 Feb 2026

Media release | A new Antarctic science partnership with a leading UAE university will grow New Zealand’s advanced engineering and modelling capability, supporting high-value jobs, encouraging economic growth, and enabling smarter climate risk management, Science, Innovation and Technology Minister Dr Shane Reti says.

The House
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Pacific climate response in question as NZ finance remains unclear

19 Dec 2025

By Shannon Morris-Williams | With New Zealand's $1.3 billion international climate finance commitment set to end with no clarity on what follows, the Auditor-General says oversight of that funding remains patchy and long-term outcomes are unclear.

Transport
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Infrastructure plan calls for ‘predictable approach’ to electrifying economy

Wed 18 Feb 2026

Aotearoa’s first National Infrastructure Plan, introduced to Parliament yesterday, calls for "a predictable approach to electrifying the economy" as one of ten priorities for the next decade.

United Nations
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Waikiki beach, Honolulu

Climate ambassador moves on

13 Feb 2026

By Liz Kivi | The Government is on the hunt for a new top climate diplomat, with previous climate ambassador Stu Horne moving on to a posting in Honolulu as New Zealand’s Consul General to Hawai’i.

Waste
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EU to ban destruction of unsold clothes and shoes

12 Feb 2026

The European Commission has adopted new measures that will require medium and large companies to stop discarding unsold clothing and footwear, in the bloc’s latest move to target textile waste.

Water
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Flooding in Motueka, July 2021

New research on climate adaptation as severe weather hits

Mon 16 Feb 2026

As extreme weather batters the country yet again, researchers have published the first ever empirical study of climate adaptation justice in Aotearoa New Zealand.

Wildfires
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Study finds warming world increases days when weather is prone to fires around the globe

Fri 20 Feb 2026

The number of days when the weather gets hot, dry and windy — ideal to spark extreme wildfires — has nearly tripled in the past 45 years across the globe, with the trend increasing even higher in the Americas, a new study shows.

Wind energy
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Kapuni Project wind turbines in South Taranaki (visual simulation)

Hydrogen plant to start construction

10 Feb 2026

Construction is set to start this month on Hiringa Energy’s long delayed green hydrogen project in South Taranaki, after years of consenting fights that culminated in the Court of Appeal rejecting Greenpeace’s challenge in late 2023.

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