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International biofuels and electric vehicles experts speaking at Wellington

31 Mar 2008

Six international speakers will join local experts to discuss the future of biofuels and electric vehicles in New Zealand at a conference in Wellington on Wednesday (April 2).

Wind will ensure reasonable future prices

Wind farmers tilt at gas power for pushing up prices

31 Mar 2008

To say the 90% renewable energy target will be directly responsible for increased electricity prices ignores current electricity price trends, say Fraser Clark, CEO of the New Zealand Wind Energy Association.

Solar water heating grant to double under National

31 Mar 2008

A future National Government would introduce a $1,000 per household solar water heating grant and simplify the complex building consent rules for solar water heating in order to double the number of systems, says National's Climate Change spokesman, Nick Smith.

Forum explores low-carbon futures for local government

31 Mar 2008

“Innovative and forward-thinking councils committed to working on climate change will come together to discuss low-carbon futures for local government at the Communities for Climate Protection®- New Zealand 2008 Forum,” said Diana Shand, National Programme Manager for ICLEI’s Communities for Climate Protection - New Zealand (CCP-NZ) Programme.

Wraps off sequestration prototype

28 Mar 2008

The wraps are at last about to come off state-owned collier Solid Energy’s much-vaunted investment in carbon dioxide underground sequestration research.

Posnett defends bio-fuels' New Zealand role

28 Mar 2008

“A piece of legislation” is all that’s required to give bio-fuels a sustainable role in the New Zealand transport fuel mix, according to Dickon Posnett, the chairman of the newly-formed New Zealand Bio-fuels Manufacturers’ Association (BMA).

Thermal ban to send power bills soaring

28 Mar 2008

Power shortages, and energy bills soaring 50%, will be the outcome of the Government’s 10-year ban on new fossil fuel electricity generation plants, the Petroleum Exporting and Production Association of New Zealand (PEPANZ) said yesterday.

Thermal ban "will cost consumers $750m"

28 Mar 2008

The government’s moratorium on new thermal power generation will add $750m a year to power bills, the executive director of the Major Electricity Users Group, Ralph Mathes, said yesterday.

David Parker .. renewables won't cost more than gas power

Minister of Energy rejects gas lobby claims

28 Mar 2008

Energy Minister David Parker says the oil and gas industry claim that renewable electricity will be more expensive than the gas fired electricity future the gas industry prefers is wrong.

Right-Wing Council's Agenda is to Deny Climate Change

28 Mar 2008

City Vision-Labour Councillors are dismayed but unsurprised that Auckland's right-wing Citizens and Ratepayers (C&R) Council has done a U-turn on climate change by systematically removing progressive actions and programmes initiated by the last Council from Dick Hubbard's Mayoral Taskforce on Sustainability.

Unreliable renewable generation contributes to high spot prices

28 Mar 2008

“The flaws in the policy to ban new thermal power stations are being graphically illustrated by current high electricity spot prices,” said Ralph Matthes, Executive Director of the Major Electricity Users’ Group (MEUG).

Solid Energy records further improvement in environmental performance

28 Mar 2008

Solid Energy has published its 2007 Environmental Report reporting that for the second year in a row, the company has met its overall policy objective of having a net positive effect on the New Zealand environment. The overall improvement for the year to 30 June 2007 was 6.6% [1].

Cuba: Energy Program Saves One Million Tons of Oil in One Year

28 Mar 2008

Ciego de Avila, Cuba, March 25 (acn) -- Cuba saved nearly one million tons of oil in the period between 2006 and 2007, which translated into 400 million dollars, as a result of the ongoing nationwide energy program, known here as Energy Revolution.

Grove Mill ..using the new draft British standard.. in an unruly New Zealand

CARBON NEWS SERIES: Avoiding the major quality gap in emission certification

27 Mar 2008

Carbon News has revealed some companies run the risk of paying well for emissions measurement and certification – and falling short of developing world standards. They could also get stung in ETS emission audits.

Top business speakers appearing at carbon market workshop

27 Mar 2008

Experienced carbon market taders will feature at a Ministry for the Environment and Emissions Trading Group Carbon Markets Workshop in Wellington on April 4.

NSW weighs flogging the family silver

27 Mar 2008

A furore over whether New South Wales (NSW) should privatise its mostly coal-fired electricity generation capacity has erupted in the wake of Kevin Rudd’s federal Labor government announcing it will introduce an emissions trading scheme (ETS) in 2010.

Greenpeace turns spotlight on farmers

27 Mar 2008

Greenpeace is demanding New Zealand farmers be brought into the pending New Zealand emissions trading scheme earlier than the scheduled 2013.

Now it's spot the cars with stars

27 Mar 2008

Car buyers wanting to save money on their fuel bills will find it easier to choose a vehicle that goes further on a full tank, as a result of new fuel efficiency labels.

NZ emissions trading regulations - what's in store

27 Mar 2008

Officials are working on a range of regulations to implement New Zealand's emissions trading system.

Greenpeace protesters unfurl a banner on the Hellenic Sea bulk carrier.. protests have cost Solid Energy tens of millions

Environmental protests knock millions off Solid Energy's bottom line

26 Mar 2008

In a prescient remark, given Greenpeace’s blockage of the bulk coal carrier Hellenic Sea in Lyttelton a few hours later, Solid Energy chairman John Palmer has warned that customer uncertainty over the ETS is “raising the risk profile for the long-term security of Solid Energy’s domestic coal supply business.”

Solid Energy'sCoal Seam gas project in the Waikato ..steps toward a cleaner coal future

Government needs to define clean coal future

26 Mar 2008

The Greenpeace action at Lyttelton last night will put further pressure on the Government to define the role of coal within the ETS and the wider battle against climate change. By far New Zealand’s biggest known energy resource is the 11 billion tonnes of low-grade lignite coal scattered through a dozen easily-accessible fields in Otago and Southland.

Lockwood's new feature-packed Gullwing eco-home

Lockwood Launches EcoSmart Home

26 Mar 2008

New Zealand building company Lockwood has launched a new range of EcoSmart homes, saying it wants to address increasing concerns about climate change and the impact building and construction has on the environment.

Wayne Brown.. result reflects Market Systems Project cost

Transpower announces half-year result - operating surplus down $23.6m

26 Mar 2008

Transpower, the owner and operator of the national electricity grid, made good progress on planning and implementing necessary investment in the grid during the six months ending 31 December 2007.

Meridian half-year profit $94 million - $175 million special dividend

26 Mar 2008

Meridian has reported a half-year after-tax result of $93.7 million for the six months ended 31 December 2007, compared with a restated profit of $116.6 million for the same period a year earlier.

Greenpeace activists board the coal bulk carrier Hellenic Sea and unfurl a protest banner

Greenpeace occupies coal ship; calls for real action on climate change

26 Mar 2008

Greenpeace ship the Rainbow Warrior has blocked a shipment of export coal from leaving the Port of Lyttelton.

The B-1B Lancer bomber .. flying on synthetic fuel

US Air Force goes supersonic on synthetic fuel

26 Mar 2008

While New Zealand waits for Air New Zealand to announce its bio fuel flight trials, a B-1B Lancer from the 9th Bomb Squadron at Dyess Air Force base recently became the first Air Force aircraft to fly at supersonic speed using an alternate fuel, the Air Force News Agency reports.

New network launches to accelerate climate change investments

26 Mar 2008

Yesterday saw the official launch of a global network mobilizing and accelerating investments to tackle climate change at http://www.climatecapital.net (http://www.climatecapital.net/).

Stockton .. returning to full production amind strong export coal prices

Half year loss but Solid Energy forecasts profitability for full year

26 Mar 2008

Energy producer, Solid Energy New Zealand Ltd, has produced a net loss after tax of $2.7 million for the half year ended 31 December 2007.

Jim Anderton .. 45 emission reduction projects backed

Millions pour into ag emission reduction research projects

25 Mar 2008

Research into the mitigation of agricultural emissions is the biggest beneficiary of the first $5m allocated by the Government under its Plan of Action for Sustainable Land Management and Climate Change.

Heather Ridout ... phase in 25% company tax before the ETS starts

Cut company tax to 25%, Aussies plead

25 Mar 2008

A 5% cut in the company tax rate is being demanded by lobbyist Australian Industry Group (AIG) to cushion business from the financial impact of the emissions trading scheme (ETS) that Kevin Rudd’s Australian Labor Government intends implementing in 2010.

Texas power plant ... biggest emiting state

Biggest US emissions rise in nine years

25 Mar 2008

The biggest hike in nine years in United States greenhouse gas emissions from electricity generation occurred in 2007, a new analysis from the independent Environmental Integrity Project suggests.

Kelpie Wilson: The Rising Price of Coal

25 Mar 2008

By Kelpie Wilson, truthout Environment Editor. As the global energy/climate crisis deepens, coal has become the starkest symbol and most telling measure of our predicament.

Genesis' ep3 station at Huntly .. efficiency helps slash national electricity emissions

Huntly sends electricity emissions into nosedive

20 Mar 2008

Genesis Energy’s new e3p combined-cycle gas turbine at Huntly slashed electricity generation emissions 10% in the 2007 December quarter compared to the same period in 2006, even though total thermal generation jumped 17%.

American ETS cost estimates parallel New Zealand’s

20 Mar 2008

New Zealand seems to be pretty much on the button when it comes to forecasting the costs of its emissions trading scheme (ETS), to judge from the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) guesstimate of the United States model.

$2-$# billion a year for 25 years - and New Zealand has sustainable forestry bio mass energy

"Energy Forests" could meet all future NZ transport and heat needs

20 Mar 2008

Purpose-grown energy forests if planted today could meet all of New Zealand's future transport fuel and heat energy needs, without threatening the country's important agricultural industry, according to a study completed by Crown Research Institute, Scion.

Climate Capital Network ... connecting with renewables investors

Trillion-dollar carbon market targeted

20 Mar 2008

A company that valued the global carbon market at more than a trillion US dollars has leapt into the business of attracting capital flow to ventures mitigating greenhouse gases (GHG) around the world.

Government Cold On Solar Heating

20 Mar 2008

The low uptake of solar-powered heating systems needs some serious attention from the Government if they want to increase the number of homes using them, says New Zealand First energy spokesperson Peter Brown.

Forest & Bird to Meridian: release Mokihinui report

20 Mar 2008

Meridian Energy should come clean and make public an independent report that is believed to have advised the power company not to go ahead with a hydro scheme on the Mokihinui River, Forest & Bird says in a statement yesterday.

BRANZ Seminars on Sustainable Design - Dunedin May 5 2008

20 Mar 2008

Anyone wanting to understand how their design choices impact on the energy efficiency of a building is encouraged to attend BRANZ’ sustainable design seminars, the first of which starts on 5 May in Dunedin.

British Columbia Finance Minister Carole Taylor.. personal carbon tax credits .. she hopes will be spent on lowering home emissions

Could Clark deliver a personal climate change tax credit?

19 Mar 2008

Could the Clark Government come up with a one-off cash Climate Action Dividend in this year’s Budget, to offset higher costs people will face to pay for its climate change measures?

300 turbines, 300MW by 2015

British firm announces world's largest tidal power development

19 Mar 2008

While the Government here has received two applications for the first tranche of $2 million for wave engery, a British company yesterday announced the world's largest tidal power project.

Queensland drives net solar cost down to under $1500 per household

19 Mar 2008

The announcement follows the inaugural meeting of the Premier’s Council on Climate Change, addressed by one of Australia’s greatest scientific minds, Dr Tim Flannery.

New Zealand Energy Quarterly launched

19 Mar 2008

The first edition of the New Zealand Energy Quarterly was released by the Ministry of Economic Development yesterday.

Tony Hayward, Chief Executive, BP: low carbon technologies will be accepted when proven and cheap

CARBON NEWS FORUM: BP Chief Executive - Action needed now to smooth transition to low carbon economy

19 Mar 2008

"Across the world we're at an inflection point as far as the future energy mix is concerned. If we act now to develop sustainable regulatory and fiscal structures, we will be able to smooth the transition to a lower carbon economy of the future. If we wait, then that transition could be very difficult indeed" said BP chief executive Tony Hayward at the Third International Renewables Energy Conference.

John Key.. balance environmental and economic interests in ETS design

Key backs ETS – with balance

18 Mar 2008

Opposition Leader John Key says his party supports the proposed New Zealand emissions trading system, describing it as “a good model, market-based, it works”. He also talked of further reforming the planning laws so renewable energy projects could proceed.

Umuroa, Tui field .. facing a carbon billfor flaring 500,000 cu metres a day of unusable gas

Tui gas flaring likely to be costly

18 Mar 2008

The consortium behind the Tui oilfield off the Taranaki coast is bracing itself for the carbon bill from its flaring of up to 500,000m3 a day of unusable gas when the emissions trading bill presently before Parliament is passed.

Continental plans bio fuel test flight

18 Mar 2008

Continental Airlines, Boeing and GE Aviation have announced plans to conduct a biofuels demonstration flight in the first half of 2009 in an effort to identify sustainable fuel solutions for the aviation industry.

Does Wal-Mart have a message for Air New Zealand?

18 Mar 2008

Wal-Mart is working to lead an effort by major global retailers to create common social and environmental standards for suppliers, a policy which might interest companies like air New Zealand, currently facing questions over its employment by a sub-contractor of lower-paid Chinese cabin crew.

Eco day attracts 6000

18 Mar 2008

Waitakere's key environmental event of 2008, EcoDay, attracted a record number of visitors to Olympic Park, New Lynn, at the weekend.

Aquaflow aviation specialist for key projects

18 Mar 2008

Algae biodiesel developer Aquaflow Bionomic Corporation of Nelson has appointed Des Ashton as a consultant to lead key areas of operational development, in particular aviation projects.

Adaptation
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Are New Zealanders anti-climate?

Fri 29 Aug 2025

By Shannon Morris-Williams | A global study claims New Zealanders have relatively anti-climate attitudes due New Zealand's "stable" climate belief systems – but one expert argues Kiwis accept the reality of climate change.

Agriculture
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Greenpeace to forge ahead with legal fight after Fonterra sale

Thu 28 Aug 2025

By Shannon Morris-Williams | Greenpeace says its greenwashing lawsuit against Fonterra will continue, despite the dairy giant selling off its consumer brands.

Airlines
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NZ Post drops science-based climate target

8 Jul 2025

By Liz Kivi | NZ Post has dropped its science-based emissions reduction target of 42% by 2030 with no plans to replace it.

Aviation
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Flying still cheaper than trains on most EU routes, study finds

Mon 25 Aug 2025

If you thought European cross-border train journeys might finally be easier on the wallet than flights, think again.

Biodiversity
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NZ to host major conference on oceans and climate change

Tue 26 Aug 2025

By Liz Kivi | New Zealand is set to host the world’s premier gathering of marine climate change scientists next year.

Biofuels
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Media round-up

15 Aug 2025

In our round-up of climate coverage in local media: Australia could be about to leapfrog New Zealand on climate targets; 'strangled' rivers are fighting back; and 10 rangatahi will join Aotearoa New Zealand’s delegation at the United Nations' major climate conference in Brazil.

Carbon Credits
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Carbon market still weak despite govt confirming tighter auction supply

Thu 28 Aug 2025

By Liz Kivi | The government’s commitment to keeping Emissions Trading Scheme auction volumes tight to 2030 has done little to buoy carbon prices, with an underwhelming response from the market following last week’s announcement.

Carbon News world
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Scientists hail major breakthrough in developing holy grail of renewable energy: artificial photosynthesis

Fri 29 Aug 2025

New discovery addresses one of biggest obstacles to artificial photosynthesis – a technology long seen as a potential source of carbon-neutral fuels.

Carbon prices
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Eva Murray speaking at the Carbon Forestry conference in Rotorua this week

‘Problems looming’ for Govt's key climate tool

22 Aug 2025

By Liz Kivi | There are serious unresolved issues for the Emissions Trading Scheme which mean it could become unstable and ineffective at driving emissions reductions, according to the Climate Change Commission.

Coal
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Marginal drop in last year's regional emissions

Wed 27 Aug 2025

Regional greenhouse gas emissions were down slightly last year, with a fall in gas supply leading to a big drop in Taranaki, but more coal burnt leading to higher emissions in Waikato, according to new figures from Stats NZ

Comment
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Huntly Power Station, the largest thermal power plan in New Zealand.

Is extending Huntly power station to 2035 in consumers’ best interest?

22 Jul 2025

By Simon Orme | COMMENT: Genesis Energy is proposing a cartel to keep high-emitting Huntly Power Station in business to 2035. If extending Huntly has economic benefits, is a cartel necessary?

Construction
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Senior property lecturer Dr Michael Rehm

What does 'drier' really mean in 'green' homes?

1 Aug 2025

Media release - Waipapa Taumata Rau, University of Auckland | Researchers say green-rating systems could improve clarity and effectiveness by explicitly defining ‘drier’ and using two measures of humidity.

COP
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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.”

Emissions trading
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Toitū extending use of ETS forest carbon credits

Mon 25 Aug 2025

By Liz Kivi | Carbon certifier Toitū Envirocare has walked back plans to stop accepting Emissions Trading Scheme credits for offsetting, because there is still a shortage of local carbon credits meeting international standards.

Extinction
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Key orange roughy population on verge of collapse, govt considers closure

9 Jul 2025

Media release - Deep Sea Conservation Coalition | New data reveals that New Zealand’s main orange roughy fishery, accounting for half of the country’s total catch, is on the brink of collapse, with one model showing it may have reached that point already, and the government’s considering closing it.

Extreme weather
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Simon Watts has promised better access to hazard data for homeowners

Media round-up

Fri 29 Aug 2025

In our round-up of climate coverage in local media: Changes to road user charges will increase New Zealand's emissions; Climate Change Minister Simon Watts promises better access to hazard data for homeowners; and Kiwis borrow over $1 billion in ‘green loans’ for heat pumps and electric cars.

Forestry
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ETS a ‘broken paradigm’ undercutting biodiversity efforts

Mon 25 Aug 2025

By Shannon Morris-Williams | Pure Advantage is calling on the government to reform the Emissions Trading Scheme, with a new policy briefing saying that New Zealand’s offset-heavy approach is a “broken paradigm” undermining biodiversity and shifting risk to communities.

Gas
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Profound shifts in our changing energy system – new data

Wed 27 Aug 2025

New Zealand’s energy system is undergoing a profound shift as falling gas production and a dry hydro year reshaped the electricity market in 2024, according to data from the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment’s Energy in New Zealand 2025.

Geothermal
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Geothermal power station near Taupō

A modest geothermal strategy

31 Jul 2025

By Pattrick Smellie | The Government has unveiled a far more modest geothermal energy strategy than its primary backer, Resources Minister Shane Jones, had sought.

Green finance
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Banking competition report steers clear of ‘woke’ farm lending

Mon 25 Aug 2025

By Pattrick Smellie | A report into banking competition has largely rejected arguments from some farming lobbyists that climate change considerations should play no part in bank lending decisions.

Greenhouse Effect
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Hotter, longer, more frequent: NZ’s escalating heat risk

Tue 26 Aug 2025

By Shannon Morris-Williams | Heat extremes in New Zealand will intensify faster than previously thought, according to a new study.

Greenwashing
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How the meat industry uses environmental groups to make beef seem climate-friendly

11 Aug 2025

The meat industry may have enlisted environmental groups to persuade people to “feel better” about eating beef, despite the sector’s ballooning emissions of climate-heating pollution.

Hydro power
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Resources Minister Shane Jones

Shane Jones on climate change – it’s real, but…

15 Aug 2025

By Pattrick Smellie | New Zealand First deputy leader Shane Jones believes climate change is real, but is uninterested in what is causing it and primarily focused on adapting to it.

Hydrogen
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Hiringa chief executive Andrew Clennett

Hiringa eyes green methanol plant near Whanganui

29 Jul 2025

By Pattrick Smellie | Green hydrogen pioneer Hiringa Energy is deep in planning to develop an “eight-to-nine figure” methanol plant near Whanganui, using a combination of biomass and hydrogen produced using renewable energy.

Insurance
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Rising cost of insurance prompts call for action on affordability and climate risks

Wed 27 Aug 2025

Media release | Consumer NZ releases a sobering report that highlights how house insurance is becoming increasingly out of reach for New Zealanders.

Kyoto
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Will NZ walk away from the Paris Agreement?

20 Dec 2024

By Geoff Bertram | COMMENT: Unless the government can find very cheap offshore mitigation, the temptation to walk away from its Paris Agreement obligations may well be too strong to resist for a coalition government focused on fiscal austerity.

Litigation
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Apple Watch not a 'CO2-neutral product,' German court finds

Thu 28 Aug 2025

Apple can no longer advertise its Apple Watch as a "CO2-neutral product" in Germany, following a court ruling on Tuesday that upheld a complaint from environmentalists, finding that the U.S. tech company had misled consumers.

Mining
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Coal mining company continuing with fast-track plans despite costly protest

22 Aug 2025

By Shannon Morris-Williams | A marathon 23-day coal bucket occupation protesting Bathurst Resources' plan to mine the Denniston Plateau ended on Tuesday, when Climate Liberation Aotearoa activists Rachel Andrews and Tāmati Taptiklis climbed down from the 80-metre high Stockton mine ropeway and were taken into custody.

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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Haukapuanui Vercoe at the 2025 Esri User Conference in San Diego, US.

Marae resilience research takes global stage

Fri 29 Aug 2025

Media release | University of Auckland - Waipapa Taumata Rau | Marae are central hubs for whānau, hapū, and iwi across Aotearoa New Zealand.

Paris Agreement
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Former Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern

Media round-up

22 Aug 2025

In our round-up of climate coverage in local media: The climate advice the government didn't want you to see; New Zealand's  groundbreaking climate law has become ‘a shell’; and could the Electricity Authority be about to inadvertently increase power prices?

Planetary boundaries
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Govt resilience plan 'dangerous fantasy' - thinktank

Fri 29 Aug 2025

By Shannon Morris-Williams | An independent thinktank, whose members include former Prime Minister Sir Geoffrey Palmer and multiple academics, is warning that the government’s long-term resilience strategy ignores physical and energy realities and exposes Kiwi households and businesses to systemic failure.

Plastics
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Failed plastic treaty 'significant disappointment'

18 Aug 2025

The failure of negotiations on a legally-binding global plastics treaty is a "significant disappointment," but no treaty is still better than a weak one, according to a New Zealand expert.

Politics
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Scientists give harsh grades to Trump administration work aimed at undoing a key climate finding

Fri 29 Aug 2025

Two key documents from the Trump administration aimed at revoking the long-standing finding that climate change is dangerous were filled with errors, bias and distortions, according to dozens of scientists surveyed by The Associated Press.

Protest
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Vans were subject to an arson attack at Denniston Plateau

Activists facing intimidation tactics at Bathurst mine

19 Aug 2025

By Shannon Morris-Williams | Climate Liberation Aotearoa activists suspended 80m high in a coal bucket at a the Stockton mine on the West Coast say coal mining company Bathurst Resources is using ‘hostile’ tactics to try and remove them.

Rare earth minerals
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New Zealand Minerals Council chief executive Josie Vidal

Straterra has a new name: the New Zealand Minerals Council

16 Apr 2025

Media release | Straterra has been renamed as New Zealand Minerals Council, says chief executive Josie Vidal.

Science
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Minister of Science, Innovation and Technology Shane Reti with Earth Sciences New Zealand Principal Scientist Chris Brandolino

New supercomputer 'critical' to tackling climate change impacts

Thu 28 Aug 2025

By Shannon Morris-Williams | Earth Sciences New Zealand's new $35 million supercomputer will provide earlier and more frequent forecasts, as well as assess climate change impact to help understand New Zealand’s weather under long-term environmental shifts.

Tax
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Climate groups want UK wealth tax to make super-rich fund sustainable economy

17 Jul 2025

Growing number of campaigners urge government to ensure green investment is not done ‘on backs of the poor’.

Technology
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PhD student William Sheard says mining e-waste is more sustainable than mining the earth for metals.

The quest to turn e-waste into metals

Tue 26 Aug 2025

Media release – University of Auckland | William Sheard is on a quest to turn electronic waste into metals.

The House
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Resources Minister Shane Jones

Last minute change to oil and gas legislation over cleanup costs

31 Jul 2025

By Liz Kivi | The government is expected to repeal the oil and gas ban today, with a last-minute amendment handing discretionary power to two ministers over the controversial issue of decommissioning.

Transport
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Mind if I plug in my cruise ship?

Fri 29 Aug 2025

Seattle is the first U.S. port where cruise ships can plug into the grid at all berths, allowing vessels to idle without running their engines –– and reducing emissions by 66 percent.

United Nations
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Brazil issues last-ditch plea for countries to submit climate plans ahead of COP30

20 Aug 2025

Only 28 countries have submitted carbon-cutting proposals to the UN, with some of the biggest emitters yet to produce plans.

Waste
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Tasman District Council general manager for regional services Nathan Clarke

Proposal hikes Nelson landfill gate fees

Fri 29 Aug 2025

By Max Frethey, Local Democracy Reporter | The cost of recycling is driving up landfill dumping costs in Nelson where gate fees are proposed to be hiked by $45 per tonne.

Water
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Waitaki Hydro Dam

Warmer end to winter but dry spell expected over southern lakes

5 Aug 2025

As hydro lake levels hover just below average levels, climate forecasts indicate that warmer than usual weather conditions will reduce demand, but there will likely be less rain over the southern hydro lakes as New Zealand moves towards spring and summer.

Wildfires
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Record UK wildfires have burned an area twice the size of Glasgow in 2025

12 Aug 2025

Wildfires have scorched more than 40,000 hectares of land so far this year across the UK – an area more than twice the size of the Scottish city of Glasgow.

Wind energy
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Ørsted shares at all-time low after Trump halts work on US windfarm

Wed 27 Aug 2025

Shares drop by 17% after stop-work order on $1.5bn project off Rhode Island, which was 80% complete.

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