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Clean energy sets $1.1 trillion record that’s bound to be broken

30 Jan 2023

Last year was a double milestone for decarbonizing the world’s energy system. It was the first year when investment in the energy transition equaled global investment in fossil fuels, according to the latest data release from clean energy research group BloombergNEF.

How California’s ambitious new climate plan could help speed energy transformation around the world

27 Jan 2023

California is embarking on an audacious new climate plan that aims to eliminate the state’s greenhouse gas footprint by 2045, and in the process, slash emissions far beyond its borders.

Scientists develop cheapest carbon capture system to date

25 Jan 2023

US researchers have developed a cost-efficient method that successfully captures CO2 and converts it into one of the world’s most widely used chemicals: methanol.

‘World first’ carbon capture plant for smelters opens in Norway

24 Jan 2023

A carbon capture pilot for smelters – billed as a ‘world first’ – has been officially inaugurated in Rana, Norway.

Govt gives $2.8 million for boiler conversion to multinational committed to phasing out coal by 2025

23 Dec 2022

By Jeremy Rose | The government has given $2.8 million to a multinational company to convert its coal boiler to woodchips, despite the company already committing to phase out coal use internationally by 2025.

Facing an energy crisis, Germans stock up on candles

22 Dec 2022

The candle boom began during the pandemic, after the government imposed lockdowns and Germans began spending a lot more time at home. The industry expected the boom to end once the nation opened back up, Thomann says. "But then the war (in Ukraine) started."

Minnesota's solar boom 10 years later

21 Dec 2022

It sounded absurd, the idea of spending a large sum of money to install solar panels in a Minnesota farm field that is covered in snow for much of the year.

Big oil hit with new climate activist campaign

20 Dec 2022

A prominent activist group has filed shareholder resolutions calling on four of the biggest Western energy companies to cut emissions more aggressively this decade in an effort to revive investor pressure on big oil over climate goals.

Most EU countries sceptical about 45% renewable energy goal: document

20 Dec 2022

France, the Netherlands, Ireland, and several other EU countries are reluctant to back a European Commission proposal to boost the EU’s renewable energy objective for 2030 in response to Russia’s war in Ukraine, EURACTIV can confirm.

Facing headwinds at home, Europe and Japan are pushing waste-to-energy technology across South East Asia

20 Dec 2022

For decades, waste-to-energy has been a key waste management tool in developed countries. Now, they are looking to developing markets. There are dozens of waste-to-energy incineration plants planned or under construction across South East Asia using Japanese and European technology and framed as clean or renewable.

Decision on future petroleum block bumped till after the election

16 Dec 2022

The government is putting off any decision on future petroleum block offers until the next Parliamentary term.

Government seeks feedback on offshore renewables

16 Dec 2022

The Government is seeking public feedback on the development of offshore renewable energy infrastructure like wind farms.

Best by the rest...

16 Dec 2022

Carbon market reforms mean big emitters may be eligible for more free credits; should cruise ships be banned from Milford Sound? and the slow pace of targeting agricultural production to a lucrative overseas market which puts a high value on sustainability.

Wellington’s emissions down nearly 10% since 2020

15 Dec 2022

Wellington’s emissions have dropped by 9% since 2020, according to the latest data.

Renewables reach 84% share of world’s biggest isolated grid

15 Dec 2022

The renewable records continue to fall in Western Australia’s South-West Interconnected System – the world’s biggest isolated grid – with the share reaching a new high of 84% on Monday.

The unbearable lightness of hydrogen

15 Dec 2022

COMMENT: Two years ago, BloombergNEF published my two-part primer on hydrogen, Separating Hype from Hydrogen. If my intention at the time was to inject some reality into discussions about hydrogen, I clearly failed. Rhetoric around hydrogen has become ever more overblown.

Opening of Tranmission Gully could pave way to Paekākāriki community windfarm

14 Dec 2022

By Isabella Cleary | Promoters of a community-operated windfarm near Paekākāriki, north of Wellington, are hopeful the completion of the Transmission Gully motorway will free up land needed for the project.

SolarZero and virtual power plants

14 Dec 2022

SolarZero has built on the launch of its nationwide virtual power plant with a specific geographic version.

Fusion breakthrough could be climate, energy game-changer

14 Dec 2022

Scientists announced Tuesday that they have for the first time produced more energy in a fusion reaction than was used to ignite it — a major breakthrough in the decades-long quest to harness the process that powers the sun

Can tidal energy help power coastal and island microgrids?

14 Dec 2022

About 250 coastal and island communities in Canada now use diesel for their main power source, but the global marine design firm BMT hopes to get them off diesel with a project using microgrids powered by tidal energy and other renewable resources.

NZ Battery Project Cabinet decision-point delayed

13 Dec 2022

Press release - The findings of the NZ Battery Project’s Phase 1 feasibility studies, expected to be considered by cabinet ministers this month, will now be considered early in the new year, the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment’s Energy Projects and Programmes Manager Dr David Darby say

New fossil investment far exceeds Paris Climate goals: Carbon Tracker

13 Dec 2022

The world’s biggest fossil companies, many of them operating in Canada, approved new oil and gas projects in 2021 and early 2022 that will blow through a 1.5°C limit on average global warming, according to new analysis released late last week by the Carbon Tracker Initiative.

Former British high commissioner to NZ slams UK government’s environmental “vandalism”

12 Dec 2022

Former British high commissioner to New Zealand Laura Clarke has condemned the UK government’s decision to approve a coal mine in Cumbria as “vandalism and self-harm.”

Renewable share of electricity generation at record high

12 Dec 2022

The renewable share of electricity generation for a September quarter is at its highest point since 1980, according to the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment’s (MBIE) most recent data.

As EU finalises renewable energy plan, forest advocates condemn biomass

9 Dec 2022

As European Union policymakers move to finalise revisions to the Renewable Energy Directive in coming weeks, forest advocates continue calling for tougher regulations that would reduce the amount of woody biomass for energy used and slash the billions in EU subsidies that encourage the transformation of native forests into wood pellets for burning.

South Pacific’s largest solar project officially launched in Tonga

8 Dec 2022

The South Pacific’s largest solar project was officially launched in Tonga yesterday.

Transport drives household carbon footprint down in 2020

8 Dec 2022

Media release - The carbon footprint of households, which reflects the emissions embodied in households' consumption and lifestyle choices, decreased 6.3% (2,677 kilotonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent) during 2020, Stats NZ says.

Lithium-ion battery pack prices rise for first time since 2010, hurting EVs and storage

8 Dec 2022

Cost pressures are finally being felt in lithium-ion battery prices, which have risen for the first time since 2010 and will set back the anticipated price falls of batteries for EVs and energy storage by two years.

Building Act changes target lower emissions and reducing waste

7 Dec 2022

The government’s announcement that mandatory energy performance ratings and waste reduction could be embedded in the Building Act is “a huge moment” for better, more sustainable buildings, according to New Zealand’s Green Building Council.

IEA: The energy crisis will accelerate renewable power growth

7 Dec 2022

The new drive for energy security prompted by the fossil fuel price crisis will accelerate the development of renewable energy, the International Energy Agency has said in a new report.

Meridian’s hydrogen plans move a step closer

6 Dec 2022

Meridian is moving closer to building an industrial scale hydrogen plant despite would-be partner Contact falling by the wayside.

Indonesia to build coal plants despite $20b deal on clean energy transition

5 Dec 2022

Indonesia will continue building new coal-fired power plants, despite a recent $20 billion deal with the G7 group of industrialized countries to help it transition to clean energy.

Parking lots are becoming as important as cars in climate change efforts

5 Dec 2022

It’s not just cars that will be going through energy transition in the years ahead. The parking lots where EVs recharge are a growing focus of construction efforts linked to climate change and carbon reduction.

Guyana sells $750 mn of carbon credit to US oil firm Hess

5 Dec 2022

U.S.-owned Hess Corporation, a consortium partner in Guyana’s offshore oil sector, has agreed to buy $750 million worth of carbon credits from the South American nation in the next decade as it works to ensure Guyana’s almost intact Amazonian rainforests remain standing for decades to come, officials said Saturday.

Best by the rest...

2 Dec 2022

In our weekly round-up of the best climate coverage in local media: Hapū and Greenpeace head back to court for stricter hydrogen rules; the moral problem with turning passenger rail into an exclusive luxury; and is cutting transport emissions by 64% still a priority for Auckland under the new mayor?

Europe's alpine villages producing their own power

1 Dec 2022

Small hydropower plants have long sustained remote communities in the Alps – but there is a growing debate over their environmental impact.

EU climate plan sacrifices carbon storage and biodiversity for bioenergy

30 Nov 2022

Incoming policies will cause the European Union to harvest more wood, shift one-fifth of cropland to bioenergy and outsource deforestation, analysis shows.

South Africa turns to solar to help stop power cuts

30 Nov 2022

Young engineer Nolwazi Zulu says that when she was a teenager she decided that she would "go out and do something" about the regular power cuts that bedevil her community.

Should China be let off the hook for climate finance?

30 Nov 2022

The most important outcome of COP27, the climate summit in Egypt earlier this month, was the creation of a new UN-administered fund to compensate developing countries for the costs they incur from climate change-related disasters.

Decarbonising real estate: How to price the net zero transition to avoid a 'carbon bubble'

29 Nov 2022

Real estate is the largest asset class in the world and it’s also one of the most significant contributors to global carbon emissions.

Energy crunch dims Christmas holiday glimmer in Europe

29 Nov 2022

From Paris to London, officials in cities across Europe are limiting hours of holiday illumination, and many have switched to more energy-efficient LED lights or renewable energy sources as high energy prices bite consumers in the wake of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

Parker stands up for Onslow

28 Nov 2022

There are few public defenders of the Government’s consideration of the Lake Onslow pumped hydro scheme, but minister David Parker remains a strong advocate.

Rural Aussie properties going off-grid with renewables

28 Nov 2022

When Roxanne and Luke Hinton started planning their finger lime farm on the idyllic Capricorn Coast several years ago, they had little idea it would double as a highly successful off-grid wedding venue in just a few years. The entire operation is operated by solar, with self-sufficient watering systems, sewerage and power.

Best by the rest...

25 Nov 2022

In our weekly round-up of the best climate coverage in local media: Why NZ can't lecture other countries on being "climate smart"; going fully electric for your car and appliances will be the cheapest option in four years; and concerns around the environmental impact of The Rings of Power.

Coal-driven climate change is becoming a big problem – for coal

25 Nov 2022

Wide-scale floods have plagued eastern Australia throughout 2022. As the climate continues to change – driven to a large extent by the burning of coal – such events can be expected to occur more frequently, significantly impacting unit costs for coal miners.

Changes to Crown Minerals Act welcomed by environmentalists; slammed by industry

24 Nov 2022

Environmental groups have welcomed changes the government is proposing to the Crown Minerals Act “to support more environmentally conscious management of resources.”

Canada’s oil-sands companies reap windfall profits while lobbying against real climate action

23 Nov 2022

COP27 exposed some realities about the oil and gas sector’s climate ambitions. A UN report released during the summit called out the sector’s greenwashing and weak net-zero commitments as the industry had a massive lobbying presence at COP that outnumbered almost all other nations and likely impaired the negotiations around phasing out fossil fuels.

How Japan is preparing for the global energy crisis

23 Nov 2022

The global energy crisis impacts everything from our daily lives to corporate activities. In Japan, there are growing fears that the supply and demand of electricity will be strained this winter.

National tells biofuels sector—invest at your own risk

21 Nov 2022

The Sustainable Biofuel Obligation Bill completed its first reading in Parliament with National making clear that any investors looking to build up a biofuels industry on the back of a mandate would be putting their money at risk.

NSW plans massive solar and battery virtual power plant across 2,200 public schools

21 Nov 2022

Plans to establish Australia’s largest school-based solar and battery virtual power plant in New South Wales are underway, with the launch of an expression of interest process by the state government.

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Fifty years of observations, no reversal of glacier climate damage

31 Mar 2026

Media release: Earth Sciences New Zealand | Fifty years on from the first aerial survey of our Southern Alps glaciers, late snow and variable summer weather delivered a temporary reprieve from rapid ice loss, says Earth Sciences New Zealand.

Agriculture
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From war to weather: A ‘super El Niño’ event poses fresh risks to global food costs

Fri 10 Apr 2026

An unusually powerful El Niño later this year could exacerbate food security fears as disruption caused by the Iran war strains supply for crucial fertilier products.

Airlines
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$30m airline fund risks ‘burning public money’ without lasting benefit – expert

20 Mar 2026

By Shannon Morris-Williams | A $30 million government package to support regional air routes risks delivering poor value for money while increasing emissions, according to transport strategist Tim Adriaansen.

Aviation
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Media round-up

Fri 10 Apr 2026

In our round-up of climate coverage in local media: Past fuel price spikes failed to shift Kiwis out of their cars with signs suggesting it’s happening again, a 'she’ll be right' attitude is not enough in a climate crisis, and should forestry be listed as critical in the government's national fuel plan?

Biodiversity
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Cook River near Fox Glacier

Environmental groups launch legal action over Govt's 'tick-box approach' to conservation land

Wed 8 Apr 2026

By Liz Kivi | Forest & Bird and the Environmental Defence Society are taking the Government to court over decisions about the future of publicly-owned land on Te Tai Poutini/the West Coast.

Biofuels
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New alliance wants renewable-led energy – and Govt to press pause on LNG

Thu 9 Apr 2026

A newly formed coalition of business, consumer and energy organisations has unveiled a renewable-led strategy it says will strengthen the country’s energy security, and it’s calling on the Government to pause its plan for an LNG import terminal.

Carbon Credits
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Carbon ‘stockpile’ up 9 million in March quarter

Fri 10 Apr 2026

By Liz Kivi | The ‘stockpile’ of pollution permits (NZUs) in private accounts has increased by just over 9 million to almost 145 million since the end of 2025, according to the latest figures from the Environmental Protection Authority.

Carbon News world
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India pulls out of bid to host UN climate summit

Fri 10 Apr 2026

Climate experts term the decision as a setback and surprise as India had been using the proposed summit to position itself as climate leader of the Global South.

Carbon prices
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Economic contraction will impact carbon market

1 Apr 2026

By Liz Kivi | While higher fossil fuel prices strengthen the long-run economics of decarbonisation, the current fuel crisis won’t inspire near-term confidence in the carbon market, according to Lizzie Chambers of Carbon Match.

Coal
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Activist ends five-day tree-top protest at West Coast coal mine

Fri 10 Apr 2026

By Shannon Morris-Williams | A climate activist has ended a five-day tree-top occupation that blocked access to Bathurst Resources’ Cypress Mine on the West Coast, in a protest against plans to expand what could become New Zealand’s largest coal mine.

Comment
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Supply-side pressures and political uncertainty ahead for carbon market

Tue 7 Apr 2026

By Kristen Green | ANALYSIS: With failed auctions, a surge of new forestry registrations, and an election a few months away, the NZ ETS in 2026 will be subject to a mix of supply-side pressures and political uncertainty.

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

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 price: Ups and downs amid geopolitical uncertainty

26 Mar 2026

By Liz Kivi | After ups and downs in recent weeks, the carbon market again broke above the $40 mark this week, with questions around how the Middle East conflict will play out weighing on market confidence.

Extinction
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WWF-New Zealand chief executive Kayla Kingdon-Bebb

Environmental groups call for ETS reform

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.

Extreme weather
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Climate change means a 2004-level flood would likely be worse today

Fri 10 Apr 2026

By Rebecca Hogan, Local Democracy Reporter | If floods equivalent to the devastating 2004 event hit Manawatū today, it is predicted the outcome would be more extreme “as a result of climate change”.

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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Wellington planting nears one million trees

30 Mar 2026

By Shannon Morris-Williams | Greater Wellington’s parks restoration programme will hit one million native trees this year, with the first dams to rewet peat wetlands in Queen Elizabeth Park now completed after a years-long effort to bring these ecosystems – and their carbon sequestering superpowers – back to life.

Fossil fuels
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Huntly Power Station

Genesis fires up pellet study with Nature’s Flame

Wed 8 Apr 2026

By Pattrick Smellie | Genesis Energy is extending its quest for locally produced torrefied wood pellets to supplement coal and gas to fuel its Huntly power station, announcing it is investigating plant construction with established local solid fuels player Nature’s Flame.

Gas
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A matter of strategy

Tue 7 Apr 2026

COMMENT: Even on the brink of a global commodities crisis, the possibilities for climate action aren't hopelessly foreclosed. Strategy can turn our fortunes around, writes David Hall.

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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FMA to ease conditions for green bond issues

31 Mar 2026

By Pattrick Smellie | Green, social and sustainability-linked bonds will face lower disclosure requirements and regulatory costs under a class exemption newly granted by the Financial Markets Authority.

Greenhouse Effect
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New protections for NZ migratory species under UN convention

2 Apr 2026

By Shannon Morris-Williams | New international protections for migratory species, including several found in New Zealand, are a positive step – but global protections won’t halt the decline of migratory species on their own, experts say.

Greenwashing
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Greenpeace spokesperson Sinéad Deighton-O’Flynn

Fonterra admits ‘100% grass-fed’ claim breached law in greenwashing row

2 Apr 2026

By Shannon Morris-Williams | Fonterra has admitted its “100% New Zealand grass-fed” claims on Anchor butter were misleading and breached the law, settling a case brought by Greenpeace Aotearoa over packaging used between December 2023 and April 2025.

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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Castlepoint lighthouse, Wairarapa

NZ prepares to join ‘gold rush’ for white hydrogen

25 Mar 2026

By Pattrick Smellie | New Zealand may be close to commercialising the capture and use of naturally occurring ‘white’ hydrogen, with investment plans for developments in the Wairarapa region picking up pace in response to spiralling oil prices.

Insurance
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Media round-up

20 Mar 2026

In our round-up of climate coverage in local media: Crown lawyers agree High Court could quash emissions plan if found unlawful; NZ is locked in 'disaster inertia'; and climate change is notably absent from new development laws.

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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Lawyers complain to ombudsman over Govt failure to release LNG modelling

1 Apr 2026

By Liz Kivi | Lawyers for Climate Action has made a formal complaint to the Ombudsman over the Government’s failure to release information about its controversial decision to build a LNG import terminal.

Low carbon
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EA entrenches 10kW export limit for residential solar

Wed 8 Apr 2026

By Pattrick Smellie | The Electricity Authority intends to require all electricity networks to offer at least a 10 kilowatt (kW) export capacity for residential rooftop and other small-scale distributed generation.

Mining
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NZ First targets regional share of mining royalties

30 Mar 2026

By Shannon Morris-Williams | New Zealand First has proposed returning 50% of mining royalties to regional communities, saying that too much of the value from resource extraction is currently flowing to Wellington.

NZ ETS
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Tuvalu prioritises climate change in agreement with NZ

27 Mar 2026

By Liz Kivi | New Zealand has pledged an additional $20 million to climate resilience work in Tuvalu, more than doubling Aotearoa's aid to the tiny island nation in the current financial year.

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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Worst in a generation: Environmentalists slam fisheries reform bill

25 Mar 2026

Media release: Greenpeace | The Fisheries Amendment Bill, which will likely have its first reading in parliament this week, is being labelled the worst fisheries policy in a generation by environmental groups who are calling for it to be rejected to protect ocean health.

Oil
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Renewable build-out runs into grid and firming limits

Wed 8 Apr 2026

New Zealand's electricity market entered 2026 with renewable generation at record levels and a substantial build pipeline finally moving from paper to construction. The harder question is whether the wider system can absorb and firm that capacity fast enough.

Planetary boundaries
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Kiwis overly optimistic about state of environment

27 Feb 2026

By Shannon Morris-Williams | New research suggests many New Zealanders believe the environment is in better shape than it really is, with public perceptions often out of step with scientific evidence.

Plastics
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‘They pushed so many lies about recycling’: the fight to stop big oil pumping billions more into plastics

24 Feb 2026

Plastic production has doubled over the last 20 years – and will likely double again. For author Beth Gardiner, metal water bottles and canvas tote bags are not the solution. So what is?

Policy development
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Govt tweaks consenting rules for EV chargers

Fri 10 Apr 2026

By Shannon Morris-Williams | The Government has announced a national reset of planning rules for EV chargers, which it says aim to address infrastructure shortages which have put the brakes on electric vehicle uptake in New Zealand.

Protest
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Activists occupy controversial gold drilling site

25 Mar 2026

By Max Frethey, Local Democracy Reporter | Opposition in Golden Bay to a controversial gold mine at Sams Creek has flared up over the weekend after several activists briefly occupied a drilling site.

Rare earth minerals
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China has a new competitor? Kazakhstan reveals huge rare Earth deposit that could power the next tech boom

25 Feb 2026

China’s grip on rare earths might finally see some competition, and the world is already taking notice.

Renewable energy
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Solar energy, cheap battery storage can meet 90% of India’s power demand at affordable costs: Ember report

Thu 9 Apr 2026

Battery storage is now cheap enough in India that solar power can meet 90% of the country’s power demand at lower lifetime costs than current average purchase rates in most states, a new study has found, a finding that could potentially point to a future buffer against global energy shocks.

Science
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Sci-tech prioritisation report is a joke that could cost NZ dearly, says NZ Association of Scientists

2 Apr 2026

Media release: New Zealand Association of Scientists | The Prioritisation Report released yesterday by the Prime Minister’s Science Innovation and Technology Council makes a poor case for further cuts and changes to our research system.

Tax
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Associate Professor Ru Hong

Carbon trading schemes cut more emissions than carbon taxes, according to global study

20 Mar 2026

By Shannon Morris-Williams | Carbon trading schemes are more effective than carbon taxes at reducing emissions, cutting fossil fuel use, and accelerating the shift to renewable energy, a global study has found.

Technology
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AI’s arrival complicates Big Tech climate goals, and some worry it’s locking in more fossil fuels

2 Apr 2026

Six years ago, Google was confident that by 2030 it would power all operations with electricity generated from clean sources, including wind and solar power, and remove as much pollution as it produced. Today it calls those goals a “moonshot.” Microsoft says it’s still aiming to remove more carbon than it creates by 2030 but now describes the effort as “a marathon, not a sprint.”

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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Free fares call as fuel crisis impacts school attendance

Wed 8 Apr 2026

An open letter is urging the Government to make public transport free for all school children and subsidised for students under 25, as rising fuel costs begin to impact attendance and access to education across the country.

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

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.

Water
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Dairy farmers' lack of climate action 'even bleaker' than water inaction – Upton

1 Apr 2026

By Shannon Morris-Williams | Government projections for cutting agricultural emissions are being undermined by low farmer uptake, with the Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment warning the country is relying on “heroic” assumptions to meet its methane targets.

Wildfires
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AI tool predicts wildfire danger faster than current systems

26 Mar 2026

Media release | A wildfire forecasting system powered by artificial intelligence could help detect dangerous fire conditions earlier and reduce the cost of wildfire response, according to new research from Te Whare Wānanga o Waitaha | University of Canterbury.

Wind energy
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Fast-track approved project could deliver NZ’s largest wind farm

Tue 7 Apr 2026

Media release: New Zealand Government |Fast-track approval has been granted for New Zealand’s largest wind farm project.

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