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Ambitious goal for predator free 2050 within reach?

8 May 2025

A discussion document on the Predator Free 2050 programme says it has an ambitious goal to eradicate possums, rats and mustelids from our country, but that some of the programme’s goals are not currently plausible.

Wairoa mayor Craig Little standing in Waihirere Road, North Clyde — the worst-hit area of a sudden flood that followed Cyclone Gabrielle.

Second council quits Hawke’s Bay climate committee

7 May 2025

By Linda Hall, Local Democracy Reporter | Wairoa District Council has pulled the plug on the Hawke’s Bay Climate Action Joint Committee after councillors questioned its value.

Green Party co-leader Chlöe Swarbrick

Green Party plans to bring back industry decarbonisation fund

6 May 2025

The Greens want to bring back the Government Investment in Decarbonising Industry (GIDI) Fund and use it to kickstart sustainable forestry for building and fuel.

Environmental Defence Society calls for law change on marine protected areas

6 May 2025

The Environmental Defence Society has outlined a plan for reforming marine protected areas law.

Landmark ruling should encourage more cities to ban fossil fuel ads, campaigners urge

6 May 2025

A ban on fossil fuel adverts in The Hague has been upheld by a Dutch court, in an “historic ruling” that campaigners hope will embolden other cities to take action.

Justice Department sues Hawaii, Michigan, Vermont and New York over state climate actions

6 May 2025

The U.S. Justice Department filed lawsuits against four states this week, claiming their climate actions conflict with federal authority and President Donald Trump’s energy dominance agenda.

Who will finance global climate solutions? Not the West.

6 May 2025

As the U.S. and Europe slash their development funding, Chinese president Xi Jinping vowed that his country “will not slow down its climate actions.”

Australia’s centre-left Labor Party retains power in vote seen as test of anti-Trump sentiment

5 May 2025

Australia’s Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has secured a second term in office in a disastrous night for his conservative rivals, as voters chose stability over change against a backdrop of global turmoil inflicted by US President Donald Trump.

US House of Representatives strikes a blow against California in a fight over EVs

5 May 2025

The U.S. House of Representatives has voted to undo three federal waivers that let California set strict vehicle pollution standards.

Broker urges govt to reject Climate Commission’s advice

2 May 2025

The Climate Change Commission's recommendation to increase carbon auction volumes risks undermining market confidence, distorting price discovery, and weakening the Emission Trading Scheme's core function, according to Marex.

In our weekly round-up of climate coverage in local media:

Media round-up

2 May 2025

In our weekly round-up of climate coverage in local media: Ministers rejected advice advice to take a hard look at hundreds of millions of dollars in 'climate grants' to big polluters; more sea snakes could show up on New Zealand beaches thanks to climate change; and shifting more freight from trucks to trains has numerous benefits including cuts emissions, so why aren't we doing it?

Where Labor and the Coalition stand on nature and environment policies this federal election

2 May 2025

So what are political parties offering when it comes to our nature laws?

Jessica Palairet, Lawyers for Climate Action executive director.

Lawyers move to take Climate Commission to NZ’s top court

1 May 2025

Lawyers for Climate Action has filed a case challenging New Zealand's climate targets in the Supreme Court.

EECA and Centre for Sustainable Finance partner to unlock private capital for clean energy

1 May 2025

Media release | The Centre for Sustainable Finance: Toitū Tahua (CSF) and EECA (Energy Efficiency and Conservation Authority) have, today, announced a strategic partnership to accelerate private investment in New Zealand’s energy transition. This collaboration aims to address barriers to financing renewable energy projects and energy efficiency projects.

Trump’s first 100 days: US walks away from global climate action

1 May 2025

The Trump administration has pulled the plug on the UN climate process and its financial contributions, while at the same time backing fossil fuels and obstructing renewables.

ACT rural communities spokesperson Mark Cameron

Second 'woke banks' bill aims to remove climate disclosures

30 Apr 2025

By Shannon Williams | The ACT Party has joined the fight against so-called "woke" banks by introducing a member’s bill aimed at repealing laws that require banks and other financial institutions to report on climate-related disclosures.

EDS RM Reform Director Dr Greg Severinsen

EDS releases concerning assessment of RMA reform proposals

30 Apr 2025

Media release | EDS has released its comprehensive analysis of the Government’s proposals for a new resource management system and, overall, finds the design concerning.

Ed Miliband

UK: Tony Blair at war with Ed Miliband over net zero

30 Apr 2025

Tony Blair has warned of a credibility gap with voters over sacrifices needed to get to net zero, but Ed Miliband’s allies point out his agenda was part of Labour’s victorious election manifesto.

Trump’s missing climate invite makes US look even more isolated

30 Apr 2025

Tomes have been written about US President Donald Trump’s decision to pull the country back from climate diplomacy. Now, when it comes to climate talks, he’s being shunned too.

Mark Carney

It’s time for Canada’s Mark Carney to think big on climate, experts say

30 Apr 2025

Even Carney’s climate background wasn’t enough to put climate action on center stage.

Xi commits China to full climate plan but emissions-cutting ambition still unclear

30 Apr 2025

The Chinese president told fellow global leaders that the country’s updated climate plan would cover all economic sectors and greenhouse gases.

Trump administration dismisses all authors of major climate report, throwing US assessment into limbo

30 Apr 2025

The Trump administration has dismissed all the scientists and other authors working on the next authoritative look at how climate change is affecting the United States.

Carbon price slumps for fourth week in a row

29 Apr 2025

Carbon prices on the secondary market dropped for the fourth consecutive week last week, with NZUs changing hands at $20 below this year’s auction floor price of $68.

Former New Zealand climate change ambassador Kay Harrison

Are Trump's anti-climate policies swaying NZ climate action?

29 Apr 2025

New Zealand's former top climate diplomat says that some of the coalition government's climate policies are "mind boggling". But the climate fight is still alive in New Zealand – for now at least.

Govt announces plan for EV chargers

28 Apr 2025

The government has opted for a model based on the ultra-fast broadband rollout to boost electric vehicle charger numbers.

Commission’s plan to increase ETS auction units could lead to lower prices

24 Apr 2025

Experts are criticising the Climate Change Commission’s proposal to increase the amount of carbon units available at auction, while the market is still plagued by low prices and seems oversupplied.

Environmental lawyers get ready to pounce on Trump’s energy deregulation moves

24 Apr 2025

U.S. environmental groups say they are hiring lawyers and preparing for a major legal showdown with President Donald Trump's administration over its rapid-fire and sweeping efforts to sidestep federal regulations on oil, gas and coal development.

Govt can auction more carbon credits: Commission’s advice

23 Apr 2025

The Climate Change Commission says that ‘surplus’ pollution permits in the market have dropped more quickly than expected, so the government could auction 14 million additional NZUs to 2030.

Balance needed in Waste Minimisation Act – Zero Waste Network

23 Apr 2025

Media release | The Government announced its proposals for updating the Waste Minimisation Act and the Litter Act.

Climate change minister Simon Watts (centre)

Moribund carbon price underlines Emissions Trading Scheme’s low integrity

22 Apr 2025

By Liz Kivi | Experts are blaming declining carbon prices on weak policy settings and the government’s unwillingness to tackle continuing problems with the Emissions Trading Scheme.

Fisheries reforms weaken sustainability

22 Apr 2025

Proposed changes to the Fisheries Act risk undermining long-term sustainability in favour of short-term economic gain, according to the Environmental Defence Society.

Pope Francis and the sun

22 Apr 2025

COMMENT: Perhaps the world's greatest environmental champion, who brought moral resolve to the question of climate change, is dead.

Shadow climate minister Ted O'Brien

Australia: Coalition under fire for planning to scrap Labor climate policies

22 Apr 2025

With Peter Dutton’s views on climate change in the spotlight, the focus has turned onto whether there will be any policies to reduce emissions in the next decade.

Groups sue Trump admin for deleting climate information from federal websites

22 Apr 2025

“The removal of these websites and the critical data they hold is yet another direct attack on the communities already suffering under the weight of deadly air and water."

NZ provides $10 million boost to Vanuatu's renewable energy efforts

17 Apr 2025

New Zealand is boosting support to Vanuatu to recover from last year’s earthquake and develop its renewable energy sector to the tune of NZ$10 million.

Carbon price nosedives

16 Apr 2025

The carbon price graph dropped off a cliff yesterday, down 6% overnight to a ten-month low amidst continued selling from forest owners.

Heatwaves, floods, fires – NZ research warns of escalating climate threats

16 Apr 2025

After five years of research, New Zealand’s first dedicated climate extreme weather programme, Whakahura, has released its final synthesis report, sounding the alarm on the increasing intensity and frequency of extreme weather events linked to climate change.

Trump’s EPA plans to stop collecting greenhouse gas emissions data from most polluters

16 Apr 2025

The Environmental Protection Agency is planning to eliminate long-standing requirements for polluters to collect and report their emissions of the heat-trapping gases that cause climate change.

NZ's emissions fell 2% in 2023 - latest GHG inventory

15 Apr 2025

Aotearoa New Zealand’s gross greenhouse gas emissions reduced by 2% in 2023, according to the latest greenhouse gas inventory.

Procurement changes "backward" – Green Building Council

15 Apr 2025

Removing procurement requirements for independent sustainability and energy efficiency benchmarking is a backward step, and fails to consider the impact of the changes, according to The New Zealand Green Building Council.

What does the new German coalition government mean for climate and energy?

15 Apr 2025

Since the German election took place in February, which saw the centre-right Christian Democratic Union (CDU) win the most seats, parties have been negotiating to form a new coalition government.

Environmental group takes legal action against Shane Jones for failure to protect dolphins

14 Apr 2025

The Environmental Law Initiative is taking legal action against Minister of Oceans and Fisheries Shane Jones for what it says is a failure to adequately protect Māui and Hector’s dolphins.

ETS surplus volume likely to be reducing too slowly - new analysis

14 Apr 2025

Excess carbon units in the Emissions Trading Scheme - the ‘surplus’ in privately held accounts - look to be reducing more slowly than the Climate Change Commission's targeted annual reductions, according to new analysis.

EDS chief exeuctive Gary Taylor

Environmental summit to tackle costs of economic reform

14 Apr 2025

As the government pushes ahead with sweeping reforms to unlock economic growth, the upcoming Environmental Defence Society annual summit will ask a critical question: at what cost?

Shadow energy minister Ted O'Brien

Australia: Coalition clarifies commitment to Paris Agreement after confusion on climate targets

14 Apr 2025

The federal Coalition has clarified it remains committed to the Paris climate accord, despite earlier comments from the shadow energy minister indicating it could leave the agreement.

Trump signs orders to allow coal-fired power plants to remain open

14 Apr 2025

Donald Trump signed four executive orders on Tuesday aimed at reviving coal, the dirtiest fossil fuel that has long been in decline, and which substantially contributes to planet-heating greenhouse gas emissions and pollution.

US: New energy order puts states’ climate laws in the crosshairs of the Department of Justice

14 Apr 2025

A new executive order from President Donald Trump that’s part of his effort to invigorate energy production raises the possibility that his Department of Justice will go to court against state climate change laws aimed at slashing planet-warming greenhouse gas pollution from fossil fuels.

Climate Change Commission chief executive Jo Hendy (centre) speaking to the Environment Select Committee.

Govt needs to look at alternatives to free pollution credits for industrial emitters: Commission

11 Apr 2025

The Climate Change Commission says there are “legitimate questions” about hundreds of millions of public money spent on free carbon credits for polluters, and the government should be looking at alternatives.

Green's anti-mining bill drawn from ballot

11 Apr 2025

The Green Party's Crown Minerals (Prohibition of Mining) Amendment Bill has been drawn from the ballot and will be debated in Parliament.

Media round-up

11 Apr 2025

In our weekly round-up of climate coverage in local media: Auckland’s place in a global network of cities tackling climate action is in question; green groups say ministers are "dreaming" about the amount of suitable land for pine plantations; and is New Zealand’s climate credibility going down the plughole?

Adaptation
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How flying can be a climate solution

Today 10:45am

By Paul Callister and Robert McLachlan - Planetary Ecology | How can aviation contribute to tackling climate change when no practicable technology-based solutions are on the horizon?

Agriculture
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Forestry consents and relaxed rules in erosion zones sow seeds of future disaster

Fri 13 Jun 2025

OPINION: The government’s move to restrict exotic forestry on our best food-growing soils will push even more forestry investment onto high erosion risk land on the East Coast, with the worst land becoming the only land left for the most intensive and destructive land use, writes Manu Caddie

Airlines
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Greenwashing is rife in Australia, but could its days be numbered?

28 May 2025

COMMENT: Have you ever ticked the box to “fly carbon neutral”, had something delivered via “carbon-neutral shipping” or chosen to pay a bit extra to buy “carbon-neutral gas” from your energy retailer?

Aviation
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Help sustainable aviation fuels take off or delay targets, airlines warn EU

20 May 2025

Earmarked funding, risk-reduction tools, and simplified imports top Airlines for Europe’s wish list for the EU’s upcoming Sustainable Transport Investment Plan.

Biodiversity
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Sanctuary Mountain Maungatautari

'Time is right' for nature credits

Fri 13 Jun 2025

Media release | Sanctuary Mountain Maungatautari and Ekos are thrilled to be partnering with central government on the development of a voluntary Nature Credits Market pilot programme, announced by Associate Minister for the Environment Andrew Hoggard yesterday.

Biofuels
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Sustainability claims questioned as renewable diesel surges

14 May 2025

Critics are sceptical about industry claims of renewable diesel life-cycle greenhouse gas emission cuts and warn renewable diesel carbon releases will surge if sourcing is scaled up, triggering tropical deforestation as producers convert forests to energy crops, such as oil palm and soy.

Carbon Credits
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Carbon auction odds-on to fail

Fri 13 Jun 2025

By Liz Kivi | The carbon price has rallied slightly in recent weeks, however with secondary market prices still hovering around the $57 mark, well below this year’s $68 auction floor price, next week’s Emissions Trading Scheme auction looks set to fail.

Carbon News world
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World leaders’ failure to act is pushing Earth past 1.5°C

Today 10:45am

Based on mounting evidence, some scientists now fear we’ve entered a new era of the climate emergency, characterized by accelerated warming and amplified disasters.

Carbon prices
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Govt mulls status quo for ETS auction settings

29 May 2025

By Liz Kivi | The government has released its consultation on the Climate Change Commission’s latest advice on Emissions Trading Scheme auction settings and volumes, putting forward the option to ignore the commission’s advice to boost auction volumes from 2028-2030.

Coal
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China's approvals of coal power plants grow after 2024 decline

Wed 11 Jun 2025

China approved 11.29 gigawatts of new coal power plants in the first three months of 2025, already exceeding the 10.34 GW approved in the first half of 2024.

Comment
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Credit: International Institute for Sustainable Development

A credible UN carbon market needs rules that count – we’ve just set them

Wed 11 Jun 2025

COMMENT: The broad standards for a more ambitious market are now in place. But without a steady flow of investment, this progress will remain largely on paper.

Construction
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Common low-grade clay strengthens low-carbon concrete

5 Jun 2025

Media release | Engineers at RMIT University have converted low-grade clay into a high-performance cement supplement, opening a potential new market in sustainable construction materials.

COP
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Cuts to climate finance put exports in jeopardy: Lawyers

23 May 2025

By Liz Kivi | The government has halved international climate finance, a move aid organisations describe as “devastating,” and which lawyers say could put our Paris Agreement commitments and export market access at risk.

Emissions trading
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Climate Change and Energy minister Simon Watts (left) with Genesis Energy chief executive Malcolm Johns.

Legal experts sue Climate minister over ‘glaring holes’ in climate plan

Wed 11 Jun 2025

By Liz Kivi | Legal experts are taking the government to court over its Emissions Reduction Plan, alleging it fails to fulfil basic requirements of the law – with one of the arguments focussing on an over-reliance on tree-planting.

Energy
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Electric firebricks: decarbonising high-temperature industrial heat

Fri 13 Jun 2025

By Ian Mason | A new technology could offer a more cost-effective solution than hydrogen to decarbonise one ‘hard-to-abate’ sector of New Zealand’s economy, as well as having ample potential for demand response as the electricity grid becomes more renewable.

Extinction
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Gas tanks at Te Whakaraupō Lyttelton Harbour

Govt budgets $200m for would-be gas investors

23 May 2025

By Liz Kivi | Energy Resources Aotearoa has welcomed the government's plan to co-invest $200 million in fossil gas expansion, while environmental and climate groups have reacted with horror.

Extreme weather
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Extreme ocean warming engulfed South-West Pacific in 2024

6 Jun 2025

By Shannon Morris-Williams | Unprecedented ocean warming engulfed the South-West Pacific in 2024, with extreme heat and rainfall causing deadly and devastating impacts and sea level rise threatening entire islands.

Fishing
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Government undermines regional powers to protect coastal biodiversity

Today 10:45am

Media Release | The Environmental Defence Society opposes the Government’s decision to press ahead with amendments to the Resource Management Act that severely curtail the ability of regional councils to manage the impacts of fishing on coastal marine biodiversity.

Forestry
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UN University report warns against carbon credits from REDD, tree planting, and improved forest management

Fri 13 Jun 2025

But the report stops short of recommending banning the trade in carbon temporarily stored in trees.

Gas
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Labor accused of ‘gaslighting’ Australians on climate crisis as fossil fuel projects keep getting approved

9 Jun 2025

‘They offer sympathy and then just go and approve massive fossil fuel projects anyway,’ one advocate says.

Geothermal
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Energy Minister Simon Watts addressing the CEP conference in Auckland this week

Watts talks big on energy reform, but barriers persist

29 May 2025

By Shannon Morris-Williams | Energy and Climate Change minister Simon Watts says the government is doubling down on efforts to boost renewable energy generation, streamline regulation, and drive private sector investment as New Zealand faces mounting energy security and affordability challenges.

Green finance
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Electrification challenge for politicians, regulators

27 May 2025

Rewiring Aotearoa is calling for stronger political leadership to bring its vision of a cheaper, cleaner and stronger energy system to life, with the launch of its policy manifesto today.

Greenhouse Effect
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As methane climate impacts soar, NGOs, scientists, and advocates launch campaign to 'pull the methane emergency brake'

Fri 13 Jun 2025

Media release | International NGOs, scientists, and climate advocates are launching a global campaign calling for deep, rapid, mandatory cuts in methane emissions as the best way to lower near-term global temperature rise.

Greenwashing
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Professor Jane Kelsey

Govt uses climate change as ‘Trojan horse’ for other objectives

Tue 10 Jun 2025

By Shannon Morris-Williams | The Waitangi Tribunal has heard that the New Zealand Government’s international trade and investment agreements are failing to meet Tiriti o Waitangi obligations in the context of climate change – prioritising commercial interests while sidelining Māori rights and worldviews.

Hydro power
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Methanex closure comes early this year

14 May 2025

The almost-now-annual closure of Methanex has come earlier this year, giving more confidence that the electricity system will get through the winter without a fuel shortfall.

Hydrogen
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What happened to the hydrogen economy?

3 Jun 2025

The hydrogen car that was supposed to carry us into a cleaner future is still not in the driveway. In fact, outside of a few test markets, it’s not in anyone’s driveway.

Insurance
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Climate change could drive surge in foreclosures and lender losses, new study finds

22 May 2025

Extreme weather linked to climate change could spell financial ruin for many American homeowners and lead to billions in losses for lenders, a new study finds.

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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Members of the Parents for Climate group, and lawyer David Hertzberg, outside the federal court in Sydney. The advocacy group accused Energy Australia of greenwashing. The parties have now agreed to a settlement.

Energy Australia apologises to 400,000 customers and settles greenwashing legal action

22 May 2025

Energy retailer says carbon offsetting ‘not the most effective way’ to reduce emissions.

Low carbon
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Could ‘orange’ hydrogen be NZ’s key to net-zero?

30 May 2025

By Liz Kivi | New Zealand could be sitting on resources for a thriving multi-billion-dollar, low-carbon hydrogen economy, which might even be capable of creating a net reduction of carbon dioxide, according to scientists.

Market advice
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Carbon News launches price index

24 Jun 2024

Today’s issue is the first to feature Carbon News’ own carbon price index for secondary market spot prices for NZUs on New Zealand’s compliance market.

Mining
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Rachel Arnott with kaumatua Ngāpari Nui at the New Plymouth District Council committee

Tribunal asked to halt seabed mine fast-track

Today 10:45am

By Craig Ashworth, Local Democracy Reporter | South Taranaki hapū want the Waitangi Tribunal to halt a fast-track bid to mine the seabed off Pātea.

NZ ETS
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James Treadwell, president of the New Zealand Institute of Forestry

Foresters baulk at restrictions, land ballots

Wed 11 Jun 2025

By Liz Kivi | Forestry groups say that new legislation will introduce further uncertainty for planting plans and poses a threat to climate targets.

Oceans
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Ocean current ‘collapse’ could trigger ‘profound cooling’ in northern Europe – even with global warming

Fri 13 Jun 2025

A “collapse” of key Atlantic ocean currents would cause winter temperatures to plunge across northern Europe, overriding the warming driven by human activity.

Planetary boundaries
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Fight over coal mine heats up

30 May 2025

Forest & Bird is calling on the government to create a new scientific reserve covering the Denniston Plateau on the West Coast, which would stop a fast-tracked coal mine.

Plastics
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The microplastics found on a Waikato beach

Microplastics found in sand on dozens of NZ beaches

4 Jun 2025

Scientists have extracted microplastics from the sand of 22 beaches from the Far North to Banks Peninsula.

Policy development
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Legislation introduced to restrict farm-to-forest conversions

Tue 10 Jun 2025

Agriculture and Forestry Minister Todd McClay has today introduced a bill to Parliament that he says will put a stop to large-scale farm-to-forestry conversions.

Protest
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Israel deports activist Greta Thunberg after military seized Gaza Freedom Flotilla ship

Thu 12 Jun 2025

Israel deported activist Greta Thunberg on Tuesday, the country's Foreign Ministry said, a day after the Gaza-bound ship she was on with 11 other people was seized by the Israeli military.

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.

Renewable energy
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Could Queenstown become the world’s most electric city?

Wed 11 Jun 2025

By Shannon Morris-Williams | Queenstown is set to become the focus of an ambitious initiative aiming to transform it into the world’s most electrified destination.

Science
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Richard Hills

Climate progress slowing, says Auckland councillor

5 Jun 2025

By Shannon Morris-Williams | The devastating cyclone that tore through Tāmaki Makaurau in 2023 left behind more than just broken infrastructure, sparking calls to focus on facts over ideology in the fight against climate change.

Tax
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Green budget 'ludicrous la-la land' – govt

15 May 2025

Prime Minister Christopher Luxon said the budget was "clown show economics" and an "absolute circus".

Technology
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Biochar's negative emissions tech coming to Fieldays

6 Jun 2025

Biochar Network New Zealand will showcase its negative emissions technology biochar at this year's Forestry Hub at Fieldays 2025.

The House
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United Nations carbon market rules agreed but concerns remain

25 Nov 2024

New carbon market rules agreed at the fractious UN climate summit will be a relief to New Zealand and Singapore, who were leading the negotiations, but concerns about greenwashing and disadvantaging nature-based solutions remain.

Transport
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Richard Briggs

“It’s not the car – it’s how we move” – EECA

3 Jun 2025

By Shannon Morris-Williams| New Zealand’s transport emissions conversation has focused heavily on electric vehicles – but Richard Briggs, group manager, delivery and partnerships at the Energy Efficiency and Conservation Authority, says we’re asking the wrong question.

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Rapid action vital following UN Ocean Conference – experts

Thu 12 Jun 2025

New Zealand-based experts are calling for rapid and transformative action to restore nature - and our relationship with it - at the third UN Ocean Conference in France this week.

Waste
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Waste Levy risks becoming ‘slush fund’ under proposed changes – Commissioner

5 Jun 2025

By Shannon Morris-Williams | Proposed changes to New Zealand's waste legislation risk undermining public trust in the waste levy scheme, according to Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment Simon Upton.

Water
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Govt's RMA overhaul sparks fears for nature and climate

30 May 2025

By Shannon Morris-Williams | The Government has opened public consultation on the biggest overhaul of environmental planning rules in New Zealand’s history, with critics warning it puts nature and climate at risk in favour of fast-tracked development and industry expansion.

Wildfires
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Tropical forest loss hit new heights in 2024; fire a major driver in Latin America

23 May 2025

Tropical forest loss skyrocketed in 2024, with vast swaths of primary forest consumed by fire, according to new satellite data.

Wind energy
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For the first time, China invests more in wind and solar than coal overseas

29 May 2025

China’s Belt and Road Initiative, long derided for its heavy carbon footprint, was dominated by wind and solar power projects for the first time from 2022 to 2023, according to a new analysis. But coal plants financed in earlier years are still coming online.

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