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Real-time carbon map inspires students to change transport behaviour
Scientists are making real-time carbon maps of every New Zealand city, following a successful pilot in Auckland.
Government earns $190m from first carbon auction of the year
Emitters paid $64 a tonne, the legal minimum the government can sell at, ending a run of failed auctions when no permits sold.
Business journalist Rod Oram, remembered
A "true gentleman", a top business journalist and a tireless advocate for climate action are some of the ways he's been described.
Government holds first carbon auction of the year after four failures
The government's first carbon auction of the year is on a knife-edge, with commentators saying it is unclear whether emitters need to buy any more units.
'Penalty on a plug': Warning EV taxes are too high
The government's proposed new charges for electric vehicles have left the motor industry and consumers not impressed.
Fears for 'world's most important carbon sink' as the planet heats
The Southern Ocean absorbs 10 percent of humanity's greenhouse gases, but there are fears that could change.
The big danger in New Zealand's carbon credit surplus
The government has been urged to quickly shrink the number of carbon credits available for polluters to buy.
SpaceX rocket successfully launches NZ-operated satellite mission
A long-awaited methane-hunting satellite is in orbit, and should start supplying a steady stream of information from June.
Complainant alleges more than 200 breaches of Clean Car Discount
Fifty-one car dealers are accused of wrongly advertising electric vehicles for sale after claiming the rebates themselves.
ACC defends fossil fuel investment
ACC is still investing too much in fossil fuels, says a charity promoting ethical investment. Audio
Audit finds 'major non-conformities' in granting East Coast forests a green stamp of approval
The FSC badge is supposed to prove a forest is under responsible management, so some green advocates were surprised when Ernslaw One kept its FSC label, after being fined in court for breaking…
Car yards accused of cashing in as EV discount ended
People rushed to take advantage during the final days of the policy - and dealers may have found a way to cash in.
Humanity marks first year at 1.5C rise - EU climate service
2023 was "extraordinary" and a sign of what is to come, climate scientists say.
Unanswered questions why forestry giant lost environment label
Analysis - Following a tip that Ernslaw One, a huge Malaysian-owned forestry company, had lost its badge of environmental sustainability, Eloise Gibson goes on a quest to find answers.
Cyclone categories no longer fit for a heating planet - scientists
Increasingly strong cyclones may mean a new higher-wind-speed category needs to be created, researchers say, as global heating ups the forces at play.
Forestry company's certification suspended over storm damage
The Queen's Birthday storm caused masses of woody debris to flow down rivers and on to the beach, damaging homes, farms, roads and bridges and beaches.
'War on nature': Environmental groups say plans breach FTA
A coalition of environment groups says New Zealand is breaching its free trade deal with the United Kingdom by rolling back environmental laws.
Christchurch Airport stops saying it is 'climate positive'
It might have stopped using the phrase in its marketing, but it still maintains it is "factually accurate".
Cash crisis looming for key environmental regulator
The Environment Protection Authority has warned it will be in a cash crisis by the next financial year, following seven consecutive years in deficit.
Iwi leader gets his day in court against seven major emitters
Mike Smith has won the right to sue seven big polluters for their role in causing climate change, in a Supreme Court ruling delivered this morning.
Hybrid owners trying to remove plugs to avoid road user charges
Plug-in hybrid electric car owners are looking for ways to get out of the new charges.
Un-banning oil and gas exploration may not solve security problems, minister told
Repealing the ban on oil and gas exploration may not succeed at extending the future of oil and gas in New Zealand, a briefing to Energy Minister Simeon Brown says.
Government has big climate decision to make
Aotearoa is not on track to meet its emissions targets, incoming minister Simon Watts has been told.
Scientists keen to try again after Antarctic drilling mission falls short
Scientists involved in an ambitious attempt to drill deep into the rock and mud below the West Antarctic Ice Sheet say their efforts got "tantalisingly close".