Climate Change
Nic Maclellan - Pacific Islands united
Freelance journalist on the challenges facing Pacific Island leaders in navigating a path through several key issues and forging a collective vision forward. Audio
Living in the age of resilience
French experts Pierre Ducret and Lucile Schmid discuss the social impacts of climate change and the challenges in building a fair, low-carbon economy. Audio
Wellington joins 100 Resilient Cities
Wellington recently joined the Rockefeller Foundation's 100 Resilient Cities programme and urban planners are now mapping out a long-term resilience plan for the capital. Audio
Divestment should be last resort - Super Fund
The New Zealand Superannuation Fund is taking a hard line with political activists trying to tell it where to spend its money.
Motor industry looks at emission test options
The motor vehicle industry is open to discussing more rigorous testing of vehicle emissions in the wake of the Volkswagen emissions cheat scandal.
New report finds climate change models too simplistic
A new report has found that climate change models which focus only on sea level rise are too simplistic and do not reflect the realities of changing weather patterns and coastal erosion. Audio
Public have 'right to know' emissions plan - Greens
The Green Party says it is extraordinary that the government is holding back information about how it actually intends to reduce carbon emissions when it is in the public interest to know.
Retired Australian Admiral warns of climate change threats
A retired Australian admiral is warning that his country's Defence Force is failing to deal with the security threats and other consequences of climate change. Audio
Call to release climate change calculations
New Zealand's first climate change ambassador has criticised the government for a lack of transparency over its emissions reduction target it will be taking to Paris in December.
Govt criticised for lack of transparency over NZ's climate change target
The Government has come under fire from New Zealand's first climate change ambassador for its lack of transparency over the emissions reduction target it will be taking to Paris later this year. Audio
The Age of Resilience: The Anthropocene Challenge
Experts argue that we are living in the age of the Anthropocene - the epoch when humanity has irrevocably altered the planet. Predictions of climate change impacts are dire - mass extinction of… Audio
Concern for emissions research after jobs cut
The logic of sacking scientists is being questioned in light of the government's insistence the solution to rising emissions will be found through innovation.
Climate change protesters target ANZ
Protesters have erected a marquee full of medical supplies outside a downtown Auckland bank to raise the prospect of future climate change refugee camps.
Family face 'tough environment' in Kiribati
A man who failed to get climate change refugee status has been sent back to Kiribati, with his family expected to follow him next week. Audio
Kids paying the price for parents decisions
Do we have a double standard on overstaying with Mr Tesseota being sent back to Kiribati, asks Andrew Audio
East Antarctica ice sheet melting faster
There's new evidence the seas around East Antarctica are warming faster than previously thought - which could lead to much higher sea level rises.
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Calls for more action on climate change
A group of young New Zealanders is urging the government to take more action to protect the country from climate change.
Complexity, resilience and bees
Jason Tylianakis is an ecologist trying to understand how our complex natural world responds to change Audio
Govt's sustainable forestry claims challenged
The Farm Forestry Association is challenging what the government calls New Zealand's 'sustainable forestry story'.
Climate change tension at Pacific Islands Forum
While leaders have talked of solidarity, cracks have appeared over climate change at this week's summit. Koro Vaka'uta reports from Port Moresby. Audio
