Climate

The Pacific Resilience Facility was endorsed by the Pacific Islands Forum leaders to make it easier for Pacific Island nations to access climate financing.

The Centre for Sustainable Futures will be a place of "seamless blending of expertise, diverse knowledge, indigenous wisdom and knowledges alongside modern science", the USP says.

Records show July's winter weather was mild, with higher than average temperatures for most of the country.

The government has been pinning its plan to meet climate targets in farming on new technology coming to market.

Analysis - It is one thing to aspire to be the "greenest games in history", quite another to achieve it, writes Chris McMillan.

Part of the ocean off NZ has been heating up since 2006. In the past it went back to normal. This time, it hasn't stopped. Audio

One expert says the airline's climate change target was unrealistic, as Air New Zealand says it will work on a new target.

It's too late to meet the first emissions budget by planting more trees - and that won't work for meeting the second budget, either, the report says

The fire was the largest of dozens across the country that have burned more than two million acres, according to the National Interagency Fire Center.

A Treasury letter shows total funding for the Accelerating New Mitigations Programme was reduced by $48 million, while the government claims emissions research has been boosted under its watch.

Selwyn District Councillors have voted to review the deadline by which residents living in the Upper Selwyn Huts must leave.

Selwyn District Councillors are considering reviewing the deadline by which residents living in the Upper Selwyn Huts must leave.