Climate
Households need to reduce greenhouse gases
A concerning picture is emerging with our greenhouse gas emissions. They've flat lined over the last 10 years and our households emissions have been steadily increasing bucking world wide trends. Audio
Kiwis trail Brits on climate-friendly flying - Air NZ
Air New Zealand customers in the UK are more than twice as likely to offset the carbon impact of their flights than those based in NZ or Australia.
Dunedin city council declares climate emergency
The decision includes plans to fast-forward the city's target of reaching net zero carbon by 2030, rather than 2050.
Dunedin City Council declares climate emergency
Dunedin is the latest council to declare a climate emergency, setting itself an ambitious new target to reach net zero carbon two decades earlier than originally planned. Audio
'Enormous potential' for growing crops in the age of climate change
Bananas might one day be a staple crop in this country, as growers and farmers face the challenges of climate change, says the head of Horticulture NZ.
Wellington declares climate emergency
Wellington has become the latest city to declare a climate emergency, and councillors have also been considering a new strategy to make the city carbon neutral by 2050.
Shifting to plant-based - can New Zealand go flexi?
How is New Zealand placed to deal with the food production challenges posed by climate change and a growing population? Audio
The West Coast's never ending stream of rubbish
The government has stepped in to clean up the vast West Coast rubbish spill, after local authorities ran out of cash to finish the job. But what's being done to stop it happening elsewhere? Audio
The West Coast's never ending stream of rubbish
The government has stepped in to clean up the vast West Coast rubbish spill, after local authorities ran out of cash to finish the job. But what's being done to stop it happening elsewhere?
AudioPacific climate expert: 'First is to remove fossil fuel subsidies'
Samoan-born, New Zealand-based climate scientist Penehuro Lefale says the global climate crisis will continue with devastating effect unless fossil fuels are completely phased out.
Should we ALL go on a climate strike?
The students who organised the student climate change strikes are now calling for everyone in NZ to hit the steets and get involved. Audio
Wellington needs climate defence fund - councillor
Wellington's being told the city needs to come up with innovative ways to pay for climate change mitigation and prevention.
The council will debate whether to declare a climate emergency, at the same… Audio
Unbe-leavable drain blockage in Hamilton
Autumn leaves might be beautiful, but they can definitely clog up a drain - as Hamiltonians will attest. Audio
Students who organised school climate action planning general strike
Students who organised the school climate strikes are planning even larger collective action, and want the whole population to get involved.
Is a climate change emergency declaration just lip service?
Auckland Council has joined five other New Zealand local bodies to declare a climate change emergency - but is this just lip service being paid in election year? Audio
Is a climate change emergency declaration just lip service?
Auckland Council has joined five other New Zealand local bodies to declare a climate change emergency - but is this just lip service being paid in election year?
AudioOne month on:The Wellington man's daily climate change protest
Today, for the 33rd day in a row, a Wellington-based CEO will sit outside parliament, holding a placard calling on the government to declare a climate change emergency. We first spoke to Ollie… Video, Audio
Dr Roger Tyers: The no-fly return trip from Beijing to Southampton
Climate researcher Dr Roger Tyers is on his no-fly return trip from China to the U.K. Audio
Climate scientist warns of 'mayhem' amid growing emissions
If the world continues to emit greenhouse gasses it will lock in a further 3C of global warming and 10m of sea level rise, a world renowned New Zealand climate scientist warns.
Does a council declaring climate emergency mean anything?
Declaring a climate emergency might be difficult to explain thoroughly, but it actually makes a lot of sense, Greg Roughan writes.
