Climate

Increasingly warmer seas could see new types of marine mammals beaching on New Zealand's shores, experts say.

Heavy rain is pounding much of the North Island, with thousands reportedly forced to evacuate a Simple Minds concert in Hamilton early.

The 20-deck Icon of Seas voyage comes amid concerns about the vessel's methane emissions.

"Pacific nations continue to demonstrate global leadership from the frontlines of the climate and biodiversity crisis, the environmental organisation says.

A year on, much of the city is back to normal, but there are still those struggling in the wake of the floods, still unable to return to their homes.

The weather monitoring agency says the feature is partially a response to the widespread confusion during last year's floods in Auckland. Audio

It comes as two reports suggest gas prices will jump significantly in the next decade.

Transport Minister Simeon Brown says the Clean Car Discount was never self-financing, and rescuing the subsidy scheme would have cost more than it generated in benefits.

Canterbury researchers hope models they are building will help firefighters get ahead of severe blazes.

Before you click that online order, have a think about what all these door-to-door deliveries are doing to the climate. It may be worse than you think.

Coping with extreme, often traumatic, weather events is nothing new for the people of Tai Rāwhiti, says RNZ's chief executive and former resident Paul Thompson. Just don't call them resilient.

The advice was never officially presented because the new government suspended the need for regulatory impact statements for undoing Labour-era policies.

Owners of a fully electric vehicle could end up paying twice as much per kilometre as someone with a petrol car, a climate and energy expert says.

The University of Auckland's climate scientist Dr Kevin Trenberth says it is "not surprising" that 2023 was the hottest year on record.

A remote town in northern Western Australia billed as "Australia's hottest town" has just sweltered its way through almost a month of temperatures above 43 degrees Celsius.