Climate

Rotoehu homeowner Joan Blair has gone from living her dream to her worst nightmare.

A leading climate scientist says it is valuable for policymakers and the public to know the planet is already in highly risky territory.

Air NZ's inflight cups are an example of greenwashing, Consumer NZ says, as it calls for a formal investigation into businesses' environmental claims.

New Zealand's big emitters are under pressure to do more as the country heads towards its zero carbon 2050 target. NZ Steel's the first mover with a big deal with the government to help it cut its…

There will be more bouts of "potentially high-impact" weather before El Niño delivers a welcome change for the rain-weary north, a forecaster says.

A Wellington-based tech company behind a carbon footprint calculator says it is disappointing that uptake has been slow among New Zealand banks.

A methane vaccine for cattle, sheep and deer could be a breakthrough tool for farmers to reduce emissions - but it is still at least a decade away.

Owners of hundreds of stickered homes in Auckland can expect to learn more this week about how the future of their properties will be decided.

Youth activists calling on the government to do a better job of addressing the climate crisis held marches across the country on Friday. Audio

A group of researchers say Aotearoa needs a serious boost in infrastructure funding to survive the intensifying impacts of climate change. Audio

New Zealanders are some of the worst emitters in the world when it comes to aviation and none of the current efforts to fix that will be good enough, scientists say. Audio

Tim Batt is mining for lolz in looming disaster in his latest show, Is Climate Change Funny Yet? Audio

New maps showing areas where extreme coastal flooding could occur aim to fill gaps for places that do not have this data available.