Kate Newton

Documents show a proposed LNG terminal will need to bypass even the fast-track process in order to be built in time for winter next year. Climate Change Correspondent Kate Newton has been looking… Audio

New data from Treasury shows home insurance premiums fell across all regions of the country in the last year, even in areas prone to weather-related risks. Climate change correspondent Kate Newton… Audio

Documents released to RNZ show Resources Minister Shane Jones shut down the possibility of New Zealand signing up to a so-called 'road map' away from fossil fuels at the annual global climate summit… Audio

A major insurance company has temporarily stopped offering new home insurance policies in Westport because of the town's flood risk. Climate change correspondent Kate Newton reports. Audio

The floods keep coming, and we keep rebuilding. Is there a better way to cope with increasing numbers of infrastructure-wrecking storms? Audio

Polar region experts are warning that US threats over Greenland could also have ramifications for Antarctica, including New Zealand's interests there. Climate Change correspondent Kate Newton reports.

Renewable energy advocates say it's madness thousands of new piped gas connections are being put into houses every year despite dwindling supply. Climate Change Correspondent, Kate Newton reports. Audio

After an epic trek across Antarctica. a New Zealand-led expedition is getting ready to drill through hundreds of metres of ice and sediment as part of a critical research on the impact of a warming… Audio

A government decision to reject stronger climate targets is pitiful, and will cost households in the long run, scientists, advocates and opposition politicians say. The coalition today released its… Audio

The Government has this morning formally rejected all recommendations from the Climate Change Commission to strengthen New Zealand's emissions targets. Climate Change Correspondent, Kate Newton spoke… Audio

A food waste researcher would like to see mandatory kerbside composting put back on the table, after researchers discovered just how much food is wasted in New Zealand every year. Their report… Audio

The government has quietly rejected advice to set a much more ambitious long-term target for New Zealand's carbon emissions. The Climate Change Commission wanted the country to aim for net-negative… Audio

It's crunch-time for negotiators at this year's global climate meeting in Brazil, with plenty of the details still to be thrashed out on the last official day of talks. Climate change correspondent… Audio

New Zealand has slid further down an international climate change league table, with authors now ranking us as 'low-performing'. As a nation, we've tumbled to 44th out of 63 countries in the Climate… Audio

Climate advocates say the government needs to come clean on how New Zealand plans to meet its first international climate target. Climate Change Correspondent Kate Newton reports. Audio

There are 750,000 people already at risk from inland flooding and that will increase as a changing climate brings wilder, wetter weather, new data shows. Climate change correspondent Kate Newton… Audio

Netball's a national sport - and it's natural the media want to know if something's going wrong at the top. But have media made the game's current coaching drama worse- at the worst possible time… Audio

Kate Newton reports on the number elective surgeries being picked up by private sector. Audio