Climate
'Clean car discount' would penalise gas guzzler imports
Heavy-polluting vehicles could soon be slapped with an import fee, with the revenue going towards subsidising clean, green vehicles. Video, Audio
Amanda Little: The Fate of Food
As droughts, floods, storms and unseasonal temperatures affect the global food supply, what will humans eat in the future? Audio
Agriculture sector looks to technology to meet emission targets
The pressure is on New Zealand's agricultural sector to come up with ways to meet climate change targets, that will be legally binding by the end of the year. Audio
California jolted by 6.4 earthquake
Southern California has been jolted by its most powerful earthquake in 25 years. The 6.4-magnitude quake touched off fires, damaged buildings and forced the evacuation of a hospital in a desert town… Video, Audio
Wellbeing of Pacific climate change migrants to be studied
A new study will examine the mental health needs of Pacific Islanders forced to leave their homes by the climate crisis. Audio
China tornado: Extreme weather 'linked to climate change'
A tornado has swept through China, killing six and injuring 190, the state broadcaster says, amid a series of "extreme" weather events that government forecasters have linked to climate change.
Councils can't cope: Productivity Commission
Local councils dealing with climate change, and struggling with overloaded infrastructure and high visitor numbers need better financial support - according to a new report from the Productivity… Audio
Local govt needs climate change help - Productivity Commission review
A Productivity Commission review of local government has found the system works, but changes are need in the face of challenges like climate change. Audio
How do NZ councils cope with climate change costs?
Councils are struggling to cope with tourism numbers, and need more support to be prepare for climate change events according to a new report from the Productivity Commission.
Dave Cull is the chair… Audio
Climate change declaration 'hot air' - National
The National Party says a declaration of a climate change emergency by Parliament would be nothing more than hot air, while Prime Minsiter Jacinda Ardern is backing the idea.
The party's climate… Audio
Ardern backs climate change emergency for Parliament
While the Thames-Coromandel Council faces court over its refusal to sign the climate change emergency declaration, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has expressed her support for a declaration to be done…
Five northern centres experience driest first half year on record
The usually wet winter months are proving particularly dry this year - with parts of the country recording their driest January to June on record. The lack of rain has left Auckland's water supply… Audio
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
