Climate
How a boom in 'extra long-haul' flights could affect the climate
The main transporter of jet fuel to Auckland Airport is predicting big growth in international flights.
US climate envoy John Kerry to leave Biden administration
The former US senator and secretary of state will help with President Joe Biden's re-election campaign, administration sources said.
Scientists say one-in-three chance 2024 another year of record heat
This year has a one-in-three chance of being even hotter than 2023, the world's hottest on record, scientists in the US say.
Blizzard strikes North America
Tens of millions of Americans were in the pathway of dangerous and damaging weather conditions.
Why are trains being cancelled because of heat?
Explainer - Rail services are struggling to cope with middling temperatures in Wellington. What's going on?
Hot spell hits Wellington and the South Island
It's the South Island's turn for a summer scorcher, with the heat set to rise into the 30s. Audio
2023 confirmed as world's hottest year on record
Climate records tumbled "like dominoes" in 2023, with temperatures far above any recorded level.
'Astounding' heat for two months in near-record year
2023 was one of NZ's hottest on record, but far from the wettest, while Whakatāne and Nelson have lost their crown as the country's sunniest spots.
2023 confirmed as world's hottest year on record
The year 2023 has been confirmed as the warmest on record, driven by human-caused climate change and boosted by the natural El Niño weather event.
Norway approves controversial deep-sea mining
It means the hunt for precious metals in high demand for green technologies can be accelerated.
El Niño bites in the Pacific
Some Pacific nations are feeling the bite of El Niño through dry conditions, while others in drought get relief through above average rainfall.
One of our few native frogs could disappear in decades
The Hochstetter's frog is suffering through a dry summer and could disappear over the next several decades.
Cricket's own climate crisis
Analysis: As an outdoor summer game in which the natural environment plays a unique role, cricket is perhaps the pitch sport most at risk from a changing climate.
New community climate adaptation pilot for Northland
A new community-led pilot focused on improving climate change adaptation and resilience in Northland's Oakura district has launched.
Lessons from a year of floods
Communities devastated by severe weather in 2023 are facing hard decisions. Kate Green investigates.
El Niño looms large over tourism this summer
The industry is bracing for the weather pattern during a busy season.
Stricter plan adopted as signs point to higher wildfire risk for capital's parks
Wellington's regional parks are getting a new wildfire risk management system in preparation for a hot summer.
NZ will meet first target for transport emissions cuts without EV subsidy, Simeon Brown says
The Transport Minister says advice shows scrapping EV payments won't derail the country from meeting its first carbon budget, which runs from 2022-2025.
Stalled cycling and walking project will not receive more funding - Transport Minister
Simeon Brown has confirmed all Transport Choices programmes put on hold in October will not receive further funding.
What we need to do to move on climate change commitments
The United Nations conference on Climate Change, or COP28, wrapped up in Dubai last week, agreeing to ratchet up climate action before the end of the decade. Chief Executive Officer of Eco Choice… Audio
