Climate
Lawyers for Climate Action welcomes Glenbrook emissions cuts
Ntahan Rarere spoke with Dr Grant Hewison from Lawyers for Climate Action New Zealand Audio
Glenbrook Steel Mill to build electric arc furnace
Prime Minister Chris Hipkins there - announcing the Government's plan to dramatically cut climate pollution from the Glenbrook Steel Mill. Shortly we talk to Dr Grant Hewison from Lawyers for Climate… Audio
Govt to aid NZ Steel to halve its coal use: 'This project dwarfs anything we have done to date'
NZ Steel's Glenbrook plant will install an electric arc furnace to recycle its scrap steel - halving its coal use - in what the government is calling the country's largest ever emissions reduction…
Govt to aid NZ Steel to halve its coal use: 'This project dwarfs anything we have done to date'
NZ Steel's Glenbrook plant will install an electric arc furnace to recycle its scrap steel - halving its coal use - in what the government calls the country's largest emissions reduction project.
Weather: Heavy rain, strong winds expected across North Island, top of South
Forecasters are warning of heavy rain and strong winds across the country this evening and through the weekend.
'Incremental' climate funding a politcal choice - Greens
The Green Party says the government is making a political choice not to move faster on climate change. It has applauded the $1.5 billion dollars allocated in this year's Budget to cutting greenhouse… Audio
Greenpeace is describing the Budget as a gamble
Greenpeace has called the Budget a gamble with the climate crisis. The Budget has allocated more than 3-billion dollars for climate initiatives - including 1-point-9 billion dollars for emissions… Audio
Did the Budget do enough for climate and science? Here's what the sectors say
Prominent environmental groups are less than impressed with the budget investments in climate, but an expert says the government has taken a multifaceted approach.
Free transport for children, warmer homes on tap in Budget
Free public transport for children and more money to insulate homes are the main climate announcements from this year's Budget.
Global temperatures likely to surge - expert
Global temperatures will likely surge to record levels in the next five years, according to a new update issued by the World Meteorological Organization. A combination of man-made greenhouse gas… Audio
'More likely than not' world will soon see 1.5C of warming - WMO
For the first time ever, global temperatures are now more likely than not to breach 1.5 degrees Celsius of warming within the next five years, the World Meteorological Organisation (WMO) said today.
Southern Europe braces for climate change-fuelled summer of drought
Some regions are already suffering water shortages, with farmers expecting their worst yields in decades.
Transport climate resilence funding a 'primary focus' - Brown
The National Party says climate change and reslience needs to become a primary focus when funding decisions are made in the transport sector. Waka Kotahi's National Resilience Programme Business Case… Audio
Weaknesses in Waka Kotahi's crisis response strategies exposed
Until recently Waka Kotahi was not factoring climate change and the need for resilience into many of its transport projects.
Don't forget the climate, govt warned ahead of Budget
The government's warning about a 'no frills' Budget is tempering expectations about a big climate spend.
Cyclone and flood recovery support must be fiscally sustainable - Robertson
New Zealand needs to prepare for the reality that weather events such as Cyclone Gabrielle and the Auckland Anniversary floods will continue to happen 'more and more', the finance minister says. Audio
Cyclone Mocha: People pack shelters as storm threatens refugee camp
About half a million people are being evacuated to safer areas in south-eastern Bangladesh, ahead of a cyclone that could be extremely dangerous.
Flood protection funds for Westport half what was asked for
It's a town that knows about the impacts of climate change all to well.. and today the Prime Minister chipped in money for flood protection.
Westport has had several flooding events in recent years… Audio
Greens: more rain likely as weather warms due to climate change
We've got Greens co-leader Marama Davidson with us now. Audio
Green investment bank's pool of capital now $700m after government cash injection
In a pre-Budget announcement, Climate Change Minister James Shaw said the government had nearly doubled the amount of money in its green investment bank.
