Climate

The forgotten community of Banaba who were displaced from their homes to the Pacific island of Rabi in 1945, are seeking justice and restoration of their island. Banaba was all but destroyed by over…

Stuart Nash's rapid resignation from his treasured police portfolio - just two months after getting it back -  is one of the clearest examples of a political own-goal. 

It's highlighted poor…

The council's chief executive is standing up to those trying to stop risk assessments from being written into regional housing plans. Audio

New research shows the country needs to cut resource consent processing times in half to meet its emissions target. Audio

That's four times more than original projections - and the National Party is promising to cancel it, should it win the upcoming election.

Two protesters have been charged with trespassing after being removed from Fonterra's Auckland headquarters, police say.

As well as being an important habitat for marsh birds and other wildlife, improving water quality and flood resilience, salt marshes may also have implications for combating climate change.

Climate scientists and other notables also want the the general election to be a "climate election", noting it would be a mistake to emerge from the cyclone clinging to the past.

Te Pāti Māori says the Greens' climate minister James Shaw should resign. Shaw says Labour breached long-standing practice over the co-operation agreement.

The US government has approved the huge Willow oil and gas drilling project in Alaska, to the approval of Alaskan officials and the oil industry but drawing criticism from environmental advocates.

The minister who lost the most in the government's second policy bonfire in just over a month insists it will not harm efforts to lower emissions.

That is unless other options are used, such as drawing on funds set aside for climate emergencies, an advisory body says.