Science & Environment

Climate Change Minister Simon Watts says he will provide an update on New Zealand's stance on a global renewables pledge when he lands in Dubai at the end of the week.

Heavy industry is set to stay in Mount Maunganui despite air pollution problems, but stricter controls have been put in place on what will be allowed in future.

Pacific Islands Forum secretary general is encouraging the dozens of Pacific representatives at COP28 to remain optimistic that a good result is achievable from the two-week summit.

The regional council says it has cleared the substance, and taken samples away for analysis.

The government confirmed on Sunday it was scrapping the Lake Onslow scheme in Otago. Audio

Heat stress. Lung damage from wildfire smoke - the way that public health has been impacted by climate change is in focus for the first time ever at the annual UN climate summit.

More than 100 countries at UN climate talks in Dubai have promised to treble world renewable energy use by 2030.

If there is life on other planets, what might it look like, and would they even bother coming to Earth? Audio

Governments and investors are pouring billions of dollars into emerging technologies to combat global warming in long-shot bets that entrepreneurship can help lead the way to a climate-friendly world.

The call comes from about two dozen countries that call themselves the climate high ambition coalition.

A resident at Pūkaha since 2005, Kahurangi was the only one of her species held in captivity anywhere in the world.

In 2026, a crew of six fully-trained aquanauts will be deployed to a new oceanic habitat system - beginning what promises to be the era of humanity's continuous presence underwater.

New Zealand has signed an international agreement saying agriculture and food production must urgently adapt to respond to climate change.

UN Secretary General António Guterres urged world leaders at the COP28 climate summit on Friday to plan for a future without fossil fuels.