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Have you seen these species? Auckland’s most threatened birds revealed
Auckland is home to nearly half the bird species found in NZ - but dozens are at risk.
Simon Wilson: Sorry Luxon, cheap shots at cycleways won't solve our council woes
OPINION: The PM has a bigger job than attacking councils for speed bumps and cycleways.
Scientists just calculated NZ’s ‘blue carbon’ potential - and it’s promising
Restoring coasts offers new carbon sink equivalent to CO2 from tens of thousands of cars.
Govt says petrol will only rise 3c a litre as it moves to raise carbon price
The Government is slashing the number of tonnes of planet-heating emissions for sale.
'Football field' of land: New maps reveal where NZ's coasts are crumbling fastest
Parts of our coastline are losing 'football field' of land each generation.
Is NZ moving fast enough to prepare for worsening climate impacts?
Climate change poses a multibillion-dollar risk to NZ.
Green buildings make money for landlords and tenants - landmark new report
The rents are higher and vacancy rates are lower than ordinary buildings.
Analysis: Why environment groups are accusing the Govt of a 'war on nature'
Green groups say the Government is 'waging a war on nature'. What are their main gripes?
More marine heatwaves likely for NZ this summer; study reveals risk to critical ocean species
New study warns that worsening marine heatwaves could push a major pillar of our sea life.
Environmental disaster: Super-spreading seaweed could mean $150m hit for Hauraki Gulf
The world’s worst marine pest is 'the greatest threat facing our marine ecosystem.'
Climate change: 80% of Kiwis against development in risky areas
A major new poll has delivered a clear call to the Government.
Simon Wilson: Climate lessons from the Titanic
OPINION: Titanic is back, with lessons about billionaires and climate change.
Simon Wilson: The problem with the Government’s science and innovation policies
OPINION: Why does the Government care so little about innovation's economic potential?
Chlöe Swarbrick: Environment the obvious foundation for our economy
OPINION: Economics as we know it can only happen within a conducive climate.
Kids in deprived neighbourhoods exposed to dirtier air, NZ-first analysis shows
Children born in deprived neighbourhoods exposed to dirtier air, new analysis finds.
Climate changed: Why our scientists are having to redefine ‘normal’ in 2024
Global warming is forcing scientists to redefine what New Zealand’s 'normal' climate is.
'It's clear we have a problem': Kiwis wasting $3.2 billion in food annually
Ever wondered what happens to all that uneaten food you throw out each week?
Chlöe Swarbrick: Climate crisis requires rational, immediate and bold action
OPINION: The climate crisis is no longer some dystopian nightmare.
Simon Wilson: Seven ways we could be like Scandinavia
OPINION: Seven things that work well in Scandinavia that we could do too.
Heating planet charging up NZ’s big rain-makers
Decades of rain data are giving scientists a wider picture of global warming's influence.
Simon Wilson: Act, Paul Henry, Shane Jones and the March for Nature
OPINION: Good governance requires more than preaching to the choir.
Ministry for the Environment to cut 303 jobs
The environment ministry's workforce is proposed to be slashed by one third.
Simon Wilson: The Budget promises that are destroying us
OPINION: Sugar hits for floating voters are holding back almost all meaningful progress.
Budget 2024: Govt slammed over opening up polluter-paid climate fund
The Govt has come under fire for opening up a major fund earmarked for climate efforts.
Simon Wilson: Five ways for Nicola Willis to make the Budget look good
OPINION: Some of the biggest things the Finance Minister could do would cost very little.
Simon Wilson: Conflicts of interest invite corruption, so why do politicians pretend they don't?
OPINION: Political conflicts of interest are dragging the Government down. Does it care?
Keep NZ Beautiful boss, stressed team resign over frustrations with Govt
The head of an iconic litter-fighting charity says she and her entire team have resigned.
Simon Wilson: Politicians must agree to agree if we're going to get things built
OPINION: The big challenge for long-term planning: politicians must agree to agree.
Simon Wilson: Luxon and Swarbrick - a tale of two speeches
OPINION: The PM and the Greens co-leader gave very different climate speeches last week.
The Shaw bank redemption: Simon Wilson on the former Greens leader and the Fast-Track Bill
OPINION: Everyone likes to call James Shaw a Blue-Green, but what does that mean?
Airline’s poo-powered plan to make fuel from human waste
Biofuel company says not to 'pooh-pooh' the use of this abundant, low-cost resource.
Norway to ban Arctic cruise passengers from remote islands
Svalbard visits reduced from 240 to 43 sites, some islands totally out-of-bounds.
Taylor Swift: Climate Anti-hero?
Travel booms as fans book trips to shows that could have been held in their home country.
Should you visit Antarctica? Polar tourism's 'sciencewashing' problem
Can 'citizen science' really justify your bucket-list holiday to the Antarctic?
Cruise company granted B Corp status for polar tours
Can you visit the most fragile parts of the planet and still have a positive impact?
World’s biggest cruise sets sail. Are growing ships a growing climate concern?
The Icon is the latest evolution in a trend for larger, flashier cruise ships.
Why 2023 wasn't as bad as you think - 12 things that made the world better
Some really good things happened this year. Simon Wilson selects a few.
Simon Wilson: The Toyota Corolla principle of planning
OPINION: After the ferry cancellation, how will we plan better infrastructure?
Cop28 agrees ‘transition away’ from planet-warming fossil fuels
President says the move is historic, despite critics' worries about loopholes.
'Truly shocking': November the sixth straight month to set heat record
2023 is on the way to smashing the record for hottest year.
Simon Wilson: The good and the bad in Govt's 'war on woke'
OPINION: Now it's climate denial, race-baiting, partisan politics and an end to smokefree.
Mike Hosking: Don’t expect too much from Cop28
OPINION: Like it or not, and Cop will not like it one bit, but the world needs oil.
Mike Joy: Offsetting won’t work, stop emitting fossil carbon
OPINION: The now-ubiquitous notion of “net zero” emissions is at best a delaying tactic.
Taylor Swift: Climate Anti-hero?
Travel booms as fans book trips to shows that could have been held in their home country.
Samantha Ladewig: Plastic pollution - another nuclear-free moment?
OPINION: The need for international action is urgent.
Golf club’s green efforts recognised at national awards
“We’ve really worked hard to make this land a stunning example of our local environment."
'I haven’t heard them complain': The jobseekers who rebuilt Tararua's cyclone-smashed farm fences
Through the tough winter months, this team kept showing up for the greater good.
Is ‘vegan leather’ really eco-friendly? Leather industry says animal hide is a more sustainable choice
'One 4 Leather' says the real thing is more sustainable than plastic substitutes.
'Conscientious' tourism taking place in Waitomo Caves
Environmentally-friendly tourism in Waitomo is set to spread around the Waikato.
Atmospheric rivers: What climate change means for NZ's biggest rainmakers
What will moisture-laden 'atmospheric rivers' look like at the end of this century?
Climate change’s financial impacts hugely underestimated say researchers
The global costs of climate change are being underestimated by billions of dollars a year.
'Nightmare': Bar owner says loss of 147 car parks 'worst thing' for CBD traders
Businesses 'fuming' as council closes popular parking to create green space.
Gregor Paul: The All Blacks’ lost opportunity to be seen as champions of the environment
Gregor Paul: Plans to win fans will be harder to fulfil due to the association with Ineos.