Climate Change
Anger and outrage: students to rally against government climate approach
20 protests are planned across New Zealand for Friday April 5.
Are we acting like we’re in a climate emergency?
The short answer is no.
Rain anxiety is now a thing thanks to floods around NZ
“It feels like all my climate anxieties are coming true and everything feels so out of my control.”
Pick up your shit: plastic litter up 72% in three years
There has been a 335% increase in the total volume of litter.
‘The final warning’: the new climate report’s big takeaways
Cyclone Gabrielle is just the beginning.
In pictures: Auckland cleans up after the flood
Photographer Caitlin Vinicombe headed out on Tuesday to capture some of the clean up.
Can I get a refund? Know your rights when floods disrupt your plans
A handy guide so you don’t wind up paying rent for a flooded home that you can’t live in anymore.
We need a new way to talk about extreme weather
Climate change means discussing weather as “one-in-100-year events” doesn’t work anymore
The ozone is slowly healing decades after humans destroyed it
But NZ will always have a UV problem
Uh oh: More than half of diseases are made worse by climate change
Of the 375 recorded pathogenic diseases in the world, 58% have been made worse by climate change.
Sole searching: New report reveals unethical footwear brands
Only 40% of companies knew where all their direct suppliers were.
Stop crushing your cans, you're sending them to landfill
It's time to squash our can-crushing habit.
Students vs Taranaki oil exploration: High Court dismisses case
Student climate activists argued new oil exploration permits breached New Zealand law.
Here's what you need to know about NZ's plan to tackle climate change
This adaptation plan is the first of its kind in New Zealand.
NZ Government taking 'glacially slow' action on climate change
Climate Change Minister James Shaw said it was clear "we have a lot more to do."
‘The best version of yourself takes time’: Rangatahi inspiring change in NZ
"Whatever you think you can shine light on in this forever changing world, just do it."
Thunderstorm asthma is now a thing. Thanks, climate change
And we have a dust mite problem too.
The future of the Hauraki Gulf | Seasick | Ep 7
What is being done to save it? Stories of hope.
Four ways NZ will meet its emission targets by 2050
The Government has released its $2.9 billion plan to get Aotearoa to zero carbon emissions by 2050.
Suspected cyber attack hits NZ website projecting sea level rise
Scientists had designed the online tool to show sea level rise projections by location and year.
NZ’s list of top climate polluting companies revealed
A 2021 report found that Fonterra and Z Energy were among New Zealand’s worst climate polluters.
Four things you need to know about today's big climate report
If global warming continues to rise, there will be less food, faltering economies and more diseases.
State of emergency declared in Tairāwhiti as severe floods hit
A Red weather warning has been issued.
Auckland gets over a month’s worth of rain in 10 hours
More than 4000 lightning strikes happened in one hour in Auckland and the lower North Island.
NZ scientists find solutions for the PPE waste crisis
The group hope that the innovations can help clean up the planet's medical waste.
Coral reefs are facing much bigger issues than your sunscreen
It's not all about you okay?
Climate change splitting up albatross couples
New research shows climate change is making it more likely for the usually monogamous albatross to leave their lifelong partners.
Led by Dr Francesco Ventura, the…
Tikanga is crucial to our response to the climate crisis
New research shows tikanga Māori practices are crucial to responding to climate challenges
World’s largest climate conference ends with watered-down pledge to ‘phase down’ coal
The original wording was to ‘phase out’.
‘We are not drowning, we are fighting’: powerful indigenous speeches from the global climate…
"This COP, learn our histories, listen to our stories, honour our knowledge."