Climate
Clean, green mining as corporate branding
An Australian mining chief executive took a top spot at CHOGM's business plenary to talk about how his company is going 'real carbon zero' by 2030.
Clean, green mining as corporate branding
An Australian mining CEO took a top spot at CHOGM's business plenary to talk about how his company is going 'real carbon zero' by 2030. Audio
Mahi tokens launched in project to regrow native habitats
An East Coast beef station has become a test case for a habitat regeneration project offering Mahi Tokens to fund the environmental work.
Commonwealth leaders say sinking nations should keep their maritime boundaries
The agreement says boundaries should remain fixed, even if much of the population has to leave their sinking home.
Fiji flooding: Weather office warns of continued rain as low-pressure system moves in
Fijians living in the central division are being advised limit any unnecessary travels, as over a dozen roads and crossing are closed due to flooding.
CHOGM: More than just an expensive talkfest
A look at some of the people who turned up to the Commonwealth Heads of Government meeting, hoping to advance plans for global change Audio
Pacific nations plead for Australia to phase out fossil fuels
Several nations are ramping up pressure on Australia over climate change during CHOGM.
ICJ set to hear 100 oral statements for legal opinion on climate change
The Attorney-Generals of Kiribati, Papua New Guinea, Vanuatu, Tuvalu and Fiji has issued a joint statement in support of the legal push.
What's behind more dead seal pups washing up?
Locals at Sumner Beach are noticing an increase in marine life washing up on the shore in 2024.
COP29 needs to be about climate finance, says SPC
Pacific leaders are preparing for COP29 which is set to be held in Baku, Azerbaijan next month.
An alternative approach to berm plantings
Most councils in Perth encourage residents to plant their grass verges - in contrast to New Plymouth where a woman faces a $1000 fine.
What is a tropical cyclone and what do all the categories mean?
Explainer - The South Pacific tropical cyclone season is due to start in November and will run until the last day of April.
Air NZ says by 'nearly every overseas port' will require sustainable fuel - but not NZ
The government not joining the international trend to require airlines to replace some fossil fuel with sustainable fuel contributed to the carrier ditching its 2030 climate target, Air NZ says.
Electric car lobby takes Simeon Brown to court
Companies want the transport minister's new regulations on tailpipe emissions to be overturned.
No way to meet NZ's climate target without overseas help - report
NZ needs to "get off the sidelines" and start making deals with other countries or it will fail to meet its 2030 international climate target, thinktank says.
Samoans advised not to eat fish caught near Manawanui
Samoa's Marine Pollution Advisory Committee has warned people not to eat fish caught near where the HMNZS ran aground. RNZ's Louise Ternouth is in Samoa and spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss. Audio
Fewer tropical cyclones expected in Southwest Pacific, says NIWA
The Southwest Pacific is predicted to experience six to 10 tropical cyclones during the upcoming cyclone season. Audio
Air slowly getting cleaner, but health impacts of breathing pollution worse than previously thought
The health impacts of traffic pollution are worse than previously reported.
What we know about the cyclone risk in New Zealand this season
Northern New Zealand is at normal to higher-than-normal risk of a tropical cyclone this season, NIWA and MetService say.
Will the Earth warm by 2C or 5.5C? Why trying to narrow it down may be a distraction
Opinion - The predicted range of rising temperature has remained stubbornly wide, but efforts to narrow the Earth's response to climate change to a single number may be unhelpful.
