Climate
NZ committed to climate target despite Australian opposition dumping net-zero
A spokesperson for the Prime Minister said New Zealand's government would not follow Australia's coalition.
Whipps urges stronger climate action after NZ lowers methane targets
Palau's president says the world needs to be working toward reducing emissions and "not dropping targets", in response to New Zealand slashing its methane reduction goals.
Beyond 1.5: Why the global climate target still matters
The world is about to blow past 1.5°C of warming, a limit we collectively hoped to avoid. What does that mean - and what comes next?
'Ego manoeuvring' behind the scenes at COP30, Pacific delegate says
"Political and ego manoeuvring" is happening behind the scenes at COP30 in Brazil, as Australia and Türkiye wrestle to host the United Nations climate event next year. Audio
'Embarrassing': International climate expert scorns NZ's methane target
A veteran climate scientist says it's "unbelievable" that New Zealand has gone to the annual climate summit with a weaker target as global temperatures continue to rise.
Hawke's Bay water restrictions begin as record low aquifer levels recorded
Water restrictions have begun in Hastings and Napier as consistent dry conditions create record-low aquifer levels in parts of the district.
Climate Change Minister heads to COP30
New Zealand's Climate Change Minister, Simon Watts, heads to Brazil this weekend for the high-level portion of the annual global climate summit, COP30. Simon Watts spoke to Corin Dann. Audio
Sea level rise 'very complicated area of science', climate scientist says
Dr Tamsin Edwards is in New Zealand to give a lecture on the topic of uncertainty around sea-level rise in Antarctica.
What's at stake at COP30 climate summit
The U.N. climate chief has urged countries to cooperate rather than battle over priorities, as efforts to limit global warming are threatened by a fracturing international consensus. Audio
COP30: Pacific nations call for world to act as 1.5C threshold nears
Pacific Island nations are making the familiar plea to keep global warming under 1.5C to stay alive as the United Nations' annual climate talks begin in Belém, Brazil this week. Audio
Activists say government needs to come clean on climate target
Climate advocates say the government needs to come clean on how New Zealand plans to meet its first international climate target. Climate Change Correspondent Kate Newton reports. Audio
No pause for relief
Nearly 1 million residents have fled the looming destructive winds and life-threatening storm surges. Audio
Pacific delegates make their way to COP summit
Pacific nations are making their way to the world's biggest climate meeting. Audio
A kiwi's life in the world's largest dairy farms
Twenty years ago Berwick Settle was a Southland sharemilker. Since then he's worked in some of the biggest dairy farms in the world, helping set up farms in China and Russia where cows live year round… Audio
Typhoon Kalmaegi hits Vietnam after killing 140 in Philippines
Typhoon Kalmaegi made landfall Thursday in Vietnam's already storm-battered central belt.
Dismantling of climate laws breaks years of cross-party agreement
Governments make grand statements on targets without awkward detail about what we have to do to reach them, write Barry Barton and Jennifer Campion.
Pacific leaders to push 100% renewable energy plan at COP30
The Pacific aims to be the first region in the world to be completely reliant on renewable energy. Audio
Window to save Earth 'closing rapidly' - climate talks host
President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva of COP30 host Brazil said "extremist forces" were condemning future generations to life forever altered by global warming.
Individual actions and combating climate change
We're want to talk about climate change, and more specifically whether policy makers are throwing in the towel on the climate battle. It's a question we're asking because Climate Change Minister Simon… Audio
Prince William reveals what he tells his kids about climate change
"Climate anxiety is a real thing," the heir to the throne says.
