Climate change is here. NZ isn’t ready
Analysis: Yearly occurrences of “once-in-a-century” storms, monthly devastating floods, hundreds of millions of dollars of annual damages and…
Appeal taken against High Court’s freshwater pollution decision
The legal stoush over a Canterbury water pollution rule is headed to the Court of Appeal. In a…
Sewage spill a potential ecological catastrophe
Comment: The critical failure at Wellington Water in which millions of litres of sewage flowed into the capital’s…
DoC forced to release report into kiwi whistleblower
An investigation into a privacy bungle revealed a cascade of missteps by the Department of Conservation. The department…
Want to be on the right side of biodiversity this summer? It’s your choice
Read any recent stocktake of Aotearoa’s world-famous biodiversity and the statistics tell a sobering story. Three quarters of…
How NZ fared in 28 key global and domestic rankings
Analysis: Standardised testing and regular progress assessment became key features of the education system this year, so why…
Govt accused of breaching Paris climate deal after Willis rules out buying credits
Analysis: Finance Minister Nicola Willis effectively confirmed Tuesday that New Zealand will not meet its 2030 climate target…
Unruly deer set up camp in NZ’s most precious places
The QEII National Trust oversees more than 5000 hallowed, irreplaceable, remnants of ecosystems that New Zealand once had…
Time to kick this marine menace to the kerb
For years, the black, squishy particles confounded researchers surveying Auckland’s coastal waters for microplastic pollution. These ubiquitous fragments…
Biodiversity takes beating from land-trampling deer
In 1904 by the Dart River near Kinloch, locals watched as eight deer, set free from a horse-drawn…
Govt in damage control over carbon market in turmoil
Analysis: The Government’s surprise reforms to the carbon market have seen the price of pollution drop from $52…
No ‘gas renaissance’ in landmark report charting NZ’s energy future
A major new report into the future of the energy system says New Zealand must learn to do…