NZ cities can’t see the forest or the trees
Our cities are losing their greenery, even as research continues to find that mature trees are crucial to…
How one graph could revolutionise environmental funding
MPs scrutinising the Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment on Thursday briefly found the tables reversed, when the environmental…
Methane is the climate menace we’re ignoring
Comment: The thing about methane is that it offers a way to slow global heating. Making substantial emissions…
How to recycle a house
It was warm and humid on the morning of January 27, 2023, in Auckland, the kind of weather…
Mining to the left, landfill to the right – Zealandia stuck in the middle
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On the trail of super-killer hedgehogs and cats high in our alpine wonderland
The hapless hedgehog recently swept away in an avalanche near Mt Cook serves as a strange but true…
What three big announcements mean for NZ’s climate and environment
A scheme that takes the wild west out of green credits trading kicked off a big week for…
The mystery of the disappearing gas reserves
Analysis: The latest estimates of New Zealand’s proven gas reserves are a grim sight for industries and businesses…
Govt takes one step forward, three steps back on environment policies
Hopes from some environmentalists that the Government may have turned a corner on its treatment of climate and…
OECD tells NZ there’s no future in gas
Analysts from the world’s foremost economic forum have rebuked the Government’s plans to import liquefied gas and spark…
Mayor explains ocean outfall idea after ‘bastard’ outburst
It seemed a one-sided victory. On Thursday, Christchurch’s city councillors voted 15-2 (only Andrei Moore and Mark Peters…
The Hauraki Gulf is getting noisier, pushing sea life to the brink
The Hauraki Gulf is doing it tough. This summer, shearwaters struggled to find enough food to feed their…