Greenpeace has announced that it will host an election debate on fresh water in Christchurch on October 19th, titled ‘the Great Freshwater Debate’.

A Department of Conservation scientist is urging boaties to watch out for flesh-footed shearwaters, toanui, as they return to Aotearoa after several months near Japan.

When the Luxon-led coalition took office nearly three years ago, its war on nature started within days. In the next three years the government made a bewildering number of changes…

A few weeks ago, I asked This differs from the ‘nominal value’, aka the amount of money that is actually paid (without adjusting for change in value due to inflation). In the MCERT documents, the brea...

Today, Treasury is releasing the Pre-election Economic and Fiscal Update (or PREFU) ahead of the election. So I figured it was worth looking at a significant recent change to the way transport expendi...

International relations experts are warning a case claiming New Zealand is not meeting EU trade agreement climate commitments could seriously impact the country's reputation.

An eminent Antarctic geologist, founding Director of the Antarctic Research Centre and Patron of the New Zealand Antarctic Society, Professor Peter John Barrett passed away on Saturday 26 September at...

A Dutch environmental group claims New Zealand has broken its climate change promises in the free trade agreement with the EU and is lodging the first complaint of its kind through the European Commis...

Guilty as charged?

International relations experts are warning a case claiming New Zealand is not meeting EU trade agreement climate commitments could seriously impact the country's reputation.

The complaint addresses Government reversal of climate policies, which Greenpeace has labelled a 'race to the bottom on environmental regulation'.

A Dutch environmental group claims New Zealand has broken its climate change promises in the free trade agreement with the EU and is lodging the first complaint of its kind through the European Commis...

The complaint addresses Government reversal of climate policies, which Greenpeace has labelled a 'race to the bottom on environmental regulation'.

The Government's top law officer warned that if ministers blocked Mike Smith's Fonterra lawsuit, the next case would target the Crown directly. She's been proven right, reports Jonathan Milne.

The complaint addresses Government reversal of climate policies, which Greenpeace has labelled a 'race to the bottom on environmental regulation'.

28 September

Labour and the Greens are backing a call for Sams Creek to be included in the Kahurangi National Park to protect it from future mining proposals at the top of the South Island.

Political parties commit to removing housing developments from fast-track process.

Find out how the political parties rank for their election policies on the top issues facing the environment.

The Government appears unlikely to sign a contract for an LNG import terminal before the election, as ACT joins NZ First in applying the brakes.

Thousands of people have marched in central Auckland to protest the government's proposed Conservation Amendment Bill.

A scheme designed to help businesses get off gas will subsidise them to use coal, diesel or LPG instead – if they wish.

Seven former conservation ministers from Labour, National and the Greens demand changes to a bill they say would upset decades of protection

An international start-up wanting to carry out controversial carbon storage research in New Zealand waters has had its request for regulation changes turned down.

Fisheries Minister Shane Jones says tarakihi catch limits will be reduced, with a nationwide recreational fishing limit of 10 per person.

The two laws replacing the Resource Management Act (RMA) have passed their third reading in Parliament.

Find out how the political parties rank for their election policies on the top issues facing the environment.

The replacement RMA laws will allow companies to cause more pollution, contamination and environmental degradation in Aotearoa.

The replacement RMA laws will allow companies to cause more pollution, contamination and environmental degradation in Aotearoa.

The person who leaked a video of an Education Ministry official apparently attempting to subvert the Official Information Act (OIA) claims it was not an isolated incident.