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Thirty-nine bridges on the state highway network are already older than 100 - by 2030, that number will be 260.

Universal road user charges are proposed to start in 2027, changing the way drivers of the country's more than 3 million petrol vehicles contribute to the cost of roads.

Officials raise concerns on government's climate change stance in mistakenly released advice.

The Zero Carbon Act promised to lock climate ambition into law. But with key policies repealed, delayed or watered down, the once 'world-leading' legislation has become a husk of its former self.

Special report: We forced NZ's braided rivers into tiny channels so we could build our homes and farms in their riverbeds – now we're seeing the consequences. Marc Daalder investigates.

It comes after the government ended compulsory reporting for the farming sector.

A conservative Australian politician turned climate leader has told New Zealand ministers it is in their interests to do more on climate change.

Congestion charges can lower emissions and travel times by putting cordons around the central city and spending the revenue on public transport, but proposals for Auckland could end up doing neither.

Congestion charges can lower emissions and travel times by putting cordons around the central city and spending the revenue on public transport, but proposals for Auckland could end up doing neither.

Researchers have used more precise climate modelling to reveal how fossil fuel emissions could affect cyclone behaviour.

Researchers have used more precise climate modelling to reveal how fossil fuel emissions could affect cyclone behaviour.

The Trump administration has asked NASA staffers to draw up plans to end at least two satellite missions that measure carbon dioxide in the atmosphere, according to current and former NASA employees.

The only thing missing for an outbreak of dengue fever in New Zealand is a hotter climate, and we’re doing our darnedest to change that.

Transport and climate researchers say there are other ways to get both health and climate benefits than switching one type of car for another.

Transport and climate researchers say there are other ways to get both health and climate benefits than switching one type of car for another.

The government is touting oil and gas exploration as the answer. But there are grave doubts it will work.

Italy has agreed to a Vatican plan to turn a plot of land north of Rome into a solar farm that will generate enough electricity to meet the needs of Vatican City.

Longtime Fact Checker Glenn Kessler takes stock as he departs The Washington Post.

In the face of Trump's climate assault, Bill McKibben proposes a sun-soaked path forward.

A significant 11th-hour change will hand new powers to two ministers, and gave the opposition less than 23 hours to prepare.

New Zealand is at significant risk of missing its 2050 climate target, and the government's actions have increased the risk, according to independent monitoring. But the Climate Change Commission said...

Vanuatu climate change minister says ICJ opinion gives Pacific island nations ‘much greater leverage’ in dealing with partners such as Australia

The government's actions have made it more likely the country won't meet its goals, a major report has found.

A group of climate lawyers says a landmark ruling by the United Nations' highest court puts further pressure on the New Zealand government over a large hole in its climate plans.

The landmark decision is the culmination of six years of advocacy and diplomatic manoeuvring which started with a group of Pacific university students in 2019.

Divers at one of Australia's world-famous reefs said their experience was "like swimming on a corpse".

Lobbyists for heated tobacco products identified the NZ First leader as "friendly". His party later delivered huge tax cuts for their products.

Copenhagen has overtaken Vienna as the world's most liveable city in 2025. But what makes these places tick? Locals in five top-ranking cities share what life is really like there.

Soccer faces growing challenges from extreme heat, as seen during the FIFA Club World Cup in the U.S. this summer.