Stories by Eloise Gibson

A three bedroom, two bathroom home in South Auckland has achieved the highest possible climate-friendly rating, one of the first family-sized homes to achieve that level of sustainability.

The country has now cut its planet-heating gases for three years in a row.

Energy efficiency ratings for buildings are on hold, while the government decides whether to intervene to improve the country's housing.

Analysis - The Climate Change Minister has defended the government's methane review, saying it will put the debate to bed. Experts say the science is already settled.

New Zealand's current effort does not meet international criteria for doing its fair share, the Climate Change Commission says.

Politicians could save money by using "comprehensive" research that's already been done - twice, economist says.

New research suggests even building a giant wall in the sea would not be enough to stop sea level rise stemming from two crucial Antarctic glaciers.

New Zealand farms could stop buying 'blood phosphate' and lower their greenhouse gas emissions by getting a common fertiliser from local mines, a report says.

Scientists are making real-time carbon maps of every New Zealand city, following a successful pilot in Auckland.

Emitters paid $64 a tonne, the legal minimum the government can sell at, ending a run of failed auctions when no permits sold.

A "true gentleman", a top business journalist and a tireless advocate for climate action are some of the ways he's been described.

The government's first carbon auction of the year is on a knife-edge, with commentators saying it is unclear whether emitters need to buy any more units.

The government's proposed new charges for electric vehicles have left the motor industry and consumers not impressed.

The Southern Ocean absorbs 10 percent of humanity's greenhouse gases, but there are fears that could change.

The government has been urged to quickly shrink the number of carbon credits available for polluters to buy.

A long-awaited methane-hunting satellite is in orbit, and should start supplying a steady stream of information from June.

Fifty-one car dealers are accused of wrongly advertising electric vehicles for sale after claiming the rebates themselves.

ACC is still investing too much in fossil fuels, says a charity promoting ethical investment. Audio

The FSC badge is supposed to prove a forest is under responsible management, so some green advocates were surprised when Ernslaw One kept its FSC label, after being fined in court for breaking…

People rushed to take advantage during the final days of the policy - and dealers may have found a way to cash in.

2023 was "extraordinary" and a sign of what is to come, climate scientists say.

Analysis - Following a tip that Ernslaw One, a huge Malaysian-owned forestry company, had lost its badge of environmental sustainability, Eloise Gibson goes on a quest to find answers.

Increasingly strong cyclones may mean a new higher-wind-speed category needs to be created, researchers say, as global heating ups the forces at play.

The Queen's Birthday storm caused masses of woody debris to flow down rivers and on to the beach, damaging homes, farms, roads and bridges and beaches.

A coalition of environment groups says New Zealand is breaching its free trade deal with the United Kingdom by rolling back environmental laws.