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'Maybe one day we'll be under water': Pabai and Paul fear they'll be Australia's first climate refugees
27 Oct 2021For Paul Kabai and Pabai Pabai, climate change is a daily reality creeping ever higher at their Torres Strait doorstep.
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'Urgent response' needed to mitigate climate risks to financial stability
26 Oct 2021The Reserve Bank has outlined its actions to alleviate and manage the economic risks associated with climate change.
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Climate change: Why Australia refuses to give up coal
23 Oct 2021In a world racing to reduce pollution, Australia is proportionately one of the dirtiest countries. It is a massive supplier of fossil fuels and burns coal for most of its electricity.
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Waste strategy lacks supply chain focus, advocate says
20 Oct 2021The government's ideas to reduce waste have been slated as a band-aid and a missed opportunity.
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Turning back the clock on our disappearing species
18 Oct 2021Imagine a world where kākāpō wander in our backyards. Sounds fanciful but if our catastrophic biodiversity loss can be halted and turned around soon, some dream it could happen.
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NZ replacing coal boilers with wood pellets but some say it slows carbon neutral progress
15 Oct 2021New Zealand has jumped in boots and all replacing high carbon emitting coal boilers with cleaner ones powered by wood pellets.
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NZ ranked 9th in net zero emission readiness index
15 Oct 2021New Zealand has cracked the top 10 in a new index looking at net zero emission readiness, but it is ranked below some of the most heavily industrialised countries in the world.
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Dump or fix: Our throwaway society
15 Oct 2021The Detail looks at products that can't be fixed, and why some people are starting to opt for items that have a long life if you take care of them.
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Govt's plan to outsource emissions 'makes no sense' - union
14 Oct 2021A union has hit out at the government's Emissions Reduction Plan, saying it relies too heavily on outsourcing rather than cutting back on emissions.
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Government releases consultation document ahead of Emissions Reduction Plan
The government has acknowledged in a discussion document it may not hit its target to drastically cut emissions without help from business and the wider community.
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Why COP26 is a vital tool in fighting climate change
29 Sep 2021The Detail - Climate Change Minister James Shaw says the Glasgow summit is seen as one of the last opportunities to get parts of the agreement limiting the global temperature increase over the line.
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Experts question Fonterra-funded nitrates study
23 Sep 2021The conclusions of a Fonterra-sponsored study into nitrates in drinking water are being questioned by leading experts.
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Waste 'footprint' concern sees NZ King Salmon farm request rejected
19 Sep 2021New Zealand's biggest salmon farmer has failed in a bid to alter compliance rules, after concerns it would widen a waste "footprint" in the Marlborough Sounds.
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Air NZ investigates viability of hydrogen-powered aircraft
16 Sep 2021Air New Zealand is teaming up with aircraft manufacturer Airbus to explore the viability of adding hydrogen-powered passenger planes to its fleet by 2030. Audio
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Coal generation in NZ already outstripping previous years
9 Sep 2021New Zealand used more than one million tonnes of coal in just the first half of this year, more than any full year since 2012, as low hydrolake levels and gas shortages continued through the quarter.
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Weather disasters killed 2 million in last 50 years, UN agency says
1 Sep 2021The number of disasters, such as floods and heatwaves, driven by climate change have increased fivefold over the past 50 years, killing more than 2 million people, a UN agency says.
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Marlborough still tackling flood damage as downpours continue
31 Aug 2021More than 40,000 cubic metres of spill material has been removed from sites across Marlborough as it recovers from widespread devastation caused by heavy rain and flooding, almost six weeks ago.
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Only 54 Māui dolphins remain, DoC survey shows
28 Aug 2021The latest population estimate for critically endangered Māui dolphins has fallen by 14 percent in the past five years, according to a report leaked to RNZ.
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Watercare reveals contaminant dumping data
18 Aug 2021Scores of Auckland companies have been caught dumping contaminants down the drain, but none have been fined or prosecuted, Watercare data shows.
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Tourism operators want new rules for national parks
17 Aug 2021Tourist operators say the rules governing national parks are so outdated that when a crisis like Covid-19 strikes and they need to adapt, they're hamstrung.
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Work to rebuild Hutt River bank, path to take three months
16 Aug 2021Major riverbank reconstruction is underway along Te Awa Kairangi/ Hutt River after significant erosion destroyed part of a popular walking path near the Royal Wellington Golf Club.
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Iwi fear proposed water reforms could undermine Treaty settlements
13 Aug 2021Some iwi are worried the government's proposed water reforms could undermine - and possibly unravel - their Treaty of Waitangi settlements.
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Explainer: The UN climate report's five futures
The UN climate panel report released today on the physical science of climate change uses five possible scenarios for the future.
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NZ glaciologist on climate report: 'The time to act is now'
10 Aug 2021Glaciology professor Nick Golledge was one of the lead authors on the chapter of oceans in the IPCC climate report. He explains how the authors reached their conclusions.
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