Climate change

Expert Reactions | Published: 04 April 201813 February 2019

A new report commissioned by Westpac suggests billions of dollars could be on the line if there is further delay […]

Expert Reactions | Published: 07 March 201811 April 2018

The new Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment, Simon Upton, has released his first report, containing advice for the Government on […]

Expert Reactions | Published: 26 February 201811 April 2018

New Zealand could build a renewable low-carbon transport fuels industry – but only if the nation decides to act, according […]

Reflections on Science | Published: 26 February 201805 July 2018

Prominent climate scientist Dr Jim Salinger has spent much of his career studying climate change – in the NZ Herald, […]

Expert Reactions | Published: 21 February 201811 April 2018

Even if all nations manage to stick to their Paris Agreement targets, we’re still committed to sea level rise. A […]

In the News | Published: 31 January 201811 April 2018

University of Otago researchers have just returned from one of New Zealand’s largest ice fields – the Gardens of Eden […]

In the News | Published: 12 January 201811 April 2018

The Taranaki Daily News has been running a six-part climate change series, called ‘Life of the Edge’, examining what climate change […]

Expert Reactions | Published: 08 January 201811 April 2018

Niwa has released its annual climate summary for 2017, which it says was a year of weather extremes. While the […]

In the News | Published: 15 December 201711 April 2018

A report from the Ministry for the Environment has warned that New Zealand lacks a coordinated plan to deal with […]

Expert Reactions | Published: 07 November 201711 April 2018

2017 is set to be in the top three hottest years on record, with record-breaking extreme weather, according to the […]