NZ Environment and Climate news
![Experiment reveals kākāpō escape strategies](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_p.png?d=795)
Experiment reveals kākāpō escape strategies
The escapes from a fenced Waikato sanctuary regularly made headlines.
![Chlöe Swarbrick: Environment the obvious foundation for our economy](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_p.png?d=795)
Chlöe Swarbrick: Environment the obvious foundation for our economy
OPINION: Economics as we know it can only happen within a conducive climate.
![Take kea on the road: Five of the parrots killed by vehicles on Milford Road](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Take kea on the road: Five of the parrots killed by vehicles on Milford Road
Five kea have been hit and killed by vehicles at popular waypoints on Milford Road.
![Govt cuts millions from coastal mapping project; fears communities 'in the dark'](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Govt cuts millions from coastal mapping project; fears communities 'in the dark'
Before the cuts, up to 85% of the coastline was going to be mapped. Now it's up to 40%.
![Sickest turtle ever makes near full recovery](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Sickest turtle ever makes near full recovery
Kelly Tarlton's introduces Hine to Turtle Bay as she continues her rehabilitation.
Electric & hybrid car news
![Ford Ranger turns into 6x6 hybrid beast with 3800kg max payload](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Ford Ranger turns into 6x6 hybrid beast with 3800kg max payload
Could this be the ultimate ute adventure machine?
![Report: 2024 Tesla Model 3 Performance could get new motor](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Report: 2024 Tesla Model 3 Performance could get new motor
Updated VIN may have inadvertently given us a clue about the new powertrain.
![MG4 vs GWM Ora: ultimate cheap EV shootout](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
MG4 vs GWM Ora: ultimate cheap EV shootout
We take an up-close look at two of NZ's cheapest new EVs.
More Environment and Climate news
![Kiwis in running for top Australian nature photo awards](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Kiwis in running for top Australian nature photo awards
The Australian Geographic Nature Photographer of the Year finalists have been announced.
![A bird flu pandemic in people? Here’s what it might look like](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
A bird flu pandemic in people? Here’s what it might look like
New York Times: H5N1 has shown itself to be promiscuous, rapidly gaining new hosts.
![Claire Trevett: Farmers smile, environmentalists fume as tensions ramp up](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Claire Trevett: Farmers smile, environmentalists fume as tensions ramp up
OPINION: It's also been a tricky week geopolitically with the visit of China's Premier.
![World faces ‘staggering’ excess of oil by end of decade - IEA](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
World faces ‘staggering’ excess of oil by end of decade - IEA
Financial Times: We're on track for a surplus of millions of barrels a day, the IEA says.
![Letters: I'm nearly 80 – and ready to change for the planet's sake](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Letters: I'm nearly 80 – and ready to change for the planet's sake
OPINION: 'Our Government is intent on doing what we as a country have always done.'
![Drone footage shows the native bush at Waikaraka, at risk from roaming cattle](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Drone footage shows the native bush at Waikaraka, at risk from roaming cattle
Occupied by an ever-increasing number of wild cattle, bush-clad land at Waikaraka is being foraged and destroyed by Waikaraka. Drone footage / Shannon Pitman
![Letters: Environmental protests won't pay the bills](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Letters: Environmental protests won't pay the bills
OPINION: 'If we mine the land, it will heal, just as it has in the past.'
![Opinion: Buy better for people, the planet and your bottom-line](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Opinion: Buy better for people, the planet and your bottom-line
OPINION: Sustainability is important whether you care about it or not.
![Making art with a message with litter collected from Waitematā Harbour](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Making art with a message with litter collected from Waitematā Harbour
A new artwork at Kelly Tarlton's highlights problems facing our oceans.
!['It's destroyed me': School's struggle with asbestos removal](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
'It's destroyed me': School's struggle with asbestos removal
The Ministry of Education is considering giving schools more help with asbestos problems.
![Will NZ's school phone ban work? Let’s see what it does for students’ curiosity](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Will NZ's school phone ban work? Let’s see what it does for students’ curiosity
Where nearly everyone has a smartphone, probably nearly everyone will have an opinion.
![Editorial: Common sense finally prevails with phones being banned in NZ classrooms](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Editorial: Common sense finally prevails with phones being banned in NZ classrooms
OPINION: Measures which came into force yesterday are long overdue.
!['Savage cuts': Ministry of Education and Oranga Tamariki look to slash 1000 jobs](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
'Savage cuts': Ministry of Education and Oranga Tamariki look to slash 1000 jobs
The PSA has called it a 'brutal day' for the public sector.
![‘I would like to have sex with you’: Teacher allegedly told 12yo at exclusive school](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
‘I would like to have sex with you’: Teacher allegedly told 12yo at exclusive school
The man taught at one the country’s most-prestigious private schools.
![Why aren't kids going to school?](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Why aren't kids going to school?
Principals are urging the Government to take care in the way truancy data is published.