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James Murray: Takeaway coffee cups are a waste of resources
After reading this hopefully you'll be convinced the production and use of disposable coffee cups is an irresponsible act that is harming our environment, writes James Murray.

Arctic peoples first to feel climate effects
Simon Lamb quizzed 40 of the world's leading climate scientists to bring their work to film.

Warming a boost to vineyards
Climate change is forecast to make huge tracts of land ripe for grape-growing in New Zealand while threatening vineyards in some of the world's most celebrated wine regions.

Climate change is good news for NZ grape growers
A warming planet could double the amount of good grape growing land in New Zealand over the next 40 years, a new study shows.

All downhill as Alps face a warmer world and huge change
From his office in the alpine ski resort of Chamonix-Mont-Blanc, meteorologist Gilles Brunot is looking out at snow-capped peaks washed with spring sunshine, resplendent under a pale blue sky.

Kiwi scientists rally against climate change sceptic
NZ's top climate change scientists have rallied together to slam a visiting sceptic who is touring the country to proclaim global warming as a myth that should be ignored.

Daunting forecast for weather
Some time next year, what could be the world's largest research project will be presented to the United Nations' Inter-governmental Panel on Climate Change.

Noel Hewlett: Water catchment may ease pressure in a dry spell
That wonderful quote in our English history should be changed in New Zealand to: 'Water, water everywhere and not a drop is saved!'

Kiwis take more than a fair share
We're known for being clean and green, but Kiwis are still eating up at least twice their fair share of the planet when it comes to sustainability.

Brian Fallow: From here on every drop counts
The drought is a timely reminder of how much the New Zealand economy depends on rainfall, writes Brian Fallow.

Ex-AB coach makes stand on climate change
Wayne Smith says he is making a "moral stand" on climate change in joining 100 celebrated Kiwis in a major call to address New Zealand's most critical risks.

World warmer now than ever
The world is now warmer than at almost any time since the end of the last Ice Age and, on present trends, will continue to reach a record high for the entire period since the dawn of civilisation, a study has found.

Groundbreaking study glimpses life in a warmer world
A groundbreaking study of tiny micro-organisms that survived in a hotter New Zealand 50 million years ago has offered a unique glimpse into how a dramatically warmer world could affect human civilisation.

New species of fish discovered in ocean
An expedition to one of the deepest ocean trenches has discovered a new species of fish and another not previously caught in the southwest Pacific.

Al Gore rhythms out of step with facts of change
Al Gore is a sellout and a hypocrite - my days of trusting him are over.

Study helps calm extinction fears
A New Zealand researcher has challenged long-held claims that most species will be wiped out before they can even be discovered.

Peter Whitmore: Immediate action needed to reduce carbon emissions
The Minister of Climate Change, Tim Groser, (NZ Herald, December 20) says it makes sense for New Zealand to drop out of the Kyoto Protocol and work towards an agreement with broader international support.

Neville Peat: Slow economy trampling environment
To disguise what it is doing, the Beehive has ordered the Ministry for the Environment to abandon the five-yearly State of the Environment round-up report, writes Neville Peat.

Liz Hanna: Heat's on to keep us comfortable
Acclimatising to heat is a tough gig. Since 1970, central Australian regions have warmed 1.2C and as the world continues to get warmer.

Photos: Huge new colony
Humans have made first contact with a massive emperor penguin colony in east Antarctica.

Experts fear 1m sea level rise by 2100
Glaciologists fear they may have seriously underestimated the potential for melting ice sheets to contribute to catastrophic sea-level rises.