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Mark Thomas: Climate heroism falls outside scope of council's work

What's the role of Auckland Council? Is it, as Mayor Len Brown claims, to help play a part solving the problems of the world such as climate change?

Al Gillespie: NZ has no right to drag feet in Paris

If we all continue this way, temperatures on Earth will probably rise by up to 5C by 2100. That would mean the Earth warming more than it has since the end of the last Ice Age.

Climate of Hope: Q&A with Tim Groser

In the first of a series of Q&A interviews with leading figures on climate change, science reporter Jamie Morton talks to Tim Groser.

Cash big voice in US climate debate

Climate change has long been a highly polarising topic in the United States, with Americans lining up on opposite sides depending on their politics and worldview.

El Nino: The next big dry

It's become a hot topic over farm fences across the country, but Bruce Wills has been preparing for this El Nino since 2007.

Govt dismisses warning of rising sea level

The Government has dismissed one of the key recommendations in a report on rising sea levels.

Len Brown: Auckland has big part to play in mitigating climate change

Members of the Flat Earth Society may still claim climate change doesn't exist.

Editorial: Why Len Brown's Paris trip is out of order

COMMENT: Announcement that Len Brown is going to the world climate change conference in Paris will anger many.

Mike Underhilll: Different climate change challenge for NZ

Sanctuary for ocean jewels

The waters around the Kermadec Islands to the north of New Zealand will become one of the largest ocean sanctuaries in the world, John Key announced.

Positive focus can improve climate action

28 researchers from around the world examined which factors were most likely to result in people taking action.

Bernard Hickey: Beware the 2029 backlash

Imagine what an election debate in 2029 might look like.

The Big Read: Climate change and the fate of Antarctica

If the vast East Antarctic Ice Sheet melted, oceans would rise by 50 metres. This week, new scientific evidence will be presented that shows it's at risk.

Antarctica would melt entirely if all fossil fuels burned, study finds

A new study has found that if we burned all the fossil fuel on Earth, the Antarctic ice sheet would completely disappear.

NatGeo fans worry about Murdoch

Is it right to be worried about Murdoch's new part stake in National Geographic's media arm?

Severe El Nino on the cards

This year's El Nino weather pattern is shaping up to be one of the strongest, if not the strongest, on record - bringing with it an elevated risk of drought.