OpinionTim Naish: If emission talks focus only on short-term costs, we will pay dearlyLimiting the conversation to short-term costs avoids dealing with the much greater long-term consequences, writes Tim Naish.04 Jun 05:00 PM
OpinionEditorial: Key should accept Shaw's climate offerJohn Key should treat seriously the challenge issued by the Greens' new co-leader to find common ground on climate change.03 Jun 05:00 PM
OpinionBrian FallowBrian Fallow: Government shrugs off climate changeA big economic call the Government has to make this year is what emissions target New Zealand will commit to for the 2020s, writes Brian Fallow.28 May 05:00 PM
New ZealandIn a spin over climate changeFor most of us, it's a tough ask to draw a link between somewhere as warm as Bangladesh and as chilly as Antarctica.24 May 05:00 PM
Freight and logisticsLeipzig chance for NZ: Simon BridgesTransport Minister Simon Bridges takes over as head of the International Transport Forum as the organisation tackles ways to boost global trade and tourism at its annual gathering.24 May 05:00 PM
WorldOil hunt raises risk of climate disasterThere's an Alice-in-Wonderland quality about Royal Dutch Shell's attitude towards the risks involved in its plan to drill for oil in the US Arctic.22 May 05:00 PM
OpinionPhillip Mills and Barry Coates: Stakes too high to stay silent on climate changeThe reality is that New Zealand is one of the highest per capita greenhouse gas emitters in the OECD, write Phillip Mills and Barry Coates.20 May 05:00 PM
WorldIce-shelf ‘gone in five years'Antarctica's Larsen B ice-shelf is on course to disintegrate completely within the next five years, according to a study by US space agency Nasa.18 May 05:00 PM
New ZealandLake holds key climate dataOne of New Zealand's most spectacular tourist destinations could also provide a key to better understanding the large-scale changes in store for the planet.17 May 05:00 PM
New ZealandEl Nino to return with rain and droughtClimate scientists are warning that a large, ocean-driven El Nino system could bring unwelcome weather extremes this year, making the east coast drier.13 May 05:00 PM
BusinessGovernment vague on climate targetsA consultation document on NZ's post-2020 climate target is clear that any commitment will be highly conditional and provisional.07 May 05:00 PM
WorldPicturesque fjords also regulate climatePicture postcard fjords like those in the South Island have been found to likely play a significant part in regulation of the planet's climate, according to a newly published study by Kiwi and international researchers.04 May 09:04 PM
WorldClimate change endangering animalsThe Earth is on course to lose up to one in six of all its species, if carbon emissions continue as they currently are.30 Apr 10:15 PM
OpinionRachael Le Mesurier: Cyclones show time to connect dots on climate changeThe Ministry for the Environment has released figures showing that carbon pollution, which New Zealand is adding to, increased 42 per cent globally.23 Apr 05:00 PM
OpinionBrian FallowBrian Fallow: Climate costs left for the futureIt seems the Government plans to rely heavily on a hoard of cheap, low-quality carbon credits to meet its current climate change target.16 Apr 09:30 PM
New ZealandClimate change: Communities uprootThere will be a need to uproot communities and retreat from some areas because of climate change, the chief executive of Local Government New Zealand says.02 Apr 04:00 PM
WorldEco-home tested in disaster-prone areaVo Van Duong's bamboo and coconut leaf house looks much like others deep in Vietnam's Mekong Delta.27 Jan 04:00 PM
World5C rise in temperature tipped for AustraliaAustralia is on course to experience some of the world's most extreme temperature increases as well as more torrential rain and increased flooding, a new report shows.27 Jan 04:00 PM
New ZealandPhotos: Fox Glacier's dramatic retreatSeries of photographs taken over 10 years reveals huge changes to one of New Zealand’s most famous landmarks.23 Jan 01:24 AM
New ZealandRobots probe climate changeHundreds of robotic instruments deployed across the South Pacific have begun to reveal dramatic new insights into the impact of climate change upon oceans in our corner of the world.14 Jan 04:00 PM
World'If we don't do something, we will starve'Naturalist Sir David Attenborough says global leaders are in denial about the dangers of climate change and how humans are affecting the Earth.02 Jan 05:30 AM
World'Last chance' for emissions treaty uphill battle192 nations have pledged to agree a global treaty at a two-week negotiating marathon in Paris at the end of 2015 - the most ambitious political task in history.01 Jan 04:00 PM
New ZealandNZ's emission impossibleClimate Change Minister Tim Groser says NZ faces "a big challenge" in making new commitments to cut emissions, following a global agreement in Peru.15 Dec 04:30 PM
