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NZ, US to discuss emissions initiative
NZ will make progress on its agricultural emissions initiative in talks with the US in 10 days, Tim Groser said yesterday.

Jackman puts heat on world leaders
Actor Hugh Jackman is calling on world leaders to make progress in climate change talks in New York this week.

Manure dumped at Top Gear star's home
Jeremy Clarkson finds himself in the s*** when six female climate change activists dump a pile of horse manure on his driveway in Oxfordshire.

Greenpeace moves palm kernel protest to port
Greenpeace is trying to keep up pressure on Fonterra to limit its use of palm kernel feed with a public rally outside the Ports of Tauranga.

Police: All 14 protesters removed from ship
Farmers have described Greenpeace's occupation of an inbound cargo vessel as 'economic treason.'

Second activist arrested from animal feed cargo ship
Police make second arrest while expressing serious safety concerns for activists aboard a cargo ship off the Tauranga coast.

Public face $1.6b pollution bill under ETS - Labour
The cost to taxpayers of the Government's ETS scheme could be four times more than predicted, says Phil Goff.

Business backs emissions plan changes
Business lobby groups welcomed proposed changes to the emissions trading scheme agreed by the Government and the Maori Party yesterday.