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NZ seeds stored in doomsday mountain vault in Norway
The Svalbard Global Seed Vault stores duplicates of every important crop in the world.
How to help young worriers get back to work
How to encourage the next generation to handle stress and earn a living in the real world.
Signs found of worryingly fast Antarctic ice melt
Scientists returning from Antarctica found evidence of how quickly the ice is melting.
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Financial Times: Not-so-boring world of accountants should brace for protests - and drama.
Sir Ian Taylor: The Nats, the PM, and busting myths about their approach to climate change
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Nathanael Melia: Climate change is fanning the flames of NZ’s wildfire future
OPINION: Recent Port Hills fires highlight the wildfire risks caused by climate change.
Will new ministers push back over 'incoherent' $16.5m plan to stop Milford Sound over-tourism?
Tourism Minister says some of the Milford Opportunities Project plans are 'incoherent'.
Why humans, more than rising temperatures, are NZ's biggest cause of fires
New Zealand's fire risk comes more from people than from climate change.
Simon Wilson: The straight talking we really need to hear from Luxon
OPINION: National Party faithful love hearing that other people will be doing it tough.
Explained: Is this warm, windy weather summer in late bloom?
El Nino might have already peaked - but NZ is seeing its full flavours on display now.
Australian town hottest place on earth as scorcher melts records
Residents in parts of Western Australia are expecting another scorching day of heat.
Norway to ban Arctic cruise passengers from remote islands
Svalbard visits reduced from 240 to 43 sites, some islands totally out-of-bounds.
The uninsurable world: What climate change is costing property owners
Soaring premiums are a de facto ‘carbon price’ on consumers as the weather gets worse.
Taylor Swift: Climate Anti-hero?
Travel booms as fans book trips to shows that could have been held in their home country.
Waitangi Tribunal to hold inquiry into climate change policy
'It’s really a claim to say they are not doing enough to protect Māori.'
Niwa defends $700k spend up on four 'luxury' utes
The weather agency says it needs the four utes for towing boats.
Explained: The bigger picture behind the Port Hills fire
With most of summer over, NZ is only beginning to get its most dangerous fire conditions.
Roger Partridge: Supreme Court surprise in climate change case
OPINION: The outcome will see millions of dollars in legal fees consumed.
From coal to low-carbon concrete: Bullocks plans for eco-friendly future
'This is a bit of trial but it’s certainly worth a crack.'
Cyclone Gabrielle: What we’ve learned about NZ’s monster storm
It’s been a year since NZ saw its worst storm in decades. What have we learned about it?
Opinion: How Gabrielle made us rethink rain, fall in love with diesel
Cometh the hour, cometh the generator.
Was Winston Peters missing Shane Jones in the Pacific?
The coalition Government has visited three different Polynesian countries in five days.
Cyclone rebuild of Hawke’s Bay will be a decade in the making
Projects are lined up in order of priority and will start as, and when, the funds arrive.
Letters: More buses supported
Readers have their say on increased public transport and climate change.
A week on island time with Peters and Reti: Name mix-ups, island banter, suits in 32C weather
The ministers visited Tonga, Cook Islands and Samoa in a whirlwind Pacific Mission tour.
First tornadoes ever recorded in Wisconsin in February
Winter tornadoes are almost unheard of, especially in northern states.
'Closer to collapse': Shutdown of ocean currents decades, not centuries, away
A long-feared nightmare scenario is closer than once thought.
Shane Te Pou: Red-greens are as conflicted as their blue-green cousins
OPINION: Environmental issues ought to transcend politics.