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Gwynne Dyer: Climate change politics will get ugly

The US may be ordered to close down the Mexican border completely within 20 years.

22 leading science bodies urge action on climate

NZ's leading science body joins unprecedented Commonwealth call for climate action.

Canterbury fields to be set ablaze in 'extreme fire' study

Fire theories seen in the lab will be tested in the field for the first time.

Scientists break ice, and records, to gain climate clues

Kiwi scientists return from Antarctica with important new climate-change insights.

Four times more than normal: NZ's bumper cyclone season explained

Experts say there are three reasons why NZ may be hit again. Jamie Morton explains.

What did NZ's hottest summer do to our glaciers?

Scientists expect to find some "pretty pathetic" examples in post-summer snowline survey.

Govt eyes new South Island marine reserves

Two options offer areas for new reserves, but environment group calls process "flawed".

New watchdog backs bolder action on climate

Commission would track NZ's carbon-slashing efforts and ensure promises are made good.

Destroyed penguin habitat as storms hit native species hard

Footage shows the destroyed penguin habitat as storms hit native species hard on Noises Islands. / Supplied by Forest & Bird

Q&A: In search of a greener New Zealand

Two film-makers have just toured the country meeting Kiwis doing their bit for the planet.

Climate scientist: a letter to my grandchildren

The message sends hope that by 2060 our climate is not in a state of disarray.

Evidence of multiple tsunamis, quakes at one of NZ's earliest settlements

NZ's earliest settlement, the Wairau Bar, has since been hit by major quakes and tsunamis.

How swamp kauri hides crucial climate clues

Swamp kauri - a lucrative commodity - is also critical for understanding past climates.

'Walking the talk': Top scientist refuses to travel by plane

Shaun Hendy wants to walk the walk on climate by taking train instead of plane this year.

Our hottest summer: what caused it?

A "trifecta" of big drivers combined to make this summer what will be NZ's hottest ever.

Gita 'revved up' by record summer's warm oceans

What could be a record summer has come with warmer water that "revved up" Cyclone Gita.

Albatross chick killed by mother

Tough breeding season in Otago got even tougher yesterday when 'webcam' chick was killed.

Liam Dann: The climate of change is real for business

COMMENT: Attitudes about climate change will change the world regardless of the science.