Climate Crisis
Cyclone Gabrielle in photos: ‘Damage not seen in a generation’
The storm is moving out to sea but not before belting parts of the North Island.
We need a new way to talk about extreme weather
Climate change means discussing weather as “one-in-100-year events” doesn’t work anymore
Suspected cyber attack hits NZ website projecting sea level rise
Scientists had designed the online tool to show sea level rise projections by location and year.
Climate change splitting up albatross couples
New research shows climate change is making it more likely for the usually monogamous albatross to leave their lifelong partners.
Led by Dr Francesco Ventura, the…
Tikanga is crucial to our response to the climate crisis
New research shows tikanga Māori practices are crucial to responding to climate challenges
Māori youth are capturing climate change through photos
Professional photographers are paired with Māori youth in an effort to combat climate change
World’s largest climate conference ends with watered-down pledge to ‘phase down’ coal
The original wording was to ‘phase out’.
Students are suing the Government for oil and gas exploration in Taranaki
The students want the High Court to review permits given to two energy companies this year.
‘Bullshit and hot air’: Why climate campaigners are angry about Emissions Reduction plan
The Government is asking for more feedback on its Emissions Reduction plan & Greenpeace isn’t happy.
Breaking down the huge UN new climate change report: it's grim
The latest climate change report shows climate change is here, it’s going to get worse.
300 lawyers are suing the Climate Change Commission for not doing enough
They say current aims “will fail to achieve our goal of avoiding catastrophic climate change”.
2020 in 2 minutes
A 2020 wrap-up to end all 2020 wrap-ups. Here’s 2020 summed up in two minutes.