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Climate in the courtroom – where to from here?

16 March 2026

Around the world, climate lawsuits are reshaping environmental law. Experts in Auckland are examining what this means for New Zealand.
Climate solutions in focus as election approaches

16 March 2026

A new collection of local voices explores where we are now – and where we need to go – on climate mitigation and adaptation.
When will the price be right for green hydrogen?

3 March 2026

New modelling suggests green hydrogen will play a very limited role in cutting New Zealand’s industrial emissions before 2050.
Homeless people have as much right to our city as tourists do

3 March 2026

Opinion: NZ shouldn’t be making decisions about how Auckland functions based on who spends $20 at Kiwi Giftland on Queen Street argues Salene Schloffel-Armstrong.
What we could learn from Africa about renewable-led development

19 February 2026

Commentary: Africa looks to be the first region in the planet to industrialise on renewables first, rather than fossil fuels, says Ralph Cooney.
LNG plan needs a closer look

17 February 2026

Opinion: A liquefied natural gas terminal might ease dry-year pressure, but is it the right long-term decision for New Zealand?
After the mud is cleared, schools are left to pick up the pieces

16 February 2026

Commentary: The role of schools in disaster response and recovery has been under-recognised and under-appreciated for far too long, says Carol Mutch and Shannon Walsh.
Wine-growers are losing the war on fungi

11 February 2026

Opinion: We now know human health depends on a diversity of bacteria and other organisms, and the same is true for vineyards. Nikolai Siimes makes the case for biodynamic farming in the vineyard.
Forecasting the future of NZ’s oceans and weather

9 February 2026

An $8.9 million project has launched to examine how offshore ocean changes are driving New Zealand’s extreme weather and impacting our coastal waters.
'Petrelheads' and the restoration of an eccentric native bird

8 February 2026

Commentary: Michael Fox describes how volunteers have maintained traps for rats, stoats, and ferrets, so that more than 150 burrows now exist on the mainland at Te Henga – up from only two in 2014.
The wrong pipe sending human waste to Auckland’s beaches

21 January 2026

Flushable smart sensors designed by Auckland engineers could change how underground sewage faults are detected - and they cost less than a cup of coffee.
The difference between flood relief and genuine flood recovery

14 January 2026

Analysis: Without real change, each flood recovery is just setting the stage for the next disaster says Sandeeka Mannakkara.

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