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Why aren't we making the switch to solar energy?

18 May 2026

About one percent of all electricity used in New Zealand comes from the sun. What’s stopping us making the switch?
Axeing environment ministry 'poses threat to future'

13 May 2026

Opinion: A new super ministry’s very name illustrates the threat of subsuming our environmental obligations into an urban development organisation.
Honeybees collect myrtle rust as food, study finds

6 May 2026

Honeybees collecting myrtle rust spores as food could be helping spread the fungal disease killing native trees, University of Auckland research reveals.
What a tiny worm reveals about microplastics' threat to marine life

29 April 2026

Microplastics are having toxic effects on tiny creatures on the seafloor. The ripple effect could throw the marine environment out of balance, says University of Auckland research fellow Dr Yuxi You.
March Madness doesn’t have to be such a pain

30 March 2026

Roads are clogged, buses are jammed: the chaos of March is so predictable that it has a nickname – but it doesn’t have to be this way.
Invasion of the house plants

30 March 2026

Every year, several previously harmless plant species go rogue, escaping from homes and gardens and multiplying unstoppably.
Want to be on the right side of biodiversity?

25 March 2026

New Zealand’s biodiversity is under immense pressure, but we can give native species a boost by making simple choices.
Hauraki Gulf seabirds struggle to feed chicks

18 March 2026

Analysis: Some seabirds breeding in New Zealand’s largest marine park struggled to raise chicks this summer, most likely because climate change is forcing them to travel too far in search of food.
Auckland’s love affair with lawns has a hefty bill

13 March 2026

Lawns are expensive and time-consuming to maintain, they’re sources of carbon emissions, and they make up an astonishing proportion of N ew Zealand cities.
New platform focuses on fixes for the planet

4 March 2026

Planetary Solutions has launched, offering in-depth coverage of environmental challenges and ideas to shape a more sustainable future for Aotearoa New Zealand.
The invisible emissions behind AI

25 February 2026

Our digital lives are powered by energy-hungry infrastructure running around the clock.
Penguins prefer white plastic, new study shows

23 February 2026

White plastic appears to pose a particular hazard for penguins, new research from the University of Auckland has found.

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