Environment stories
Heavy electric vehicle operators in New Zealand will save on road user charges, as councils gain power to open bus lanes to EVs.
Auckland faces a USD $5.9 billion transport funding gap over the next decade as revised population forecasts point to faster growth.
Corrosion is estimated to cost New Zealand more than GBP £10 billion a year, prompting the ACA to run specialist courses in Auckland and New Plymouth.
The award recognises a nationwide rapid-charging network that lets New Zealand EV drivers travel the length of the country and cut emissions.
Scientists warn the changes could depress carbon prices, deter low-emission investment and leave New Zealand's ETS uncertain for years.
Three deaths at level crossings in the past 18 months have prompted a Rail Safety Week drive against headphone use near tracks.
Productivity Commission's report urges a transformative leap towards electric cars and clean energy for New Zealand's zero-carbon goal.
Absenteeism is costing New Zealand employers GBP £650 million a year, with sick days rising as businesses get bigger.
Higher carbon prices and a steadier emissions trading scheme could prompt more planting, replanting and avoided deforestation across New Zealand forests.
Native bird numbers and water quality have improved in Palmerston North after a 16-year community planting effort won national recognition.
Councils across Australia and New Zealand could cut street-light bills by USD $120 million a year as new specs ease LED procurement.
Pacific islands face more floods and droughts as extreme El Niño events are expected to double, even if warming stays at 1.5C.
Green Party backs call for new climate law to tackle pollution in New Zealand. Emissions targets would be legally binding.
Businesses will get more certainty over carbon pricing as ministers move to reshape the emissions scheme ahead of New Zealand’s 2030 target.
Residents and businesses face uncertainty as new research finds Auckland's volcanic field can erupt in bursts or stay quiet for millennia.
Raising landfill charges over seven years could lift New Zealand's recycling rate to 60 per cent and add 9,000 jobs, a report says.
GPS data has let researchers map deep mantle melt beneath the central North Island, a clue to the region's volcanic risk.
Businesses are being given step-by-step guidance to cut waste and boost efficiency under BSI's first circular economy standard.
New threats from climate change, globalisation and genetics could make it harder to keep pests and diseases out over the next 20 years.
An Otago University study says Christchurch’s liquefaction-affected soil could not support Legionella, ruling it out as a direct cause of the spike.
