Climate change

Expert Reactions | Published: 07 February 201912 February 2019

A massive bush fire is burning near Nelson, which has experienced warm and extremely dry conditions this summer. Hundreds of hectares […]

In the News | Published: 30 January 2019

New Zealand is experiencing a heatwave once again this summer, meaning five consecutive days of maximum temperatures 5C above average. […]

Expert Reactions | Published: 28 January 201901 February 2019

MetService has warned there is a hot week ahead for many parts of the country, with many towns and cities set for […]

Expert Reactions | Published: 08 January 201909 January 2020

2018 has tied for the second hottest year on record, according to NIWA’s annual climate summary released today. Boosted by last […]

Expert Q&A | Published: 17 December 201811 February 2019

Over the weekend, delegates at COP24 in Katowice, Poland came to a global agreement for a ‘rulebook’ to put the 2015 Paris […]

In the News | Published: 06 December 201811 February 2019

Two reports released today have flagged the risks of climate change as both a security challenge and a threat to […]

In the News | Published: 28 November 201830 November 2018

Today Stuff launched a long-term project called Quick! Save the Planet that aims to make the realities of climate change feel […]

Expert Reactions | Published: 13 November 201811 February 2019

Under the Paris Agreement, nations agreed to limit global warming to less than 2C above pre-industrial levels, but even that […]

Expert Reactions | Published: 08 October 201811 February 2019

The IPCC’s latest special report – Global Warming of 1.5C – has been released at a press conference in Incheon, […]