Climate change

In the News | Published: 12 January 201811 April 2018

The Taranaki Daily News has been running a six-part climate change series, called ‘Life of the Edge’, examining what climate change […]

Expert Reactions | Published: 08 January 201811 April 2018

Niwa has released its annual climate summary for 2017, which it says was a year of weather extremes. While the […]

In the News | Published: 15 December 201711 April 2018

A report from the Ministry for the Environment has warned that New Zealand lacks a coordinated plan to deal with […]

Expert Reactions | Published: 07 November 201711 April 2018

2017 is set to be in the top three hottest years on record, with record-breaking extreme weather, according to the […]

In the News | Published: 27 October 201711 April 2018

New Zealand’s wastewater and stormwater infrastructure have asset values well over $20 billion, but much of it was not designed […]

Expert Reactions | Published: 26 October 201711 April 2018

Climate change will impact human health, both directly – through heat waves and weather events – and indirectly by challenging […]

Expert Reactions | Published: 19 October 201720 August 2018

The Ministry for the Environment and Stats NZ have released an updated report on the state of New Zealand’s atmosphere […]

In the News | Published: 10 October 201720 August 2018

Scientists monitoring New Zealand’s waters for ten years have tracked changes in ocean acidification that pose a threat to marine […]

Reflections on Science | Published: 26 September 201720 August 2018

2017 has been a sizzler for Australia, showing global warming is alive and well, but as Dr Jim Salinger writes […]

In the News | Published: 20 September 201720 August 2018

It might still be possible to meet the 1.5°C temperature target set by the Paris Agreement, scientists say, but we […]