Climate change

Expert Reactions | Published: 07 September 201703 August 2018

With three hurricanes currently tracking through the Atlantic, experts are watching Hurricane Irma, which is being called one of the […]

In the News | Published: 04 September 201703 August 2018

A draft report from the Ministry for the Environment (MfE) — which was stamped for release in April — has been […]

Expert Reactions | Published: 30 August 201703 August 2018

Hurricane Harvey made landfall in the USA on August 26 as a category 4 storm, and has caused extensive flooding […]

Reflections on Science | Published: 24 August 201705 July 2018

Deputy Director of the New Zealand Agricultural Greenhouse Gas Research Centre Dr Andy Reisinger offers a rebuttal in the NZ […]

In the News | Published: 24 August 2017

Researchers looking at air trapped within Antarctic ice have found humans are putting more methane into the atmosphere through fossil […]

Expert Q&A | Published: 24 August 201723 July 2020

The Science Media Centre put questions on key science-related issues to the political parties ahead of the General Election scheduled […]

In the News | Published: 18 August 201703 August 2018

In a week-long series, The Spinoff has devoted its attention to climate change: sponsored by Al Gore’s new movie, An Inconvenient […]

In the News | Published: 07 August 201703 August 2018

The country’s capital will have warmer autumns and rainier winters by 2090, according to a new Niwa climate report. The […]

In the News | Published: 02 August 201703 August 2018

An international study has estimated deaths from air pollution will rise by about 60,000 globally by 2030 because of climate […]

In the News | Published: 27 July 201703 August 2018

The environment watchdog has proposed that New Zealand should follow the UK by putting climate change action into law. In […]