NZ Environment and Climate news

Feral goats' days numbered in 'unique' conservation park
An eradication programme has won a $750,000 government grant to get it started.

Simon Wilson: Chlöe Swarbrick and the lost lessons of Monopoly
Opinion: Why do we find it so hard to take Green economic planning seriously?

Sea Shepherd ship docks in Auckland, offering free public tours
This weekend visitors can tour a ship used to shadow Southern Ocean fishing trawlers.

MetService Midday Weather: May 30 2025
MetService Midday Weather: May 30 2025. Video / MetService

Save the Kiwi!' 10 Kiwi bird released onto Waiheke Island
10 kiwi were transferred from neighbouring Pōnui Island to Te Matuku Peninsula at the eastern end of Te Motu-ārai-roa/Waiheke Island. Video / NZ Herald
Electric & hybrid car news

Ford Ranger turns into 6x6 hybrid beast with 3800kg max payload
Could this be the ultimate ute adventure machine?

Report: 2024 Tesla Model 3 Performance could get new motor
Updated VIN may have inadvertently given us a clue about the new powertrain.

MG4 vs GWM Ora: ultimate cheap EV shootout
We take an up-close look at two of NZ's cheapest new EVs.
More Environment and Climate news

Photographing nature - a true contest
This online-only contest showcases the best of nature photography.

Photographing nature - a true contest
This online-only contest showcases the best of nature photography

Endangered butterflies released to arrest decline
1400 monarch butterflies were released at the Auckland Botanic Gardens for conservation.

Kim Knight: My weekend with Waiheke's rude and entitled
OPINION: A holiday encounter with bus seat hogs and child hecklers.

'Onwards and upwards': Wildlife sanctuary out of the woods for now
In June, SMM said it was struggling financially and could be forced to close.

Liz Mitchell: where's there's wool, there's a way
Sustainable, regenerative and good for the economy – fashion designer Liz Mitchell talks about why we should be buying and using more wool. Video / Dean Purcell

How Antarctica’s melting ice sheet could change NZ’s climate
Study suggests Antarctic meltwater may directly influence NZ's air and ocean temperatures.

In the deep: Underwater images rise high for competitions
The underwater photographer of the year competition celebrates photos beneath the surface.

Underwater photos rise high in competition
The underwater photographer of the year competition celebrates photos beneath the surface

'Room for growth': Plan to boost lagging international student numbers to pre-Covid levels
International education contributed $3b to NZ's economy last year.

CAA grounds flight school's planes for ‘safety reasons’
NZICPA trains international and domestic pilots, including for IndiGo.

Watch: Erica Stanford promises 1600 more teachers, learning support staff by 2028
The minister is speaking at Mt Albert Grammar in Auckland.

'Reality of change': 106yo school in path of new highway faces relocation
Tauriko School will remain open throughout construction and any relocation.

'Can’t communicate with them': Kids with behavioural issues 'swamping classrooms'
Screen time and Covid are blamed for rising behavioural issues in schools.

Luxon speaks to the media after announcing plan to restrict social media for under-16s
The Government is making work on restrictions to social media for New Zealanders under the age of 16 part of its official programme. Video / NZ Herald