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Climate change

Tom Logan and Paula Blackett say treating climate risk as an individual responsibility may reduce short-term government liability, but it will not reduce long-term social and fiscal liability
16th Jul 25, 9:27am
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Tom Logan and Paula Blackett say treating climate risk as an individual responsibility may reduce short-term government liability, but it will not reduce long-term social and fiscal liability
The New Zealand Tax Podcast: Finance Minister eyes up the major banks for a tax increase; and “Who pays?” a major report on climate adaptation ducks a key issue
15th Jul 25, 10:25am
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The New Zealand Tax Podcast: Finance Minister eyes up the major banks for a tax increase; and “Who pays?” a major report on climate adaptation ducks a key issue
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Five-year average cost of natural disasters in NZ $952 million, pace of growth for insurance premiums slows as sector enters 'softening' phase - Forsyth Barr
15th Jul 25, 6:55am
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Five-year average cost of natural disasters in NZ $952 million, pace of growth for insurance premiums slows as sector enters 'softening' phase - Forsyth Barr
Document on climate adaptation framework 'quite silent' over where costs will fall, Local Government New Zealand says
10th Jul 25, 3:34pm
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Document on climate adaptation framework 'quite silent' over where costs will fall, Local Government New Zealand says
Climate change will continue to bring 'substantial financial costs', need for change urgent - Independent Reference Group says in document on adaptation framework
10th Jul 25, 7:44am
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Climate change will continue to bring 'substantial financial costs', need for change urgent - Independent Reference Group says in document on adaptation framework
Resources Minister Shane Jones seeks to correct the ‘worst decision in history of our nation’ with a $200 million fund to co-invest in new gas fields
27th May 25, 4:55pm
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Resources Minister Shane Jones seeks to correct the ‘worst decision in history of our nation’ with a $200 million fund to co-invest in new gas fields
As insurance gets harder to buy, NZ has 3 choices for disaster recovery – and we keep choosing the worst one, Ilan Noy & Belinda Storey argue
14th May 25, 9:17am
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As insurance gets harder to buy, NZ has 3 choices for disaster recovery – and we keep choosing the worst one, Ilan Noy & Belinda Storey argue
Moving towns: Four stories of communities facing relocation show the complex realities of managed retreat
7th May 25, 8:40am
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Moving towns: Four stories of communities facing relocation show the complex realities of managed retreat
IAG New Zealand CEO says strong insurance support not enough when it comes to responding to natural hazard threats and government needs to take ‘urgent’ steps to make sure NZ’s natural hazards are better managed
1st May 25, 5:00am
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IAG New Zealand CEO says strong insurance support not enough when it comes to responding to natural hazard threats and government needs to take ‘urgent’ steps to make sure NZ’s natural hazards are better managed
Allan Barber reports Alliance sees a return to profit, but no salvation from endemic underperformance. Too much debt, and a history of not resolving that, brings the banks back into the driver's seat
21st Apr 25, 1:01pm
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Allan Barber reports Alliance sees a return to profit, but no salvation from endemic underperformance. Too much debt, and a history of not resolving that, brings the banks back into the driver's seat
Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment Simon Upton recommends phasing out forestry offsets for fossil emissions in the New Zealand Emissions Trading Scheme
9th Apr 25, 2:00pm
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Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment Simon Upton recommends phasing out forestry offsets for fossil emissions in the New Zealand Emissions Trading Scheme
The latest update on NZ’s state of the environment is sobering – but there are glimmers of progress, Christina McCabe says
9th Apr 25, 9:50am
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The latest update on NZ’s state of the environment is sobering – but there are glimmers of progress, Christina McCabe says
Jesse Kearse says new satellite data shows NZ’s major cities are sinking – meaning rising seas will affect them sooner
7th Apr 25, 9:45am
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Jesse Kearse says new satellite data shows NZ’s major cities are sinking – meaning rising seas will affect them sooner
Allan Barber points out the sort of damage the 'dinosaur' views of some in the rural sector could do if they won the argument to abandon our climate commitments. It would be a spectacular trade own-goal
1st Apr 25, 11:42am
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Allan Barber points out the sort of damage the 'dinosaur' views of some in the rural sector could do if they won the argument to abandon our climate commitments. It would be a spectacular trade own-goal
Climate Change Minister Simon Watts says Paris Agreement participation ‘crucial’ for NZ after deputy PM Winston Peters calls it a ‘flight of futility’
25th Mar 25, 9:21am
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Climate Change Minister Simon Watts says Paris Agreement participation ‘crucial’ for NZ after deputy PM Winston Peters calls it a ‘flight of futility’