Climate change
Climate Change Commission says infrastructure, nature and bioeconomy, funding and community wellbeing are areas of significant risk as it releases 2026 National Climate Change Risk Assessment
7th May 26, 2:09pm
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Climate Change Commission says infrastructure, nature and bioeconomy, funding and community wellbeing are areas of significant risk as it releases 2026 National Climate Change Risk Assessment
Reserve Bank says it wants banks to have a much broader sense of insurance coverage across their loan portfolio as emerging insurance pressures ‘indicate financial stability risks may increase’
7th May 26, 8:00am
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Reserve Bank says it wants banks to have a much broader sense of insurance coverage across their loan portfolio as emerging insurance pressures ‘indicate financial stability risks may increase’
Financial stability and insurance: 'Concerns over affordability, climate change, and dependence on global reinsurance mean the situation could change quickly and warrants monitoring,' the Reserve Bank says
6th May 26, 12:12pm
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Financial stability and insurance: 'Concerns over affordability, climate change, and dependence on global reinsurance mean the situation could change quickly and warrants monitoring,' the Reserve Bank says
‘Storms a near-weekly occurrence’: IAG NZ chief executive Phil Gibson says, with a 256% annual increase in storm-related insurance claims
21st Apr 26, 4:00am
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‘Storms a near-weekly occurrence’: IAG NZ chief executive Phil Gibson says, with a 256% annual increase in storm-related insurance claims
Insurance Council of New Zealand says insights from global reinsurers reinforce message that 'catastrophe risk is increasing in scale and complexity' as it renews call for faster action to keep insurance accessible, protect communities
28th Mar 26, 9:22am
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Insurance Council of New Zealand says insights from global reinsurers reinforce message that 'catastrophe risk is increasing in scale and complexity' as it renews call for faster action to keep insurance accessible, protect communities
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Hearing underway at Wellington High Court as climate advocacy groups challenge Climate Change Minister Simon Watts and the Government’s emissions reduction plan
16th Mar 26, 2:29pm
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Hearing underway at Wellington High Court as climate advocacy groups challenge Climate Change Minister Simon Watts and the Government’s emissions reduction plan
After a summer of weather disasters, will Kiwis make climate an election issue?
12th Mar 26, 1:25pm
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After a summer of weather disasters, will Kiwis make climate an election issue?
Outgoing Tower chairman Michael Stiassny says NZ has had ‘multiple wake up calls’ and while some progress has been made to address the impacts of extreme weather events, ‘it has been haphazard, inadequate and painfully slow'
18th Feb 26, 1:40pm
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Outgoing Tower chairman Michael Stiassny says NZ has had ‘multiple wake up calls’ and while some progress has been made to address the impacts of extreme weather events, ‘it has been haphazard, inadequate and painfully slow'
Importing gas locks NZ into fossil fuels for longer – just as clean energy surges, Jen Purdie says
12th Feb 26, 10:22am
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Importing gas locks NZ into fossil fuels for longer – just as clean energy surges, Jen Purdie says
Fossil fuels are doomed – and Trump can’t save them, Wesley Morgan says
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Prime Minister Christopher Luxon announces $1.2 million to support regions impacted by extreme weather events through mayoral relief funds, says there is a strong case for an independent government inquiry
27th Jan 26, 11:35am
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Prime Minister Christopher Luxon announces $1.2 million to support regions impacted by extreme weather events through mayoral relief funds, says there is a strong case for an independent government inquiry
In the Of Interest podcast, Governor Anna Breman says Reserve Bank 'will do what is best for the NZ economy and to reach our inflation target' even if it's an OCR hike in the election run-in
24th Jan 26, 10:06am
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In the Of Interest podcast, Governor Anna Breman says Reserve Bank 'will do what is best for the NZ economy and to reach our inflation target' even if it's an OCR hike in the election run-in
NZ is again being soaked this summer – record ocean heat helps explain it, Kevin Trenberth says
22nd Jan 26, 2:46pm
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NZ is again being soaked this summer – record ocean heat helps explain it, Kevin Trenberth says
Communities must be central to climate adaptation strategies, and Crown cost-sharing is essential
17th Dec 25, 7:44am
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Communities must be central to climate adaptation strategies, and Crown cost-sharing is essential
New Zealand’s rejection of emission targets fuels risk of international law breach, Karen Scott says
8th Dec 25, 11:30am
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New Zealand’s rejection of emission targets fuels risk of international law breach, Karen Scott says