Environment – #BreakFreeFromPlastic responds to the formation of a group of ‘like-minded’ plastic-producing countries
Source: #BreakFreeFromPlastic
#BreakFreeFromPlastic responds to the formation of a group of 'like-minded' plastic-producing countries led by Iran and Saudi Arabia that could counter ambition in...
Consumer News – Consumer NZ finds car insurance premiums have risen up to 38%...
Source: Consumer NZ
Consumer NZ surveying has found premiums for comprehensive car insurance have increased up to 38% since 2021.
Consumer is urging New Zealanders to...
Weather News – Weather systems from the west – MetService
Source: MetService
Covering period of Monday 13 – Thursday 16 November – The week ahead looks set to be dominated by various flavours of westerly winds...
Pacific Civil Society: A historic outcome mired by aspirational rhetoric
Source: Pacific Islands Climate Action Network (PICAN)
— As the 52nd Pacific Islands Forum Leaders' Meeting concludes in the Cook Islands, the 2023 Leader’s...
Global News – Hundreds of People Walk the Streets of Nairobi Calling for “Drastic...
Source: Break Free From Plastic
November 11th: Climate activists march to demand drastic reduction in global plastic production as the third round of negotiations for...
Pacific News – Initial Reaction: Aspirations Fall Short, Urgent Action Needed to Avert Climate...
Source: Pacific Islands Climate Action Network (PICAN)
— In response to the initial outcomes announced by Pacific Leaders at the press conference held on...
Politics – Brownlee plays the fossil fool at Pacific Islands Forum – Greenpeace
Source: Greenpeace
Pacific Governments and civil society organisations have used the Forum as a platform to call for a fossil fuel phase-out, calling on Australia and...
Pacific News – Pacific CSOs condemn New Zealand official’s statement on fossil fuels amid...
Source: Pacific Islands Climate Action Network (PICAN)
— Pacific civil society is deeply concerned with the recent remarks made by New Zealand National Party’s...
Hotspot Watch 10 November 2023
Source: NIWA – National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research
A weekly update describing soil moisture patterns across the country to show where dry to...
Go Gentle; don’t do Somethin’ Stupid and have No Regrets while Tripping around HB...
Source: New Zealand Transport Agency
They may be lyrics from Robbie Williams’ tracks but they hold an important message – drive safely and to the...
SH2 Mohaka Ascent slow vehicle bay construction kicking into top gear
Source: New Zealand Transport Agency
Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency is constructing a slow vehicle bay south of Raupunga, on the southbound lane of State...
MEXICO: Families without food and children out of school two weeks after Hurricane Otis
Source: Save The Children
MEXICO CITY, 8 November 2023 – Thousands of families in southwest Mexico are without food and water two weeks after a...