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Top of the South weather and State Highway update
Source: New Zealand Transport Agency UPDATE 8:20 am:Bad weather and flooding are causing further state highway closures in the top of the South Island this morning. Drivers must stay off...
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CUHK Faculty of Social Science: Fostering Global Excellence in Social Impact and Innovation
Source: Media Outreach HONG KONG SAR – Media OutReach Newswire – 26 June 2025 – In a landmark achievement for Hong Kong’s higher education sector, The Chinese University of Hong...
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Sustainability sees rising strategic importance amid increasing strain on professionals
Source: Sustainable Business Council Research released today into New Zealand’s sustainability profession reveals a compelling picture of a profession which is gaining strategic traction, while grappling with systemic challenges. The report,...
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Wellington Regional Council must stand up to short-sighted Coalition Government and continue with its plan to restore water quality for its people – CCW
Source: Choose Clean Water – Tom Kay Greater Wellington Regional Council must stand up to the short-sighted Coalition Government in its vote tomorrow on whether to continue with its regional...
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Farm-to-forest Ban passes first reading
Source: New Zealand Government The Government has taken a major step towards protecting food production by ending the large-scale conversion of productive farmland into pine plantations, with the first reading...
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Emergency Management – New Partnership Unites Sectors to Strengthen New Zealand’s Disaster Resilience – NEMA
Source: National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) A Natural Hazards Resilience Partnership has been signed today to enhance New Zealand’s response to and recovery from natural disasters. The National Emergency Management...
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NZ-NASA partnership launches five new projects
Source: New Zealand Government Science, Innovation and Technology Minister Dr Shane Reti and Space Minister Judith Collins have today announced that in partnership with the US, the Government is investing...
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Former director of fishing company jailed for 16 months over illegal fishing
Source: NZ Ministry for Primary Industries The former director of a fishing company who knew fish was being caught and landed illegally for profit, has been jailed for 16 months....
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Global survey finds 8 out of 10 people support taxing oil and gas corporations to pay for climate damages
Source: Oxfam Aotearoa A majority of people believe governments must tax oil, gas and coal corporations for climate-related loss and damage, and that their government is not doing enough to counter...
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$414,527 worth of lottery-funded cyclone recovery projects now complete in Waikato
Source: New Zealand Government Minister of Internal Affairs Brooke van Velden says that communities in the Waikato are benefitting from over $414,000 in grants from funds raised through a special Lotto...
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Kiwis’ Lotto generosity turns into 178 completed cyclone recovery projects – Hawke’s Bay
Source: New Zealand Government Minister of Internal Affairs Brooke van Velden says that communities in Hawke’s Bay are benefitting from $4.77 million in grants from funds raised through a special Lotto...
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Kiwis’ Lotto generosity turns into 161 completed cyclone recovery projects – Northland
Source: New Zealand Government Minister of Internal Affairs Brooke van Velden says that communities in Northland are benefitting from $3.59 million in grants from funds raised through a special Lotto draw...
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Kiwis’ Lotto generosity turns into 121 completed cyclone recovery projects – Gisborne
Source: New Zealand Government Minister of Internal Affairs Brooke van Velden says that communities in the Gisborne region are benefitting from $3.55 million in grants from funds raised through a special...
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Kiwis’ Lotto generosity turns into 71 completed cyclone recovery projects – Auckland
Source: New Zealand Government Minister of Internal Affairs Brooke van Velden says that communities across Auckland are benefitting from $1.8 million in grants from funds raised through a special Lotto draw...
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Sustainable Business – 17th Climate Change & Business Conference: Where Ambition Meets Action
Source: Sustainable Business Council Aotearoa New Zealand’s premier Climate Change and Business Conference returns in 2025, bringing together global and local leaders to accelerate climate action and business innovation. The conference...
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Statistics NZ Full Information – Modernising New Zealand’s data system
Source: Statistics New Zealand Wide-ranging improvements to the data system will modernise and future-proof how New Zealand’s economic and population statistics are produced. Minister of Statistics Hon Dr Shane Reti...
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Celebrating health volunteers during National Volunteer Week
Source: New Zealand Government Health Minister Simeon Brown and Mental Health Minister Matt Doocey are marking National Volunteer Week by recognising the extraordinary contribution of volunteers to New Zealand’s health...
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ACT councillors will oppose local government climate activism
Source: ACT Party ACT Local candidates, once elected, will oppose attempts to manage emissions at the local government level, ACT Local Government spokesperson Cameron Luxton has announced. “ACT believes the...
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Climate activists dressed as lawyers would sacrifice farmers to the climate gods
Source: ACT Party Responding to legal action from Lawyers for Climate Action NZ, ACT Rural Communities spokesperson Mark Cameron says: “This is a courtroom stunt by climate activists dressed as lawyers....
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Stock damage to stopbanks puts community at risk
Source: Environment Canterbury Regional Council Date: 11 Jun 2025 With the winter months here, we’re urging landowners to keep stock off stopbanks in wet conditions. Stopbanks are our primary defence...
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Applications open for $30 million Coastal Shipping Resilience Fund
Source: New Zealand Government Applications have opened for a $30 million fund for projects that will enhance the resilience of New Zealand’s coastal shipping connections and help boost economic growth,...
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Climate legal action necessary response to Govt inaction – CTU
Source: New Zealand Council of Trade Unions Te Kauae Kaimahi The New Zealand Council of Trade Unions Te Kauae Kaimahi welcomes the legal action taken against the Minister of Climate...
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Climate legal action necessary response to Government inaction
Source: NZCTU The New Zealand Council of Trade Unions Te Kauae Kaimahi welcomes the legal action taken against the Minister of Climate Change by a coalition of legal experts as...
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Legislation introduced to restrict farm-to-forest conversions
Source: New Zealand Government Today Agriculture and Forestry Minister Todd McClay introduced long awaited legislation that will put a stop to large-scale farm-to-forestry conversions – delivering on a key election...
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SIBUR unveils updated sustainability strategy through 2030
Source: Media Outreach MOSCOW, RUSSIA – Media OutReach Newswire – 6 June 2025 – SIBUR, Russia’s largest producer of polymers and rubbers, has successfully concluded its five-year sustainability strategy and...
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Milestone in protection of Franz Josef from floods
Source: New Zealand Government A major step in protecting Franz Josef township on the West Coast has been officially completed. Stage 1 of the Franz Josef Flood Protection Scheme, a...
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Climate – Fifth-Warmest Autumn on Record Brings Wet Weather to the South Island – Seasonal Climate Summary – NIWA
Source: NIWA Autumn 2025 was New Zealand’s fifth-warmest on record, with nationwide average temperatures above the long-term seasonal average for almost all the country, according to NIWA’s latest seasonal climate summary. ...