An upcoming symposium in Rotorua will bring together recent research on tropical cyclone ecology, with a special focus on the ...

Wealthy countries have committed to spend more than NZ$500 billion (US$300b) annually by 2035 to help poorer countries cope ...

The 29th UN Climate Change Conference begins today. Key issues to be discussed in the annual two-week conference include ...

New Zealanders are being encouraged to prepare for the likely arrival of bird flu. The strain of H5N1 bird flu affecting ...

The largest Pacific climate adaptation study is being launched by NZ and Pacific researchers, right as the COP29 global ...

A new modelling study says global plastic waste will double by the middle of the century if we stick to business as usual.

After reviewing the evidence around puberty blockers for children with gender dysphoria, the Ministry of Health is taking a more precautionary approach. The Ministry has released an evidence brief ...

The next step in clearing the Manawanui wreck from a reef in Sāmoa is to remove the fuel from the sunken NZ Navy ship. The NZ Defence Force plans to engage a company to carry out the “complex and ...

Commonwealth nations including Aotearoa and Pacific Island states have adopted the Apia Commonwealth Ocean Declaration. The declaration includes commitments to increasing marine protected areas, ...

Police will attend fewer mental health callouts that aren’t associated with a crime or high level of risk from November. It’s the first stage of their planned withdrawal from mental health 111 ...