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Otago wind farm expansion fast-tracked

Daily Telegraph NZ -

The Government has granted fast-track approval for the expansion of the Māhinerangi Wind Farm in Otago, paving the way for another large-scale wind energy...

Wishart taking media to court over lazy climate reporting

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Veteran journalist Ian Wishart is crowdfunding legal action against TVNZ, RNZ, TV3 and the Broadcasting Standards Authority, accusing them of “churnalism”, copying climate press...

Expert says natural weather pattern, not CO, is driving Europe’s ‘heatwave’

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A US meteorological expert has argued that the intense heat affecting much of Europe this week is primarily the result of a naturally occurring...

Councillor slams $2.4b South Dunedin flood plan as climate overreach

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A proposed multi-billion-dollar flood mitigation plan for South Dunedin is facing mounting criticism from local leaders and engineering experts who argue the suburb's flooding...

Joint complaint filed to UN over impending climate change legislation

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Legislation announced in May that would amend climate laws to prevent liability findings in torts (civil claims for harm or negligence), has been challenged...

‘Climate reporting’ requirements to be reduced for health and life insurers

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Health and life insurers will be removed from New Zealand's mandatory climate-related disclosure regime under changes announced by Commerce and Consumer Affairs Minister Cameron...

Treasury reveals $5 billion offshore bill to meet NZ’s 2030 climate target

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Meeting New Zealand’s 2030 Paris target could cost up to $5 billion in offshore carbon credits, Treasury says. The money would pay other countries to...

The Natural Hazards Insurance Act is not working. What this means for Kiwis

Guy Hatchard -

Given NZ’s vulnerability to natural disasters, this article raises questions about new legislation that should be of concern to everyone. Two weeks ago we had...

New Ice Age poses greater threat than “global warming” – researcher

Daily Telegraph NZ -

While much of the global climate debate has focused on rising temperatures over the past four decades, some researchers and commentators argue that a...

Dutch climate data dispute reignites debate after historical heatwaves reinstated

Daily Telegraph NZ -

A long-running dispute over temperature records in the Netherlands has resurfaced after the Dutch national weather agency, the Royal Netherlands Meteorological Institute (KNMI), revised...

New Antarctic ice-core study shows modern ‘global warming’ is ‘nothing unusual’

Daily Telegraph NZ -

A newly published analysis of Antarctic ice core records has argued that modern global warming rates are not unprecedented when compared with natural climate...

Arctic sea ice levels remain significantly above 2012 record low

Daily Telegraph NZ -

New figures on Arctic sea ice have reignited debate over climate projections after the 2025 summer minimum measured 4.6 million square kilometres — around...

Seymour says ‘Climate Strike’ student protesters should stay in class

Daily Telegraph NZ -

Associate Education Minister David Seymour says students participating in today’s climate strike would be better off attending school rather than missing classes to protest. Seymour...

Watts pushes ‘Carbon Credit’ market expansion with new climate guidance

Daily Telegraph NZ -

The Government is ramping up efforts to grow New Zealand’s voluntary carbon and nature markets, releasing new guidance and online tools aimed at attracting...

Government moves to block ‘climate change’ lawsuits

Daily Telegraph NZ -

The Government plans to change New Zealand’s climate laws to stop businesses from being held liable through the courts for damage allegedly caused by...

Greenland glacier rebounds after ‘doomsday’ climate change warnings

Daily Telegraph NZ -

A Greenland glacier once portrayed as a symbol of irreversible climate collapse has instead shown significant regrowth more than a decade after alarmist legacy...

IPCC ‘climate modelling’ framework drops ‘implausible’ Doomsday warming scenario

Daily Telegraph NZ -

The international scientific process that supplies climate scenarios for the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has formally dumped the controversial high-emissions “RCP8.5” and...

Greenland snow and ice sheet growth nears record levels

Daily Telegraph NZ -

Greenland’s ice sheet is recording an unusually strong build-up of snow and ice deep into late April, with recent data showing surface mass gains...

US study contradicts climate claims on extreme heat trends

Daily Telegraph NZ -

A newly released peer-reviewed study analysing more than a century of United States temperature records has reported a decline in both extreme heat and...

Wind power is not the harmless energy source liberals said it was

Robert Bridge -

Illegal logging, huge decommissioning costs, and even ecological damage plague the supposedly ‘green’ generators. They may appear to be innocuous – even elegant – on...

Spanish rainfall study challenges claims of increasing ‘extreme weather’

Daily Telegraph NZ -

A long-term analysis of rainfall data in Spain is being cited as evidence challenging claims that extreme rainfall events are becoming more frequent or...

Ice core study casts doubt over role of greenhouse gases in ancient climate shifts

Daily Telegraph NZ -

A recently circulated commentary on new ice core research has reignited debate around the role of greenhouse gases in Earth’s long-term climate history, claiming...

UK Met Office accused of temperature data inflation to support climate targets

Daily Telegraph NZ -

The UK’s Met Office has been accused of manipulating maximum temperature records, with the data collection methods contributing to inflated readings. The assertions centre on...

Questions raised over Australian weather station temperature measurements

Daily Telegraph NZ -

Concerns have been raised about deliberate temperature measurement bias following changes to weather monitoring equipment used by the Australian Bureau of Meteorology (BOM). Critics claim...

Ukraine hit by fresh corruption scandal as Zelensky ally linked to ‘green energy’ fraud

Daily Telegraph NZ -

Ukraine’s political leadership has been shaken by new corruption charges after anti-graft prosecutors accused a former deputy chief of staff to President Vladimir Zelensky...

Record drop in global temperatures – satellite data

Daily Telegraph NZ -

'Watts Up With That', which describes itself as the world’s most popular online source of climate information, is reporting what it says is a...

U.S. quits dozens of international bodies

Daily Telegraph NZ -

Nearly half of the 66 organisations targeted are UN entities, including its main climate negotiations platform and other global forums. The US has announced it...

Research claims risk of dying from ‘climate-related disaster’ dropped 97.4% over the last century

Daily Telegraph NZ -

The risk of dying from climate-related disasters has fallen dramatically over the past century, declining by an estimated 99.4 percent even as the global...

Wind turbine replacements to cost trillions by 2050

Daily Telegraph NZ -

A looming second wave of the global energy transition could place unprecedented strain on resources, supply chains, and public finances, as most of today’s...

Climate extremists claim responsibility for major German blackout

Daily Telegraph NZ -

A large-scale power outage has left five districts in southwestern Berlin without electricity, affecting up to 50,000 households and more than 2,000 businesses, as...

U.K. study undermines claim that CO2 drives ‘climate change’

Daily Telegraph NZ -

A global analysis of long-term temperature records has found a weak-to-non-existent relationship between carbon dioxide emissions and the rate of global warming, challenging a...

Report claims Canada’s ‘climate warming’ is driven by computer modelling data flaw

Daily Telegraph NZ -

A new report published by the research group CORRELATION claims that much of the 'climate warming' recorded in Canada over recent decades may be...

‘Green energy’ scam: Solar’s vast appetite for mining, energy and fossil fuels

Daily Telegraph NZ -

The environmental cost of so-called 'green energy' is something climate change activists don't want to talk about. The enormous material and energy inputs required to...

Renowned cheap energy scientist shot dead

Daily Telegraph NZ -

A homicide investigation has been launched into the shooting of renowned fusion energy scientist Nuno F. G. Loureiro. Loureiro, 47, a professor at the Massachusetts...

Government to overhaul hydrogen safety rules

DTNZ Politics -

The Government has agreed to update health and safety regulations governing the hydrogen sector, saying the changes will remove unnecessary barriers while 'maintaining strong...

Ford scales back EV plans as demand tanks

DTNZ Auto -

Ford has announced a major reset of its electric vehicle strategy, stepping away from plans to build large EVs as weaker demand and changing...

EU set to soften 2035 combustion engine ban, lawmaker says

DTNZ Auto -

The European Union is poised to scale back its planned phase-out of internal combustion engines, with senior lawmaker Manfred Weber saying automakers will no...

Former WEF insider says climate change and ESG are ‘multi-trillion dollar scams’

Daily Telegraph NZ -

Desiree Fixler, a former investment banker and ex–chief sustainability officer at Deutsche Bank, has revealed that environmental, social and governance (ESG) frameworks and related...

Questions raised over ‘global average temperature’ metric used to justify climate policy

Daily Telegraph NZ -

Acclaimed Australian journalist and climate change researcher Peter Clack has challenged the scientific and political weight placed on the concept of “global average temperature,”...

COP30 ends without ‘fossil fuel phase-out deal’

Daily Telegraph NZ -

The COP30 climate summit in Belém, Brazil ended in failure after oil-producing nations successfully resisted calls from more than 80 countries, including the UK...

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