National Torches the Ministry for the Environment
National has abolished the Ministry for the Environment and folded nature’s voice into a development mega-ministry. It feels less like reform than an institutional bonfire.
Climate change
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Government Axes Ministry for the Environment
For 40 years, New Zealand kept a dedicated environmental voice at the heart of government. Luxon has now folded it into a development mega-ministry nobody voted for.
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Failed ETS Auctions Leave $1.4b Debt Hole
Luxon broke confidence in the carbon market. Now, according to the Greens, New Zealanders are carrying another $1.4 billion in debt to cover the failure.
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Super El Niño Could Splinter Politics as Climate Crisis Bites
The rich will raise walls and buy more air conditioning. Everyone else gets heat, hunger, displacement and a political system protecting the polluters.
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1.2 Billion in Mental Health Crisis as AI Guts Jobs
Nearly 1.2 billion people are living with mental disorders while the planet burns and AI threatens work. This despair is not happening by accident.
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A Personal Message From Gary Taylor, CEO, Environmental Defence Society – Environmental Defence Society
The Government is putting growth before nature. Gary Taylor says the EDS Conference 2026 is the moment to demand a better environmental mandate.
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Free Public Transport Must Be in Budget 2026
Fuel costs are rising, transport poverty is biting and disabled passengers face higher costs. Free Fares NZ says Budget 2026 should make public transport free for those who need it most.
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Luxon’s Fossil Fuel Subsidies Risk Breaching UK FTA
Luxon’s Government champions trade and climate credibility overseas, then subsidises gas and LNG at home. The Greens say the hypocrisy may breach our UK trade deal.
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NZ Fossil Fuel Subsidies Risk Breaching Trade Deals
New Zealand lectures the world on ending fossil fuel subsidies. Now legal experts warn its own gas and LNG support may breach trade commitments.
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Government’s Fossil Gas Fairytale Exposed – Russel Norman
The Government spent two years insisting more fossil gas would save us. Now it is underwriting loans to help businesses escape gas dependence. Russel Norman says the fairytale has collapsed.
