New Zealand Government

NZ creates $4.5bn climate response fund, using money raised from polluters

New Zealand creates new $4.5 billion climate resilience fund, to fund renewables and adaptation projects, using money collected from major emitters.

Giles Parkinson 3 December 20210

A 150MW solar farm – by far the biggest in New Zealand – is to be built at Christchurch Airport, and funded by an Australian-based renewables fund.

Sophie Vorrath 11 November 20210

The Australian arm of Saudi-owned Fotowatio Renewable Ventures has been tapped to help roll out up to half a gigawatt of solar farms in New Zealand.

Group of 300 climate-concerned lawyers seek judicial review of the processes Climate Commission used to calculate carbon budgets.

Ketan Joshi 10 June 20210

New Zealand’s climate history and its climate targets are a mixed bag at best, but they are miles ahead of Australia’s coal obsession.

NZ to introduce new mandatory climate risk disclosure requirements for financial services sector.

Joshua S Hill 24 March 20210

Contact Energy hires consultants Roaring40s to help develop a pipeline of large-scale wind farms in New Zealand over the next six years.

Giles Parkinson 3 November 20200

Ardern appoints two Greens ministers, including for climate change, despite her landslide win that gave Labour majority government.

Bridie Schmidt 28 October 20200

New Zealand PM Jacinda Ardern to ride in clean and green Audi-e-tron electric car, replacing government’s standard diesel BMW 7 series vehicles.

Voters endorse strong climate change and clean energy policies, as Jacinda Ardern returned in New Zealand and the Greens win big in the ACT.