New powers will enable police to require people to leave a public area for up to 24 hours. In an amendment to the Summary Offences Act, the 'move-on' orders can be applied to anyone over the age of 14 ...

The Dog Control Act is under scrutiny following three serious dog attacks last week. Organisations such as Auckland Council and the SPCA separately called for a review of the Act after a woman was ...

The number of space launches allowed from NZ is set to increase from 100 to 1000. The government says the current limit […] ...

The government has announced the largest reforms to NZ’s science sector in over three decades. The seven Crown Research Institutes will be replaced by three Public Research Organisations (PROs) ...

This weekend marks a year since the floods, landslides, and evacuations caused by a record-breaking and fatal deluge across the upper North Island. Not long after, in early February, Cyclone Gabrielle ...

The Government will consolidate decision-making for New Zealand’s science research funding as part of its new science system strategy. Research Funding New Zealand will be a new independent board that ...

Among several changes announced last night, the Government says the Climate Change Commission won’t be required to advise on emissions reduction plans. The Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS) will also be ...

The government will shrink its 2050 methane emissions targets to a lower range of reduction than what’s currently legislated, and it will not pursue a tax on agricultural methane emissions. New ...

Forests planted for carbon credits are permanently locking up NZ’s landscapes, and could land us with more carbon costs, says the Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment. The new report, Alt-F ...

Amid this year’s science sector reforms, the 2025 Budget includes money for the establishment of three new Public Research Organisations and a gene tech regulator.

Antarctic sea ice levels have been at record lows for the last three years, a global report shows. The World Meteorological Organisation’s State of the Global Climate 2024 report also highlights three ...