Choosing a resilient future
Our "perpetual cycle of response and recovery" requires a renewed focus on resilience.
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Time for evidence of action
Time for evidence of action
From sustainability promises to substantial change: what we might expect from businesses in 2026 and what we need to happen.
Sweating the small stuff
Sweating the small stuff
When the heat is on, we’re not the only ones frying.
Bark microbes are climate giants
Bark microbes are climate giants
Trees are doing even more to benefit the climate than we thought.
Ocean heat exploding
Ocean heat exploding
More heat accumulated in the ocean in 2025 than in any year since modern measurements began, an internationally recognised climate scientist from New Zealand, Dr Kevin Trenberth, says.
Food systems driving twin crises
Food systems driving twin crises
Healthier lives and a healthier planet rely on us changing what we eat, according to new research.
A quizzical look at wildlife
A quizzical look at wildlife
Ahead of a visit to Orokonui Ecosanctuary this summer, polish up your mātauraka taiao with Madison Kelly and Taylor Davies-Colley.
Feeling the shift you can sustain
Feeling the shift you can sustain
Resolving to prioritise wellbeing can multiply the benefits.
More nitrate pollution
More nitrate pollution
An investigation in Rolling Stone magazine found that water used in AI-powering data centres is making nitrate pollution worse.
Pests lapping at our shores
Pests lapping at our shores
The incoming tide can also carry a wave of unwanted invaders.
More settings for elderflowers
More settings for elderflowers
Elderflower will lend its delicate flavour to more than just cordial.
Investing in our best future
Investing in our best future
We have everything we need to make the transition.
Moving on from outdated thinking
Moving on from outdated thinking
Businesses need to be managing today for a resilient future.
Extreme weather plan must focus on local
Extreme weather plan must focus on local
If the focus is shifting to climate adaptation, we need to get it right, write Janice Lord, Christine Winter and Andrea Foley.
Path to circular economy
Path to circular economy
The opportunity for a systemic circular economy change is immense, and Europe is showing the way.
Volunteers vital to supporting valley
Volunteers vital to supporting valley
Volunteers are helping to carry Orokonui Ecosanctuary’s message beyond the fenceline, Madison Kelly writes.
Tide turns on chiton debate
Tide turns on chiton debate
To care for our living treasures, we first need to know what they are.
No easy task finding right spread
No easy task finding right spread
The cost of living means we often feel spread too thinly.
Change happens close to home
Change happens close to home
There’s power in the local and right now it is in voters’ hands.
Learning from the forest’s path
Learning from the forest’s path
Forests have been doing what they do forever, which makes you think.