Australia has more ambitious climate targets than Aotearoa

RNZ, with a byline-less AP report: Australia has pledged to slash greenhouse gas emissions by 62 to 70 percent from 2005 levels over the next decade, after warnings that homes and livelihoods are under threat. "We listen to the science and we act in Australia's national interest,

National ticketing solution delayed

Nick James, reporting for RNZ: The $1.4 billion national ticketing solution (NTS) has been delayed by a year with a review finding NZTA's original timings for the plan were "overly ambitious". The revised national rollout plan for the NTS would be finalised later this month.

Your ultimate Wellington climate voting guide

Local elections have begun! On Wednesdays we wear pink, and from now until 11 October, we vote. Voting should be as simple as sitting down with a hot drink and ranking the people vying for power. It can be daunting, though. Especially if you don't know what people

Schools can be the front line of climate action

Schools have been on my mind recently. Our kura (schools) are one of the few community institutions left in Aotearoa New Zealand. There aren’t many other places where people from all backgrounds interact regularly. Since schools touch everyone’s lives, they have the power to change our behaviours through

Transforming Wellington’s train tracks

Add a train, not a lane.

Kaicycle ends its HotRot project

This news has got me thinking about a few things.

Electric bikes and mopeds are cutting oil demand

Electric cars matter a lot for electrifying the economy. But don’t sneeze at the power of the humble electric bike.

How Vonuts is modernising our food traditions

This comfy pastel pink vegan donut shop is a fantastic example of how to connect our family’s food traditions, our memories and culture, to a low pollution food system fit for the future.

New York becomes first state to commit to all-electric new buildings

This is a common sense way to future proof our housing stock. Wellington should follow suit.

The race to become an electrostate

“Petrol prices soar” is a surefire way to catch our attention. What if it lost its power over us?

Rowan's musings on plastics

My friend Rowan, on their newsletter: Why are we asking normal people to try and give up a cheap, lightweight, extremely useful material that everyone would rather pay less to use, when the biggest sources of greenhouse gas emissions are entirely different? Rowan is writing on their newsletter and it

Luxon risks a broken promise on pollution

The Government has received an early warning signal to improve its pollution plan. Will they keep their promise to cut pollution?