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Geopolitics, backsliding and progress: here’s what to expect at this year’s COP30 global climate talks

7 November 2025

As climate change worsens, some states are backsliding on climate action. Next week, negotiators will gather in Brazil to try to restore flagging energy.

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Power has been restored to the Far North but residents are being asked to continue to conserve power today
	7 Nov: Power has been restored to the Far North but residents are being asked to continue to conserve power today... more

Inaction on 1.5C climate change target a 'moral failure', says UN Secretary-General at COP30
	7 Nov: Missing from the line-up at the key summit in Brazil are the leaders of four of the world's five most-polluting economies — China, the United States, India and Russia.... more

Wellingtonians have reported being jolted in their sofas and beds last night - by a sharp 4.9 magnitude earthquake
	7 Nov: Wellingtonians have reported being jolted in their sofas and beds last night - by a sharp 4.9 magnitude earthquake... more

Wellington's been hit with a magnitude 5 quake
	6 Nov: Wellington's been hit with a magnitude 5 quake... more

The number of Southerners without power is down to double digits - nearly two weeks since wild winds cut nearly 25 thousand homes off
	5 Nov: The number of Southerners without power is down to double digits - nearly two weeks since wild winds cut nearly 25 thousand homes off... more

A win for some people in the bottom of the South Island - with power back on for some left in the dark for more than 10 days
	4 Nov: A win for some people in the bottom of the South Island - with power back on for some left in the dark for more than 10 days... more

This year's winning Bird of the Year - karearea is attacking Wellington walkers on a popular bush walk
	4 Nov: This year's winning Bird of the Year - karearea is attacking Wellington walkers on a popular bush walk... more

Whangarei's famous lion park's last seven elderly big cats - are being euthanised this week
	4 Nov: Whangarei's famous lion park's last seven elderly big cats - are being euthanised this week... more

People in Kaikoura are being urged to look for nationally vulnerable Hutton's shearwater birds, which may have crash landed
	4 Nov: People in Kaikoura are being urged to look for nationally vulnerable Hutton's shearwater birds, which may have crash landed... more

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Most Popular Recent Environment News

10 Nov: A huge wildfire continues to burn through Tongariro National Park - with the cause still not known +++++++++++++++

07 Nov: Power has been restored to the Far North but residents are being asked to continue to conserve power today +++++++++++++

03 Nov: A house fire in Chrischurch's Hoon Hay last night isn't being treated as suspicious +++++++++++++

09 Nov: Firefighters battle out-of-control blaze in New Zealand national park +++++++++++++

11 Nov: Fire crews have shifted their focus to patrolling and monitoring at at Tongariro National Park ++++++++++++

06 Nov: Wellington's been hit with a magnitude 5 quake +++++++++++

02 Nov: Firefighters have put out a large blaze at a commercial property in Auckland's Orewa overnight +++++++++++

Environment NewsLinks

27 Nov: 'bring back boring': reserve bank hopeful ocr cut will mark the end of cautious business environment (Stuff.co.nz)

27 Nov: Debian vs. ubuntu: how to pick the right linux for your workflow (PC World)

26 Nov: Good news for wild swimmers as bathing water quality improves (BBCWorld)

25 Nov: Community leaders acting as ‘makeshift lawyers’ take landfill opposition to environment court (Stuff.co.nz)

24 Nov: 'going backwards': concern mounts over wilding pine threat (Stuff.co.nz)

22 Nov: I usually buy pc parts when i need them. this black friday is different (PC World)

21 Nov: Microsoft windows hits 40 years old: a visual walk down memory lane (PC World)

19 Nov: ‘if towns can’t grow, the region can’t grow’, builder says amid ‘uncertain’ development environment (Stuff.co.nz)

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