A group of experts on transport fuels, renewable electricity and vehicle technologies will help New Zealand take a step closer towards becoming a sustainable nation, says Energy Minister David Park
Climate Change Minister David Parker has welcomed the start of the next round of public engagement on the Labour-led government’s important climate change policy of emissions trading.
New Zealand and the Netherlands signed a treaty today which allows New Zealand to hold some of its emergency oil reserves in the Netherlands.
Infrastructure businesses like electricity lines companies and airports will gain improved incentives to innovate and invest while giving consumers protection from excessive prices and poor quality
The government is improving the way the Electricity Commission monitors the country’s energy reserves.
The Labour-led government’s target of generating 90 percent of electricity from renewable sources by 2025 is readily achievable, Energy Minister David Parker says.
The Labour-Progressive Government today welcomed the contribution to the climate change policy debate from the ‘Flexible Land Use Alliance’ but warned that the issues are not as straigh
The Labour-led Government’s interest subsidy for insulation, clean heating and other energy efficiency measures is now available through eleven partners across the country.
The Labour-led government is keeping a close eye on the electricity supply situation, Energy Minister David Parker said.
An international panel of renewable energy and business experts has been appointed to evaluate applications for funding to develop marine energy in New Zealand.
A draft of the emissions trading regulations for forestry and liquid fossil fuels was released today by Climate Change Minister David Parker and Forestry Minister Jim Anderton.
The Climate Change Minister has rejected a report on emissions trading commissioned by the Business Round Table and Petroleum Exploration and Production Association of New Zealand (PEPANZ), that wa
The Labour-led government is continuing to protect biodiversity and spectacular landscape in the South Island high country with the purchase of almost 8,000 hectares of land between Omarama and St Bathans, Land Information Minister David Parker and Conservation Minister Steve Chadwick announced today.
The 7,861 hectare Twinburn property is a pastoral lease in Central Otago. It is located within the boundaries of the proposed Oteake Conservation Park and adjoins Michael Peak Station, which the government bought last year to also include in the park.
State Services Minister David Parker today paid tribute to State Services Commissioner Mark Prebble for his long and distinguished service to the public sector.
The Labour-led government is already working to ensure biofuels used in New Zealand are from sustainable sources, Energy and Climate Change Minister David Parker said today.
A move by the Department of Internal Affairs to a more environmentally-friendly choice of car will mean more savings for taxpayers over time, Climate Change Minister David Parker says.
Climate Change Minister David Parker says it’s churlish to criticise the Department of Internal Affairs for taking steps towards sustainability.
