Climate activist Mike Smith is taking his fight over New Zealand’s climate policy international, following the lodging of a formal complaint with the European Commission. The complaint was filed by Netherlands-based environmental justice organisation Both ENDS and asks whether decisions by the New Zealand Government are inconsistent with climate and environmental commitments contained in the…

Aucklanders will head to voting booths for the 2028 local elections, with Auckland Council voting to replace the traditional postal voting system with in-person voting similar to parliamentary elections. Under the new model, staffed voting booths will operate during an advance voting period and on election day, with Deputy Mayor Desley Simpson saying the change…