Wellington, March 3 NZPA - A research centre dedicated to reducing agriculture greenhouse gas emissions has been opened in Palmerston North by Prime Minister John Key.

Wellington, Feb 10 NZPA - State science company Landcare says its carboNZero programme for the reduction and mitigation of greenhouse gas emissions is now actively managing 5.57 million tonnes of carbon dioxide -- equivalent to 7 percent of the nation's greenhouse gas inventory.

Wellington, Feb 1 NZPA - New Zealand has joined the Copenhagen Accord on climate change and has submitted its existing conditional 2020 emission reduction target, the Government said today.

Wellington, Jan 29 NZPA - As a deadline looms to submit its greenhouse gas emissions target under the Copenhagen Accord, the Green Party is urging the Government to sign on the dotted line.

Wellington, Dec 14 NZPA - The best that can be hoped for from the Copenhagen climate change conference is a high-level political statement and a moral commitment from developed nations, Prime Minister John Key says.

Wellington, Dec 10 NZPA - "Really smart" electricity meters could save householders up to 15 percent of their power bills -- before they even buy any appliances with technology to communicate with the meters, Parliament's Environment Commissioner Jan Wright said today.

Wellington, Dec 3 NZPA - Prime Minister John Key says he did a U-turn about going to the climate change conference in Copenhagen because he believes gathering political momentum could mean the presence of leaders could make a difference to the outcome.

Wellington, Dec 3 NZPA - Prime Minister John Key says he will attend the UN climate change conference in Copenhagen later this month.

Wellington, Dec 2 NZPA - Prime Minister John Key is expected to announce today that he will attend the UN climate change conference in Copenhagen later this month -- a move which will grant New Zealand access to higher level talks, former head of the World Trade Organisation Mike Moore says.

Wellington, Dec 2 NZPA - Prime Minister John Key is expected to confirm within the next 24 hours that he will attend the UN climate change conference in Copenhagen later this month.