After a summer of weather disasters, will Kiwis make climate an election issue?

Michael Craig New Zealand Herald via Getty Images Extreme weather related events in early 2026 – including the fatal landslides in Mount Maunganui and Tauranga – have raised a logical question: will climate change and infrastructure resilience be big issues come the election in November. More to the point, will climate change be pivotal enough to affect the result. Anyone who has watched climate politics and coverage over time may have noticed a pattern: once the extreme weather passes, the

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After a summer of weather disasters, will Kiwis make climate an election issue?

Michael Craig New Zealand Herald via Getty Images Extreme weather related events in early 2026 – including the fatal landslides in Mount Maunganui and Tauranga – have raised a logical question: will climate change and infrastructure resilience be big issues come the election in November. More to the point, will climate change be pivotal enough to affect the result. Anyone who has watched climate politics and coverage over time may have noticed a pattern: once the extreme weather passes, the

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