Climate litigation in New Zealand: A Maori elder, Mike Smith, has filed a High Court challenge to Justice Minister Paul Goldsmith’s plan to change climate law and block private lawsuits against major greenhouse-gas emitters, arguing the government interfered with a live case without a fair process. Heat and health adaptation: Canada is investing $17m in community-designed projects to help the health sector adapt to climate change, including work on extreme-heat impacts and climate-resilient, low-carbon health systems. Circular manufacturing in NZ: Autex and Australia’s Lextra are trialling reactive extrusion to turn “hard to recycle” PET waste into new construction materials, aiming to keep plastics out of landfill. Local water governance in NZ: Queenstown Lakes District approved a transition to a new council-controlled water services company structure, with independent directors overseeing water supply, wastewater and stormwater. Rotorua greenhouse-gas enforcement: New Zealand’s EPA says Rotorua-based G.B Teat Limited and an employee were fined after illegally releasing a high-warming-potential synthetic greenhouse gas. Conservation policy in Africa: African Wildlife Foundation and Dev-Afrique are partnering with governments to strengthen conservation, biodiversity governance and natural-capital planning. Plastic crackdown in Ladakh: India’s Ladakh administration banned single-use plastics and is issuing spot penalties and inspections to curb litter at entry points and Leh Airport. Carbon trading with indigenous rights: Sarawak’s Dayak Chamber is urging an inclusive framework so indigenous communities directly benefit from carbon trading on their traditional lands. AI risk meets climate reality: A new business risk survey warns overlapping AI, geopolitical and regulatory pressures are creating a “high-risk environment,” reinforcing why climate and environmental disclosure is becoming a board-level issue.