Auckland became the greenest region in 2021

While mired in pandemic restrictions, Aucklanders earned the title for the country’s lowest carbon footprint in 2021, Stuff reveals. City of Sails residents slashed their emissions by 11%​ between 2019 and 2021, as lockdowns slowed manufacturing and kept household pollution down. Meanwhile, Southland maintains its position as the highest-emitting region. The vast majority of this comes from methane-producing farming.