2012-05-24 09:35:41 // Idealog
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Glenorchy resident Patricia Jantien is heading up a petition against the development of a private tunnel through Mt Aspiring National Park.
2012-05-22 15:23:15 // Josh Martin
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National’s economic plans to expand marine-based industries to get the economy moving has certain environmental groups worried, despite encouragement from the Royal Society of New Zealand.
2012-05-15 11:24:07 // Lance Wiggs
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Some countries are aggressive in their bid for a slice of Antarctica, but it appears to be a race to the moon – useful for bragging rights and research, but of no direct commercial benefit.
2012-05-10 09:34:58 // Idealog
An Akaroa community conservation group is celebrating after the High Court ordered the conservation minister to reconsider a proposed 530ha marine reserve.
2012-05-09 14:32:25 // Esther Goh
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Up-and-coming company goodnature is revolutionising the way we kill pests to make the process better for animals, the environment and, in the long run, our wallets.
2012-05-09 10:36:28 // Idealog
Environment officials have told the Science Media Centre they have no plans to continue with a National Environmental Standard (NES) for future sea level rise.
2012-05-08 15:41:55
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After a busy month of harvesting (Gareth) and breakfast broadcasting (Glenn), the Climate Show returns with all the latest climate news: from the thinning of Antarctic ice shelves and the intensification of hydrological cycle (floods and drought, that is) to satellites capturing solar energy and beaming it down to earth, we've got it all.
2012-05-07 12:45:48 // Idealog
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Countries have made little progress in meeting their obligations to protect fragile marine ecosystems under the international Convention on Biological Diversity, new United Nations data shows.
2012-05-04 11:26:05
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High energy prices are here to stay and frugality with our resources is our only hope for a sustainable future, writes Chris Huhne in the Guardian.
2012-04-19 16:13:53 // Esther Goh
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Wynyard Quarter's visitor kiosk at Karanga Plaza got a new addition this week in the form of a roof garden.
2012-04-17 16:54:33 // Josh Martin
An independent report commissioned by the UK's Department of Energy and Climate Change has found that hydraulic fracturing, or “fracking”, did cause tremors in the Blackpool region in April and May 2011.
2012-04-05 09:37:58 // Bryan Walker
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If we are truly informed by sound science we will understand that “doing our fair share” is not a sufficient response in a world falling well short of doing what is necessary to prevent deeply disruptive levels of warming.
2012-03-29 09:32:04 // Josh Martin
An official investigation into fracking was announced yesterday by the Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment, with a report due back by the end of the year.
2012-03-27 20:22:12 // Sustain Team
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As the northern hemisphere starts to warm (rather rapidly in the US), climate watchers' thoughts turn to melting ice.
2012-03-05 11:17:50 // Jonathan Shaw
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As any good Kiwi knows, New Zealand’s clean green image is what sets us apart from the rest of the world.
2012-02-27 13:35:17 // Hazel Phillips
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What is the point of having a Department of Conservation if it doesn’t, erm, conserve anything?
2012-02-16 17:06:06 // Siobhan Leathley
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New Zealand’s top green businesses will be brought together in one place with the launch of online directory NZ-CEN.
2012-02-16 14:19:11 // Siobhan Leathley
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Tauranga will stage a special Earth Hour celebration this year to commemorate the community’s effort to combat the Rena oil spill.
2012-01-26 20:10:25 // Siobhan Leathley
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Better waste and fishing practices could have a massive impact on the global economy, according to a United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) report.
2012-01-25 16:34:27 // Siobhan Leathley
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The Hawke’s Bay Regional Council has become the first successful applicant to receive funding from the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry’s Irrigation Acceleration Fund.
2012-01-25 09:44:30 // Siobhan Leathley
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Taupo could be in for a new eco-sustainable housing community, reshaping the way houses receive heat, electricity, water, and use wastewater.
2012-01-20 10:26:50 // Esther Goh
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A murky pond beside Auckland's busy Northern Motorway is at the centre of an environmental trial to produce cleaner water with the help of a garden growing on a floating island.
2012-01-20 09:58:50 // Siobhan Leathley
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We Kiwis aren’t the clean, green, recycling machines we think we are: 77 percent of plastics go unrecycled each year, resulting in 252,000 tonnes of plastic waste in our landfills. And SodaStream has decided to tackle this head-on with a bit of a PR stunt aimed at giving us a wake-up call about what all that rubbish looks like.
2012-01-11 09:59:11 // Kate Beecroft
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A new technique tipped to prevent the release of sediment and phosphorous will soon be tested in Lake Rotoehu.
2011-12-20 17:02:14 // Siobhan Leathley
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The Department of Conservation (DOC) has agreed to a bus tunnel linking Mt Aspiring and Fiordland National Park – despite conflicts with the DOC’s general policy on building roads through Mt Aspiring.
2011-12-14 12:27:40 // Kate Beecroft
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When Gareth Morgan set out to address members of the public at the launch of his new book Hook, Line and Blinkers – a critical look at New Zealand’s fishing industry – he didn’t set out to make friends.
2011-12-13 16:35:57 // Kate Beecroft
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A Putaruru trial has found the key to composting success: separating food waste from green waste.
2011-12-12 13:19:17 // Kate Beecroft
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The Institution of Professional Engineers (IPENZ) wants New Zealand to engage in open debate about mineral and petroleum extraction.
2011-12-08 16:52:09 // Hazel Phillips
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Mining is back on the agenda now the Nats are back in power and reneging on a promise to publicly notify significant applications to mine on public conservation land.
2011-12-05 09:34:01 // Vernon Rive
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Vernon Rive reports back from the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change Conference in Durban and finds the Kyoto Protocol at death's door.
2011-11-04 09:54:58 // Sustain Team
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Getting the sustainability message across isn’t the easiest of tasks, but starting at the grass roots level seems a wise place to start. A new mobile interactive classroom is hoping to do just that.
2011-11-01 11:31:09 // Cath Winks
Forest & Bird is getting in on the election action, reminding us to think of nature when we cast our vote with a “vote for nature” campaign.
2011-10-12 10:02:39 // Esther Goh
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Here's the kind of know-how we need to help avert New Zealand's "worst environmental disaster", in the words of environment minister Nick Smith.
2011-09-01 09:55:18 // Esther Goh
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A team of Massey University engineering students is building software for New Zealand's first spacecraft, which could pave the way for a new generation of satellites monitoring climate change by measuring polar ice thickness and other environmental data.
2011-08-19 10:39:07 // Sustain Team
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When it comes to the Government and the Green Party, it’s not a common occurrence to see the two agreeing on policy relating to the environment. But why has a proposal put forward by environment minister Nick Smith yesterday, to move national environmental reporting to the independent Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment (PCE), struck a harmonious chord with the Green Party?
2011-08-11 17:26:39 // Idealog
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Our forests, pastures, rivers and cities will be mapped by a government research project collecting information for councils and industry organisations over the next four years.
2011-07-28 15:40:05 // Idealog
A groundbreaking interactive water pollutant monitoring system has been launched in New Zealand, with the Māori sector in particular expected to benefit.
2011-07-07 22:42:42 // Idealog
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A group of corporate leaders snubbed by government last year has come out fighting—in the green corner. The newly formed Pure Advantage group accuses government of "lack of leadership".
2011-06-21 16:49:02 // Deirdre Robert
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Getting the best views won’t be so much of an issue anymore if Airbus’ proposed Concept Cabin takes flight. The “inspired by nature” and very transparent concept was unveiled ahead of the Paris Airshow last week, but you’ll have to wait until 2050 to experience it for yourself. But if 39 years seems a while away yet, here's a peek at some of the impressive technologies and designs futuristic air travel may have on offer.
2010-11-02 13:54:08 // Design Daily Team
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How do you provoke awareness, stimulate dialogue, and alter actions regarding the current conservation of Earth’s resources? Well, you could take the lead of t-shirt and tote bag company Antieco and turn the eco message on its head through controversial design.
2010-09-30 13:27:59 // Amanda Cropp
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Waipara Valley winemakers are reclaiming some of the diverse native vegetation once lost to the thousands of hectares of grapes. By Amanda Cropp. Plus: battling the bugs at Mud House.
2010-09-23 14:10:56 // Deirdre Robert
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Sustainability is not a passing fashion. That’s one of the key messages in the ample new book by Brazilian designer Dalacio Reis, 'Product Design in the Sustainable Era'. But sustainable design isn’t just about creating products with minimal impact on the environment. As this book demonstrates with over 100 innovative and award-winning projects from over 20 countries, sustainable design can look mighty impressive and sophisticated.
2010-09-20 10:35:05 // Design Daily Team
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Emerging and experienced researchers and practitioners will be exchanging views, knowledge and experiences about the relationship of interior and exterior spaces at a symposium entitled Interstices - Under Construction: Unsettled Containers at The University of Auckland, October 8-10. And you can join in too.
2010-09-17 12:32:41 // Design Daily Team
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Britain’s iconic double-decker red bus is receiving a makeover, but critics are calling the bus a waste of money, saying it’s more about style than substance. Explore the new bus for yourself and make up your own mind.
2010-07-12 12:58:41 // Design Daily Team
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Steven Rodrig is a Cuban- born “inventive and environmentally conscious artist” who transforms e-waste into anything from insects to flowers to cityscapes. He refers to his work as “PCB (Printed Circuit Board) Mixed Media”.
2009-12-03 13:40:00 // Juha Saarinen
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IT manufacturers are competing to reduce their environmental footprint with some carbon-neutral smoke and mirrors.
2009-05-21 23:39:44 // Vincent Heeringa
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How did 100 talented entrepreneurs pick an idea only Murray Hewitt would think is cool?
