Climate
Kiwis way ahead of Aussies on climate policies
An analysis by the Pacific wing of the Global climate campaign NGO 350.org of Trans-Tasman rivals show that Kiwis are indeed more forward thinking […]
Tag: New Zealand
Climate
New Zealand Wins Global Praise for ‘Historic’ Law to Bring Net Carbon Emissions to Zero by 2050
Jessica Corbett The Zero Carbon Act was crafted to help New Zealand meet the main goal of the 2015 Paris climate accord: limiting global […]
Biodiversity
In an era of mass extinction, who decides which species to save – and how?
Priorities at #national and #international levels can be at odds with those of #local and #Indigenous #communities and a major chunk of #conservation efforts focused on “charismatic #megafauna”-...
Sustainable Business
New Zealand puts an end to new permits for exploration of deep-sea oil and gas reserves
James Renwick The New Zealand government’s announcement that it will not issue any new permits for offshore exploration for oil and gas deposits is […]
Biodiversity
When A River Becomes A Legal Person: A Short Journey Down New Zealand’s Whanganui River
Gary Wockner The Whanganui is the longest navigable river in New Zealand, and its water and the land around it have been at the […]