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Hauraki Gulf Degradation
It’s a disgrace. Our wonderful Hauraki Gulf is experiencing ongoing environmental degradation, and resources are continuing to be lost or suppressed at environmentally...
Transport Emissions Shock
The first annual report on the New Zealand ETS, released today by the Government, reveals transport, or liquid fuel emissions, was about 25% higher than expected. New...
700 Killed By Auck Pollution A Year
Yet another report on the shocking truth behind Auckland’s poor air quality - and more reason why we need to discourage Aucklanders from driving by producing...
A Really Bold Move
Auckland and Wellington now have pro-PTMayors so which of them will be bold enough to do something Spain is doing. The Government in the Spanish city of Murcia is...
Fossil Free World by 2050 Possible?
Two California researchers claim technical know-how and financial capability exists for the world to run entirely on renewable energy by 2050. Their study says that...
Road Cones To Be Waste Plastic
Road cones will soon be made here using waste plastic. Environment Minister Nick Smith said there was a need to back up the effort of so many New Zealanders that...
Report Slams Official Waterview Claims
Just how bad will the air quality be around the Waterview area be once the tunnel is completed and has the estimate of traffic flows been greatly under-estimated? An...
Great Barrier Gets Eco Terminal
Auckland Transport opens a new $1m airport terminal at Claris, Great Barrier Island on Tuesday - and as you would suspect, it’s an eco-friendly airport...
Govt Report: Oil Shock Warning
A Parliamentary Research Paper, titled ‘The Next Oil Shock’ released today warns that NZ’s economy is “very vulnerable” because of...
Greens Table Puhoi Document
The Greens this afternoon tabled in parliament the business case for the Puhoi highway saying that the oil shock wasn’t taken into account for the project. This...
NZ Tidy Up For RWC 2011
The Government is pushing for a tidy country for when the RWC 2011 happens. It wants plenty of recycling bins in public places in time for the Tournament. The environment...
Major Changes To Auck Planning
Important reports on the future of Auckland- have been released by the governemnt post - the Auckland election and the outcome will help determine how much...
Ministers Welcomes Fewer SUVs
Energy Minister Gerry Brownlee today welcomed the fact Kiwis are buying fewer new gas guzzling vehicles and called for more fuel efficiency to help with the environment. He...
Bike Fix It Day
The owners of broken-down bikes are being urged to dust them off and bring them down to Shed 1 101 Halsey Street on Auckland’s Viaduct Harbour on Sunday. It’s...
Gull Launches Biodiesel Blend
Gull is introducing a new 5% biodiesel blend. The new fuel is a blend of ordinary diesel with 5% biodiesel made from used cooking oil. Associate Energy and Resources...
Greenpeace Protest Angers Police
Police are furious at the actions of Greenpeace protestors in Auckland today and plan to lay charges. Police who attended the incident today are concerned that the...
It’s World Car Free Day
I was thrilled to see a sign inside a bus tonight that advertised tomorrow’s world car free day. Maybe I have missed something but I haven’t heard much...
Govt To Push Oil Exploration
The Government is to heavily push oil exploration around our shores and has told critics they have to change their concerns. “We want to ensure that New Zealand...
Major Survey Into Motorway Pollution
NIWA scientists working with Auckland and Canterbury University are researching how dangerous Auckland’s motorway pollution is. Using a late model Ford Falcon...
Govt View Of Auck Spatial Plan
As part of the Auckland Governance reform, Auckland is to have a spatial plan and the government this afternoon revealed more of what it has in mind. Environment...
Odd Weather
As a keen watcher of the state of global oil resources, I find the latest report from the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration on last month’s...
Omaha Plan Stopped
It’s something to celebrate that development of 650ha of land on the Tawharanui Peninsula adjoining Omaha has been stopped. Building 500 homes and a visitors...
Official Biofuel Report Out
A report from the Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment today is calling for a more strategic approach to biofuels. Dr Jan Wright says that if biofuels...
Greenpeace Shuts BP Stations
BP stations throughout central London were prevented from selling petrol this morning by Greenpeace activists who shut them and put up signs which say: “Closed....
Train Carbon Calculator
Here’s a cool calculator that’s gone on the Veolia site.You select your train journey stops and it works out your carbon emission saving. You’ll...
