Recordings from a day-long symposium on the Future of coal in New Zealand, hosted by VUW Institute of Policy Studies, […]
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Research and the 2011 Budget
On Thursday the government will announce their 2011 budget for New Zealand. The New Zealand Herald‘s Hamish Fletcher caught up […]
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The future of coal and proposed lignite developments in Southland, and their role in feeding growing energy needs here and […]
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The Christchurch February 22 earthquake has awakened New Zealand to the importance of earthquake prepared buildings, but will Australia learn […]
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The government’s latest plans for freshwater quality and irrigation have made some progress towards a more environmental national policy on […]
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Following the release of Sir Peter Gluckman’s report on evidence in policy making, Tim Watkin from TVNZ’s Q+A show has […]
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Climate change expert James Hansen kicked off his nation wide lecture tour last night in Auckland. His pointed analysis of […]
Continue readingGovernment’s water plan making waves
This week the government released their National Policy Statement on Freshwater, sparking debate about how the country deals with one […]
Continue readingIPCC report on Renewable Energy
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has released a Special Report on Renewable Energy Sources. Dominion Post reporter Kiran […]
Continue readingExperts Respond: The 2011 Australian federal budget
The Australian government has announced the 2011 federal budget, revealing that several proposed cuts to science and research funding have […]
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