Draft details on a proposal to legalise and regulate a market for recreational cannabis, officially released today, will be followed […]
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Freshwater cap-and-trade scheme – Expert Reaction
Managing freshwater by cap-and-trade would help address iwi claims, manage contaminants and fairly allocate the freshwater estate, according to the New Zealand Initiative. The report says the […]
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Global extinction rates accelerating – Expert Reaction
One million species are threatened with extinction and the rate of species extinction is accelerating, a global report warns. The UN’s Intergovernmental […]
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Planned Pike River re-entry delayed – In the News
Plans to begin the re-entry of Pike River mine on Friday have been delayed due to safety concerns about the […]
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Denisovan jawbone discovery – Expert Reaction
Ancient Denisovans travelled much further than we thought, according to the discovery of a 160,000-year-old jawbone on the Tibetan Plateau […]
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Active transport report – Expert Reaction
A University of Otago-led report has outlined bold ambitions aimed at getting Kiwis out of their cars and into more ‘active […]
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The state of Aotearoa’s environment – Expert Reaction
A state of the environment report has highlighted nine priority issues, including polluted waterways, greenhouse gas emissions and urban growth […]
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Notre Dame fire – Expert Reaction
Firefighters battled for hours to save the iconic Notre Dame cathedral in Paris. The spire collapsed on the building, where […]
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Smears and fury in big telescope lobbying – Eloise Gibson
University of Auckland physicist Prof Richard Easther has had his conduct and mental health attacked after he criticised taxpayer funding for a telescope, […]
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Greenhouse gas emissions rise again – Expert Reaction
New Zealand’s greenhouse gas emissions rose by 2.2 per cent in 2017. According to the annual Greenhouse Gas Inventory, emissions increased by […]
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