Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern announced this morning that the Government would not hand out any new offshore oil and gas […]
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RMA doesn’t live up to expectations, report says – In the News
The Resource Management Act (RMA) hasn’t lived up to expectations in protecting the environment, according to a new report led […]
Continue readingProposed Resource Management Act changes- experts respond
The Government has revealed it plans for a long-anticipated overhaul of the Resource Management Act, touting changes that will lead […]
Continue readingNo follow up on ecological compensation – NZ Herald
Writing in the New Zealand Herald, Jamie Morton highlights new research from the University of Waikato detailing a lack of […]
Continue reading‘Beyond the limits’ Freshwater scientists speak out
Is current intensification of land use damaging our waterways beyond repair? Deteriorating water quality and arguments over access to water […]
Continue readingMedia focus on fracking following report
The release of a much-anticipated report into the oil and gas extraction technique ‘fracking’ has stimulated public discussion on the […]
Continue readingSeabed mining in the NZ Herald
In the New Zealand Herald Andy Kenworthy takes a look at seabed mining and the EEZ – an issue covered […]
Continue readingUK, US reports link fracking and quakes
The number of earthquakes in the central United States rose “spectacularly” near where oil and gas drillers disposed of wastewater […]
Continue readingIncreased media focus on fracking
The gas and oil extraction method known as hydraulic fracturing – AKA ‘fracking’ – has received increased media coverage in […]
Continue reading‘Fracking’ gas extraction spurs controversy
A high-pressure method for extracting oil and natural gas has been gaining attention as its use is grows in New […]
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