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Expert Reactions | Published: 12 April 202313 April 2023

The Ministry for the Environment and Stats NZ have released the latest national report on the state of our freshwater. […]

Expert Reactions | Published: 02 March 202303 March 2023

The Cyclone Gabrielle Recovery Taskforce will cover issues to do with managed retreat, including who pays for it – as […]

Expert Q&A | Published: 27 February 201703 August 2018

UPDATED: Last week, the New Zealand Government announced its intention to make 90 per cent of NZ’s waterways ‘swimmable’ by […]

Expert Reactions | Published: 26 May 2016

The national budget announced today introduces a new Freshwater Improvement Fund valued at $100 million. Over the next 10 years […]

In the News | Published: 19 April 201603 May 2017

The impacts of climate change are already visible in New Zealand and will get worse unless drastic action is taken […]

In the News | Published: 22 February 201603 May 2017

Stronger rules on farm pollution and a $100 million for cleaning up lakes and rivers are among new initiatives put […]

In the News | Published: 22 March 201222 March 2012

A report laying bare the science behind New Zealand’s degraded waterways has received wide media coverage and spurred calls for […]

Expert Reactions | Published: 20 March 201221 March 2012

A report that aims to provide scientific context for the divisive issue of water quality in New Zealand is being […]

Reflections on Science | Published: 26 January 201226 January 2012

Dr Mike Joy, Senior Lecturer in Ecology and Environmental Science at Massey University, chastises New Zealand for not walking the […]

Expert Reactions | Published: 18 March 201019 March 2010

Agriculture Minister David Carter today sharply criticised dairy farmers who are failing to meet agreed targets for controlling pollution. His […]