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Govt plan for swimmable rivers by 2040 – In the News
The Government plans to ensure 90 per cent of New Zealand rivers and streams are “swimmable” by 2040, but critics […]
Continue readingMore work needed on environmental reporting – PCE
The Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment, Dr Jan Wright, has released her commentary on a wide-ranging ‘State of the Environment’ […]
Continue readingWhat can be done to stop lake snot? – Dr Marc Schallenberg
We need to fund more research into an algae clogging southern lakes says University of Otago’s Dr Marc Schallenberg on […]
Continue readingEnvironment ‘report card’ – In the News
The ‘state of the environment’ report Environment Aoteoroa 2015 has received extensive media coverage. Released Wednesday, the report focuses on […]
Continue readingForestry scheme reboot – Expert reaction
The Government is restarting a forestry scheme that will pay landowners to plant forests, aiming to prevent erosion, improve water […]
Continue readingNew Zealand’s ‘blue economy’ – Dame Anne Salmond
Dame Anne Salmond, patron of the Te Awaroa 1000 Rivers Project, writes about the country’s ‘blue economy’ in the New […]
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Election 2014 – SMC science Q&A with political parties
The Science Media Centre put questions on key science-related issues to the political parties ahead of the General Election scheduled […]
Continue readingDominion Post: Government efforts on water “shallow”
In its Wednesday editorial, the Dominion Post tackles the issue of freshwater quality in New Zealand, and last week’s release […]
Continue readingRuataniwha irrigation dam decision – expert responds
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has granted resource consent to a proposed irrigation dam that will be the largest built […]
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