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Car share schemes driving force for eco-city status
Recent information shows the capital’s car share schemes are proving to be popular in Wellington – and with the planet….
LAWA River Water Quality National Summary 2020
LAWA shows water quality information for river sites throughout New Zealand. Rivers and streams are monitored for a range of…
Greater Wellington on the pathway to lower carbon emissions
Greater Wellington Regional Council’s Climate Committee has supported two proposals to retire grazing and restore rare wetland and forest ecosystems…
Clean energy future for more schools
Schools across Aotearoa New Zealand will be supported by the Government to upgrade to run on clean energy. The Minister…
Climate Change Commission – Consultation
The Climate Change Commissions’ first package of advice will be open for consultation from 1 February to 16 March 2021…
Bunnings Ltd v Auckland Transport [2020] NZEnvC 92
The Environment Court’s recent decision in Bunnings Ltd v Auckland Transport [2020] NZEnvC 92 concerned an application to the Environment…
EECA releases updated energy end use data
The Energy Efficiency and Conservation Authority (EECA) has updated its Energy End Use Database with the latest figures on energy…
New Zealand first in the world to require climate risk reporting
New Zealand will be the first country in the world to require the financial sector to report on climate risks….
Advancing clean energy technology
Three ambitious and cutting-edge research programmes that will lift New Zealand’s advanced energy technology research capability over seven years have…
Mediation in the Environment Court: Do the Numbers Matter?
When thinking about the number of participants in Environment Court mediation, the old saying “too many cooks spoil the broth”…
COVID-19 impact evident in new energy data
The profound impact of the COVID-19 lockdown on the energy sector has been reflected in new data contained in the…
Report focuses on urban regeneration priorities
Christchurch City Council has considered a report recommending the prioritisation of urban regeneration activity. The Urban Regeneration Priorities report proposes…
Christchurch’s $2.7b rebuild no pipe dream
More than $2.7 billion worth of repairs and rebuilding has gone into restoring Christchurch’s battered horizontal infrastructure since the 2010-11…
Climate Change Implications for Local Government of the Resource Management Amendment Act 2020
This article outlines the recent climate-change-related amendments to the Resource Management Act 1991 (RMA) and discusses the implications of these…
Watercare granted two consents for Waikato River water
Two consents granted by Waikato Regional Council mean Watercare can continue to maximise the amount of water it can treat…
Sponsorship opportunities for RMLA’s ‘mini’ conference : Riding the wave of the future
RMLA sponsorship offers an unrivalled brand positioning opportunity. For this year’s ‘mini conference’ we offer the following ‘mini’ sponsorship…
Mackenzie drylands protection takes step forward
The legal protection of 11,800 hectares of land as new conservation land is a step towards protecting the fragile drylands…
Big opportunities for a high-value, low-carbon forestry future
The New Zealand wood fibre futures stage one report identifies wood processing technologies that could help drive a high-value and low-carbon…
Possum in the Headlights: An Audit of Australia’s Biodiversity Offsetting Conditions and Some Lessons for New Zealand
The Australian Government’s Department of Agriculture, Water, and the Environment (DAWE) has just been grilled by the Australian National Audit…
Consultation Opens On Reducing Carbon Emissions In Building And Construction
Public consultation has opened on proposals to help reduce carbon emissions in the building and construction sector. General Manager Building…