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- Public to have say on coastal guide
The public is being invited to make submissions to a board of inquiry on a policy statement that will guide councils on how to manage coastal development. Conservation Minister Steve Chadwick appointed the board to carry out public...
Mon, 10 Mar 2008 14:13:00 +1200 - Fact-finding mission to recycling site offers ideas
We are now over one month into our rubbish-free year. So far we have two I-shaped clothing tag connectors and a couple of fruit stickers, as we forget sometimes that something as natural as fruit could be a source of possible...
Mon, 10 Mar 2008 12:14:13 +1200 - Customs work gets cruisy
New biosecurity measures to help cope with a big increase in cruise ship visits to New Zealand have netted a 25 per cent increase in declared goods per passenger. MAF Biosecurity has trialled the introduction of new, larger and...
Mon, 10 Mar 2008 05:00:00 +1200 - Gull fires salvo at oil warnings
Pioneering biofuel supplier Gull Petroleum is lashing out at bigger oil companies for warning of dire consequences from making mandatory sales targets too ambitious. BP and Mobil warned a parliamentary select committee last week...
Mon, 10 Mar 2008 05:00:00 +1200 - The green test: Carly Flynn, TV presenter
What are you doing personally to make a difference? Composting. I have a worm farm that eats almost everything! My plants love the worm "tea" and I feel good feeding my scraps to the worms rather than just throwing them away....
Mon, 10 Mar 2008 05:00:00 +1200 - Six ways to efficiently heat and insulate your home
1. ELECTRIC HEATERS Generally very efficient, as they convert most of the electricity directly to heat. Different types of electric heaters suit different circumstances. Close the curtains and ensure your house is well insulated...
Mon, 10 Mar 2008 05:00:00 +1200 - Companies looking after their world
New Zealand businesses are spending more time and money considering the effect of their activities on the environment and the communities in which they operate. "Stakeholder reporting", or sustainable development reporting, is...
Mon, 10 Mar 2008 05:00:00 +1200 - Greenpeace backs big no-fishing zones
Three large patches of the Pacific Ocean, the sea equivalent of no-man's land, should be turned into marine reserves to help ensure sustainability of its fish stocks, says Greenpeace. The environmental advocacy agency says it makes...
Mon, 10 Mar 2008 05:00:00 +1200 - Australians worst nation on Earth at preserving wildlife
SYDNEY - Australians love their wildlife - after all, who could fail to warm to a koala, or a wombat, or a kangaroo? But few Australians know that they have the worst record on the planet for conserving their beautiful and unusual...
Sun, 09 Mar 2008 06:30:00 +1200 - British government pulls plug on bottled water
LONDON - Bottles of water will no longer be served at British government meetings under a "tap water only" policy announced on Thursday to protect the environment. Britain's top civil servant, Cabinet Secretary Gus O'Donnell, sent...
Fri, 07 Mar 2008 09:30:00 +1200 - Boat's oil spill cleared
Northland Regional Council oil spill response staff have successfully removed all 1500 litres of diesel fuel left on board the 20m commercial fishing boat Seawyf after it hit and grounded on Fairway Reef in Doubtless Bay in the Far...
Fri, 07 Mar 2008 07:00:00 +1200 - Ocean levels to fall, not rise - scientists
OSLO - Sea levels are set to fall over millions of years, making the current rise blamed on climate change a brief interruption of an ancient geological trend, scientists said on Thursday. They said oceans were getting deeper and...
Fri, 07 Mar 2008 05:00:00 +1200 - 'Eat a whale and save the planet'
Eat a whale and save the planet, a Norwegian pro-whaling lobby said of a study showing that harpooning the giant mammals is less damaging to the climate than farming livestock. Environmental group Greenpeace dismissed the survey,...
Wed, 05 Mar 2008 05:00:00 +1200 - Greenpeace slams proposed trading scheme
The Government's proposed emissions trading scheme is being savaged by Greenpeace. The environmental lobby group argues it will do little to reduce New Zealand's greenhouse gas emissions and will impede development of less carbon...
Tue, 04 Mar 2008 09:01:53 +1200 - Crew ready for anything visitors toss their way
Visitors to the Rainbow Warrior sometimes ask if its hull has been patched up or if it was the vessel that sank a French warship. So when the crew of the 55m former fishing trawler open the gangplank to the public in Auckland next...
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