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He aha te tikanga o te International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples?
Inanahi ko te International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples. Kāore pea i mahara ia koe, heoi, kaua e māharahara- e wātea tonu ana te whakanui! Mena e taea ana…
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Deep sea mining concerns from the Pacific need to be heard
When it comes to the campaign to stop deep sea mining, the stakes may be highest for Pacific communities. One of the biggest deep sea mining target zones is in the…
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70 years of road-based policies created today’s problems – does National’s transport plan add up?
The old joke about “just one more lane” being all that’s needed to solve traffic congestion has been heard a few times since the National Party released its transport policy…
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Climate extremes make NZ’s supply chains highly vulnerable – it’s time to rethink how we grow and ship food
Supermarket customers around New Zealand are noticing gaps in the grocery aisles that have nothing to do with the global pandemic or Ukraine war. It’s clear domestic food supply chains…
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Oppenheimer’s warning lives on: international laws and treaties are failing to stop a new arms race
J. Robert Oppenheimer – the great nuclear physicist, “father of the atomic bomb”, and now subject of a blockbuster biopic – always despaired about the nuclear arms race triggered by…
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Plastic pollution in some NZ lakes is comparable to northern hemisphere lakes in highly populated areas, global study finds
The level of microplastic pollution in New Zealand lakes is comparable with those in the US or Europe, despite much lower population densities, according to our global analysis of plastic pollution in freshwater lakes and reservoirs.
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The Pacific is uniting against deep sea mining
Bula vinaka from Suva! I’m currently with the Greenpeace ship the Rainbow Warrior that just arrived in Fiji to hear stories of Pacific voices calling for climate justice.
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Barbie, Electric Cars, and Ken’s SUV – As a Barbie Girl in a warming world, is there a better way to the real world?
As global warming intensifies, Barbie cruises in her pink electric vehicle ride to the real world. Studies reveal that cars are parked 95% of the time and contribute significantly to the climate crisis. While Barbie shifts to a small electric vehicle, Ken still clings to a big SUV. But to be truly sustainable, we need…
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El Niño combined with global warming means big changes for New Zealand’s weather
El Niño is officially here, according to the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, and with it comes a change from the La Niña weather patterns New Zealand has experienced for the past three years.
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Indigenous Pacific leaders call on countries to support ban on deep sea mining
Voices against deep sea mining have never been so loud - from the fishing sector to financiers, indigenous peoples, scientists and big business.