ENVIRONMENTAL LEADERSHIP – an aid to decision-making
By Philip Maw, National Managing partner, Wynn Williams. Local government is facing an increasing number of significant policy changes that need to be implemented. Some...
Category : Environment
Hull marine pest survey starts again
Divers plan to check 2000-plus boat hulls from this month until May 2022 as part of an ongoing search targeting unwanted pests threatening Northland’s marine...
RMA replacement needs more localism
LGNZ is calling on the Government to bolster the provisions for communities to have a stronger voice in the exposure draft of the Natural and...
RMA reform draft raises concerns
The draft of the Natural and Built Environments Bill released last month [July 2021] as the Government moves to replace the Resource Management Act 1991...
Why I look forward to greener generation
By Andy Loader, extractive industry consultant, First Rock Consultancy. The Government is hard bent in transitioning to a greener economy with renewable energy such as...
A climate step too far
The Climate Commission draft report to the Government is so extreme that even typically conservative economists are expressing alarm, explains Dr Muriel Newman, New Zealand...
Mining for community well-being
Many mining companies have voluntarily set about mitigating old mining sites without obligation out of a sense of community involvement. Peter Owens looks at one...