A benchmarking tool reveals big differences in councils’ approaches to water, says Lesley Smith.
We require a lot from our water systems. They need to protect public health and the environment, be reliable, resilient, resource-efficient, economically-sustainable and responsive to customers. These performance aspects are the focus of...
As debate continues to hot up around who “owns”, controls and manages New Zealand’s natural resources, the Office of the Auditor-General (OAG) has released a new report examining effective approaches to shared governance.
Principles for co-governing natural resources outlines topline thinking behind some of the best ways to...
Councils and contractors have been making operational savings, reducing their carbon footprints and paring back their environmental impacts since the introduction of Big Belly solar-powered compaction rubbish bins in the middle of last year.
The bins are supplied by Manco Environmental (Manco), the country’s largest manufacturer and...
AECOM’s buildings and places specialist Guy Perry says that by focusing on our own health as people we’re also focusing on the wellbeing of our planet. He talks with Ruth Le Pla about what we could learn from Barcelona, Dubai, Warsaw and Hong Kong, and why it’s important not to make our lives too comfortable.
For Guy Perry’s...
An AECOM specialist has warned against building too much infrastructure in some New Zealand cities saying that experience overseas shows ‘walkable’ cities are a much healthier and more viable alternative for both people and the environment.
Hong Kong-based Guy Perry is executive director, buildings and places, for the Asia Pacific...
An Environment Canterbury initative provides a new option for short-term gravel extraction from the region’s rivers. Hugh de Lacy explains.
Using gravel extraction as a tool to help Environment Canterbury (Ecan) better control its braided rivers is the motivation behind a new permitting system being introduced by the regional council....
Five years ago Pioneer Generation was a small hydro-generation business. Now it provides energy services to multiple clients, including local authorities, ensuring renewable electricity is better utilised for almost all day-to-day energy use requirements.
Pioneer’s general manager of strategy and business development Grant Smith says...
At the 2015 LGNZ EXCELLENCE Awards.
A community possum-control initiative, which has seen tui and korimako (bellbird) numbers grow in the region, wins the Air New Zealand EXCELLENCE Award for Environmental Impact.
The Hawke’s Bay Urban Biodiversity (HUB) programme, run by Hawke’s Bay Regional Council (HBRC), in association with...
