Water New Zealand’s National Performance Review
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...
Tag : Environment
Best ways to co-govern natural resources
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...
Big Belly bins bring benefits
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...
The Accidental Environmentalist: Building healthy cities
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...
Expert calls for more walkable cities
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...
Ecan adopts new approaches to river management & consenting
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...
Electrifying sustainable cities
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...
Hawke's Bay Urban Biodiversity Programme wins Air New Zealand EXCELLENCE Award for Environmental Impact
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...