Oliver Hendrickson outlines the new national environmental standards for plantation forestry.
In August last year, the Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) and the Ministry for the Environment launched a new nationwide set of regulations to manage plantation forestry activities.
The National Environmental Standards for...
It’s time to stop arguing about where people live or who pays for our water infrastructure. Water New Zealand CE John Pfahlert calls for new ways to fund innovative and appropriate infrastructure.
In an article in the Listener earlier this year, journalist Rebecca Macfie detailed a somewhat acrimonious debate that followed the...
Will collaborative processes help find the best ways to manage our country’s freshwater? Ruth Le Pla tests the waters.
A new government report on freshwater management highlights yet again the delicate path that regional authorities must tread in balancing environmental, economic and iwi aspirations for some of the most beautiful,...
A new government report on freshwater management highlights yet again the delicate path that regional authorities must tread in balancing environmental, economic and iwi aspirations for some of the most beautiful, productive and culturally significant parts of our country.
It also raises the issue of how effective collaborative...
A new joint initiative from international water and environment experts DHI and Auckland Council has recently gone online to the public. The Auckland Bathing Water Forecast (ABWF) is designed to provide forecasts of bathing suitability for central Auckland for up to three days. Recent high test results from some of the monitored beaches...
The recent McGredy Winder 2015 SOLGM Local Government Excellence Awards celebrate some of the sector’s best-managed projects.
Selwyn District Council’s Project Helix, which led to the creation of an end-to-end online building consenting system, takes home the supreme award at the 2015 McGredy Winder SOLGM Local Government Excellence...
Blair King’s practical farming background drives his innovative approach to managing Tararua District Council, writes Ruth Le Pla.
My plans to interview Blair King went from bad to bonkers really fast. It wasn’t his fault. We’d arranged to meet in the nice quiet Koru Lounge at Auckland Airport as he headed out of town....
