Call Canute, writes Patricia Moore, who finds a huge number of issues for councils to battle as they face up to the implications of rising seas.
The majority of Kiwis live less than 10 kilometres from a shoreline. Some are even closer with more than 9000 homes on land less than 50 centimetres above spring high tide levels. But, as the...
The contents of rubbish bins have never been so closely inspected. Mary Bell outlines councils’ important leadership role in waste minimisation.
Long gone are the days of tossing out anything and everything unwanted. Today, household trash is divided into recyclables, organic waste and rubbish, and, in the future, this will be...
Significant challenges lie ahead for stormwater management. A number of critical factors are creating a pressing need to update and modify how we deal with our stormwater. MARY SEARLE BELL delves into the future.
Rising urbanisation and the effects of climate change are demanding local authorities review and revise how they deal...
