Over the weekend, delegates at COP24 in Katowice, Poland came to a global agreement for a ‘rulebook’ to put the 2015 Paris […]
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Environment ‘report card’ – In the News
The ‘state of the environment’ report Environment Aoteoroa 2015 has received extensive media coverage. Released Wednesday, the report focuses on […]
Continue readingBeef a costly meat – experts respond
The environmental burdens imposed by beef production far exceed the burdens imposed by other types of livestock and plant staples, […]
Continue readingFood safety report spurs government action
An independent report into the Fonterra botulism scare has been released and the central government has accepted the recommendations put […]
Continue readingWater quality report in the news
A report from the Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment has highlighted the negative impact farming practices are having on New […]
Continue readingScience clear on freshwater quality and trout
Following claims that trout are responsible for the decline in New Zealand’s freshwater quality, scientists stepped forward to set the […]
Continue readingElevated trans fats in dairy supply may be linked to health risk
New Zealand Herald’s Chris Barton investigates new evidence of palm kernel-derived trans fats in New Zealand dairy products and their […]
Continue readingSouthland Times: New system saves hours on milking time
Mark Hotton writes in The Southland Times about a new, Australian-developed system which is helping dairy farmers reduce their milking […]
Continue readingNewsletter Digest: Future electronics, meat consumption and the NZBio and Kea Awards
Life after silicon – future electronics The journal Science gives over much of this week’s issue to the role silicon-based […]
Continue readingReport: Climate impact of cutting back on cattle questioned
A report presented this week at the 239th National Meeting of the American Chemical Society suggests that despite claims to […]
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