Breadcrumbs List.
Environment
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Methamphetamine detected in downtown Auckland air pollution
17 April 2023
Meth, nicotine, caffeine and THC detected in Customs Street air in groundbreaking study.
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Kupe Leadership Scholarship: Honours student talks complexities of urban housing policy
17 April 2023
Meet Alex King (Ngāti Kurī) one of this years’ Kupe Leadership Scholarship recipients.
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We really need to up our R&D game
12 April 2023
Opinion: Instead of supporting from the sideline, New Zealand should encourage homegrown, innovative solutions to drawing greenhouse gases out of the environment, writes Lokesh Padhye
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Why Māori renaming is the new norming
3 April 2023
Opinion: In Aotearoa the long shadow of colonial overlay is reflected in the endurance of names with little bearing to the land, its stories or people, writes Robin Kearns
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Pōhutukawa hit by myrtle rust infections, researcher says
23 March 2023
Dr Maj Padamsee, of the School of Biological Sciences, leads research into a fungal threat.
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Time to plan for the climate change inevitable
21 March 2023
Opinion: As New Zealand inherits the climate legacy of larger and more powerful nations, we must turn our attention to leading by example, writes Kevin Trenberth
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University raises capital for sustainability initiatives
20 March 2023
Waipapa Taumata Rau, University of Auckland has signed a $50 million sustainability loan, breaking new ground for New Zealand’s university sector.
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The potential of self-assemble well-designed prefab housing
20 March 2023
Opinion: Housing supply has never been more of a problem in New Zealand, and only set to worsen as the climate heats. Diane Brand and Minh Nguyen make the case for investing in well-designed prefabricated housing.
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How to prevent building where it isn’t safe
16 March 2023
Opinion: If there is any good to come out of the storms this year it is that it will encourage local and central government planners to ensure building consent means well-informed consent, says Martin Brook
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Life in the red-stickered zone needn’t be quite this hard
13 March 2023
Opinion: Muriwai resident, Associate Professor Vivienne Elizabeth, shares her experience in the profoundly disempowering state of limbo of a red-stickered area.
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Dilemma of homes stickered in red or yellow
8 March 2023
Opinion: Associate Professor Martin Brook writes on people moving back in to disaster-affected homes.
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Cyclone reveals fixes needed for vital communicatons links
3 March 2023
Opinion: When Cyclone Gabrielle struck many people were left without cell or internet connections. Ulrich Speidel explains what happened and what needs to be fixed.