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Climate fiddling while Rome burns
3 March 2023
Opinion: The Natural Hazards Insurance Act 2023 is a masterpiece of convolution and only covers flood damage to land. What about other climate-change-induced events, asks Chris Nicoll.
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Centuries of whaling data highlight likely climate change effect
1 March 2023
Centuries-old whaling records show how southern right whales, or Tohorā, are altering their feeding habits.
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Solar and EVs: a match made in 'clean-energy' heaven?
28 February 2023
A recent study asks whether people with solar installations are more likely to buy electric vehicles and why this might be.
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The probable, possible and preferable future of Auckland
28 February 2023
Opinion: The money the Government looks likely to put into a rebuild could be used to kickstart a genuinely new direction for Auckland, writes Nicolas Lewis and John Morgan
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Is this the end of the Auckland dream?
27 February 2023
There is an obvious desire to ‘return to normal’, but maybe this summer is a time to reconsider the future of Auckland, says John Morgan and Nicolas Lewis
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Cyclone Gabrielle: Outages strengthen the case for burying power lines
22 February 2023
Opinion: Underground power lines are safer, more resilient and less of an eyesore, says Timothy Welch. The higher upfront cost will pay off in long-term benefits.
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Lose that driveway and rethink the back yard
21 February 2023
Opinion: Auckland suburbanites could all do our bit to create a more porous, sponge-like city, says Bill McKay
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Getting the lay of our unstable land
21 February 2023
Opinion: Building housing on land that is vulnerable to instability has long been an issue in New Zealand. It's time we face up to the problem, write Chris Nicoll and Martin Brook
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New Zealand and Australia: trade ties that bind
15 February 2023
The trans-Tasman trade relationship is the focus of this year's Auckland Trade and Economic Policy School on 23 and 24 February at the University of Auckland.
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Activists fiercely hopeful for a better future
14 February 2023
Successful campaigns have a clear, positive vision and offer practical ways people can make a difference, according to a new book on youth activism in Aotearoa.
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We must urgently fill information gaps in climate emergency preparation
14 February 2023
Opinion: Two “one in a 100 year” floods within six years is not bad luck, it is a wakeup call to bring our environmental prediction and monitoring up to the task.
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Stormwater thinking outside the box
12 February 2023
Opinion: Stormwater infrastructure is expensive and complicated, and there is no one-size fits all approach to its management in Auckland, with the region’s variable topography and geology, says Asaad Shamseldin, Conrad Zorn and Liam Wotherspoon.
