The Council Cannot Escape the Blame
Councillors chose to hold the plant at arm’s length. They then behaved as though that put the politics of it out of their reach too, which was never true.
Environment
The Great ‘Renewables’ Garbage Heap
The powers that be are just sweeping these issues under the rug and whistling past the landfill graveyards.
The Creatures Born From Code
Generative AI threatens to upend citizen science records, as images of fake species slowly start to proliferate.
Why We All Should Fear a Ngāi Tahu Victory
Water is a universal necessity and it is not a commodity to be divided along ethnic lines. To yield control of New Zealand’s most vital public asset to tribal interests is to trigger a dangerous constitutional crisis.
The Failure of the Murray Darling Plan
The MDBP was always a political solution to a political problem, but its consequences are not minor. We are long overdue for a dose of non-political reality.
Minister Confirms NZ Readiness for Bird Flu
Clare Swinney highlighted the scale of coordination already underway across government and councils, modelled on Covid-era response frameworks.
What the HSNO and ACVM Amendment Bills Mean for Organic
Together, these three bills create a layered, compounding risk for the organic sector and for all non-GE farmers, producers and consumers. Public submissions close for two of the bills tonight.
This Is Not Working
In a volcanic, earthquake prone country, you never know when you might need cover, Kiwis need a natural hazard insurance system that works.
Conservation Is a Rich Man’s Game
Poor tribespeople are too busy trying to survive or massacre their neighbours.
Renewables: ‘Saving’ the Planet by Wrecking It
Yet more tales of the unintended consquences of green utopianism.
African Big Game Hunting Protects the Animal
It is counterproductive for some short-sighted green groups to try to stop professionally managed hunting. Stopping hunting can do more harm to animal herds than the controlled hunting quotas.
Should We Really Clean up Ocean Plastic?
Another case of environmentalists wreaking more harm than good?
Meet the Chuck Norris of the Bird Kingdom
They say that mother snakes used to tell their children not to bite Chuck Norris lest they die in agonising pain. But it’s also true that they tell their children to always look behind, or else the secretary bird will get them.