John Maunder Climate extremes in New Zealand, since instrumental records became available in the 1850s, show a range from the highest temperature of 42.4 degrees Celsius, recorded in Rangiora on February 7, 1973, to the most intense rainfall in 10 minutes: 34 mm, which occurred in Tauranga on April
Today’s face of the day has Horizons’ environmental manager Craig Davey worried. First-ever wallaby discovered in Manawatu-Whanganui region, prompting plea to New Zealanders Without action, it is estimated pest wallabies could inhabit up to one-third of Aotearoa New Zealand within 50 years. Newshub Phew, they had me worried for
For domestic use, solar panels are generally not a bad idea. That’s because domestic electricity consumption is generally pretty low: residential electricity consumption is about 20% of the total. And if solar output drops because of bad weather or night time, houses still have a grid connection to fall
Apparently, according to Science Direct, “Lab-Grown Meat Has a Big Problem Very Few People Know About”. Well, it can’t be that it tastes like shit — because everyone knows that. So, what is the problem? Because it must be a big one: because, despite the endless hype around it, there
Kurt Mahlburg mercatornet.com Kurt Mahlburg is a writer and author, and an emerging Australian voice on culture and the Christian faith. He has a passion for both the philosophical and the personal, drawing on his background as a graduate architect, a primary school teacher, a missionary, and a young
Everything that’s a bit shite about EVs is a long and ever-growing list. As we saw last week, they even make tyres worse: the extra weight of the Damned Things wears tyres faster and creates more pollution. In fact, for smugmobiles whose sole boast is supposedly cutting pollution, EVs
Dr Muriel Newman Dr Muriel Newman established the New Zealand Centre for Political Research as a public policy think tank in 2005 after nine years as a Member of Parliament. A former Chamber of Commerce president, her background is in business and education. nzcpr.com On the last Friday of
When Europeans arrived in Tasmania, they noticed an astonishing and puzzling thing. Despite living on an island, Tasmanians refused to eat fish. They hadn’t for 5,000 years. Despite unsubstantiated claims to the contrary, the middens are clear: Tasmanians stopped eating scaled fish about 3000 BC. The middens show
Kerri Duncan Kerri is an Adelaide-based freelance writer with a background in animal science and molecular biology. Always up for an investigative adventure, Kerri is addicted to exploring Earth’s wonders and finding as many waterfalls as possible. Her work in life sciences has deepened her appreciation of the natural
Marc Morano Marc Morano manages CFACT’s award-winning ClimateDepot.com news and information service. He is the award-winning producer, writer and host of CFACT’s Climate Hustle feature films. Marc served as a reporter for “Rush Limbaugh the Television Show” and as a senior advisor to Senator James Inhofe. cfact.
Cranmer cranmer.substack.com Lawyer with over 25 years experience in some of the world’s biggest law firms. I divide my time between the UK and NZ. This Substack explores issues facing NZ at present under my nom du plume, Cranmer. Following Friday’s revelation that Budget 2023 has
Erin McEwan PhD candidate in Geological Sciences University of Canterbury New Zealand’s 2016 Kaikoura earthquake stopped the Waiau Toa – also known as the Clarence River – in its course. Within hours, the river flooded outside its channel and changed course. In the seven years since the magnitude 7.8 earthquake,
There’s no such thing as a free lunch — and no such thing as free money. The cashed-up Boomers who thought they’d make a killing by feeding rooftop solar, subsidised by taxpayers, back into the grid soon came a gutser. Not only was the feed-in tariff taxable income, but,
John Maunder Recently on a visit to Melbourne, I had lunch with colleagues from the Bureau of Meteorology. It was suggested that it might be a good idea to rename the title of my last book “Fifteen Shades of Climate” to better reflect its contents. After seeking advice it appeared
cfact.org The Italian parliament, demonstrating confidence in Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, this week formally backed her plan to reintroduce nuclear power plants into Italy’s energy mix, reversing the nation’s 1987 moratorium on nuclear power. Meanwhile, energy-starved Germany is feeling the pinch from shuttering all of its 17
voicesforfreedom.co.nz I have been reading about the proposed changes to parking, speed limits and road layout for our village. My first question is: “What is the problem that this proposal is solving?” The ‘Streets for People’ project is one that is being rolled out around the country – and
