John Maunder sunlive.co.nz This week over 70,000 people will attend COP 28, the 27th gathering of the Conference of the Parties dealing with climate change. By contrast, 38 years ago a small group of 100 scientists met in the small town of Villach in Austria to begin
Although Chris Hipkins and Christopher Luxon both said New Zealand was in a climate emergency, their answers to a follow up question: “Personally, what are you doing to change your lifestyle?” were revealing. “As a family, we embraced recycling some time ago,” Luxon responded. “I have an EV (electric vehicle)
The Climate Cult has New Zealand’s political class almost completely in its grip. You can vote for any colour, so long as it’s green. The spectrum of party policies ranges from wishy-washy mint to poisonous emerald. The sad truth is that the entire political class is so terrified
Alexander Gillespie University of Waikato theconversation.com The most recent protest by the Restore Passenger Rail climate protest group, in which a Wellington car dealership was defaced with red paint, is not just the latest in a local movement – it’s part of a global trend. Airline bosses have been
Peter Allan Williams Writer and broadcaster for half a century. Now watching from the sidelines, although verbalising thoughts on www.reality check.radio three days a week. peterallanwilliams.substack.com The last day of parliament this past week was briefly interrupted by Greenpeace protestors who dangled a banner over the
The New Zealand Government has chosen not to fanfare the release of its working group report on managed retreat until after the election. The Ministry for the Environment requested the report and it is now available on the ministry’s website. […] in the final reckoning, it recommends communities be relocated
Stuart Smith National MP Kaikoura The news that New Zealand might be a net absorber of CO2 is exciting and challenges our approach to emissions management. The Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS) requires an emission certificate for each tonne of CO2 equivalent emitted, encouraging consumption choices towards lower emissions. The benefits
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
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 New Zealand is officially in
Stuart Smith National MP for Kaikoura stuartsmith.national.org.nz On Sunday, our Science, Innovation and Technology Spokesperson, Hon Judith Collins, announced National’s Harnessing Biotech Plan that will end the ban on genetic modification and gene editing in New Zealand. The policy will unlock the benefits of these technologies
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
John Tookey Professor of Construction Management Auckland University of Technology Do you have gas? It’s a personal question that may cause offence – and not always for the obvious reason. Because the way we choose to cook or heat our homes is increasingly becoming something of a sore point. Since
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
New Zealand’s largest single emissions reduction project has been announced for NZ Steel’s Glenbrook plant. A deal has been struck between the government, NZ Steel and Contact Energy: The new furnace – to which taxpayers are contributing up to $140 million through the Government Investment in Decarbonising Industry fund
The Blonde Recently I spent some time looking at photos of our beautiful country, trying to see it through the eyes of a tourist or a new arrival to our shores. It is very easy, if living in a city, to assume that everyone else is living in a similar
