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NZ no longer on track for net zero under Govt’s new climate plan
WEBJul 17, 2024 · Failing to hit net zero. According to the document, however, this new approach means New Zealand is no longer on track to meet its 2050 net zero emissions target, nor the third emissions budget in 2031 to 2035. That’s a marked change from the final projections released under Labour, which showed the country’s non-methane emissions falling ...
‘Round the clock’ hazards monitoring at risk from funding gap
WEB10 hours ago · Photo: Lynn Grieveson. New Zealand’s 24/7 natural hazards monitoring service may be cut back if the Crown institute tasked with the work can’t plug a funding gap, officials have warned. However, the Government has put the onus on GNS Science to cut costs elsewhere or find new sources of revenue.
The Burden: Kiwis with Long Covid speak out - Newsroom
WEB10 hours ago · People with Long Covid – which is estimated to affect anywhere from 2 percent to 20 percent of all Covid-19 cases – find themselves suffering silently, invisibly, while the rest of the world strives to forget. For a three-part series on Long Covid (part one can be found here), Newsroom spoke to four of the thousands of silent sufferers.
Scrutiny Week's scoreboard - Newsroom
WEBJun 24, 2024 · Scrutiny Week's scoreboard. New Zealand politicians have survived the first ever Scrutiny Week, an innovation that clears the parliamentary decks and lets them eyeball each other over Budget decisions. Today on The Detail we call in Newsroom’s senior political reporter Marc Daalder to tell us what we learned from the week where politicians ...
How Greater Christchurch can continue to grow sustainably
WEB10 hours ago · Opinion: I remember being asked when I was mayor what elements of preparation pay off most when a crisis occurs. I gave several examples but concluded on the Greater Christchurch Partnership and the Urban Development Strategy (which was updated this year as part of the Greater Christchurch Spatial Plan process).The planning framework resulted from a partnership between the city and the two ...
Rushed response to oil and gas exploration led to testy select …
WEB1 day ago · Environment. Rushed response to oil and gas exploration led to testy select committee. The public had mere days to submit on a major shift in NZ’s fossil fuels outlook. by Fox Meyer 14 hours ago08/10/2024. Reopening New Zealand to oil and gas exploration raised the ire of a public who felt they were left no room to voice their opposition.
Govt to free up foreign investment in 'sensitive' NZ land and assets
WEBJan 27, 2024 · Business. Govt to free up foreign investment in ‘sensitive’ NZ land and assets. Act says the changes will encourage investment in New Zealand, but opponents warn of a threat to sovereignty. by Andrew Bevin 26/01/202428/01/2024. Winston Peters and David Seymour take a very different stance on overseas investment.
Most of NZ to leave Level 4 next week, longer stay for Auckland …
WEBAug 27, 2021 · Auckland and Northland, from the southern Auckland boundary to the top of the country, would remain in Level 4 for some time longer. Based on the size of the outbreak at present and the need to see “a sustained reduction in cases” before moving alert levels, it was likely Auckland would need to remain in full lockdown for a further two weeks beyond the rest of the country.