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Category: The Environment

Taranaki Rhodo Fest steam train on track for sell-out bookings

Taranaki Rhodo Fest steam train on track for sell-out bookings

Click image to find Rhododendron nurseries Just 50 of the 200 seats remain on a steam train package out of Wellington to this year’s Taranaki Rhododendron & Garden Festival – with most passengers coming from anywhere but Wellington! Passengers are driving or flying in to Wellington from as far away as Whangarei, the Hawkes Bay, […]

Denmark is truckloads of waste ahead of New Zealand when it comes to recycling.

Denmark is truckloads of waste ahead of New Zealand when it comes to recycling.

Denmark is truckloads of waste ahead of New Zealand when it comes to recycling. When you visit a typical recycling depot in Denmark it can be difficult to know where to back in the trailer. After all there’s the not just the sections for paper or glass, but rows of options like for gib-board, electronic […]

Timber is tops for environmentally friendly buildings

Timber is tops for environmentally friendly buildings

Increasing the amount of timber used in large-scale commercial buildings can decrease some environmental impacts of the building, according to a Ministry of Agricultural and Forestry study. The research project, Environmental Impacts of Multi-Story Buildings Using Different Construction Materials, modelled the life cycle energy use and carbon dioxide (CO2) equivalent emissions of four similar office […]

Gardeners' thoughts should turn to Spring

Gardeners’ thoughts should turn to Spring

It may be midwinter, but the Monarch Butterfly New Zealand Trust is urging all butterfly gardeners to think about spring, and the most royal of butterflies, the Monarch. “Earlier this year many gardeners were upset that their caterpillars were dying,” said Jacqui Knight, Secretary of the Trust. “People run out of milkweed (swan plant), and […]

South Taranaki erosion scheme gets MAF grant

South Taranaki erosion scheme gets MAF grant

The Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry’s (MAF) Hill Country Erosion (HCE) Fund has granted $1.1 million to Taranaki Regional Council for its South Taranaki and Regional Erosion Support Scheme (STRESS). The HCE Fund contribution will be used for the on-ground treatment of erosion-prone land, mainly in the Waitotara catchment and isolated hot spots in the […]

Landscape Safari Composting 101

Landscape Safari Composting 101

World-first technology to launch in Auckland - $50,000 challenge to other pump manufacturers

World-first technology to launch in Auckland – $50,000 challenge to other pump manufacturers

Potential to slash world greenhouse gas emissions The first significant change in internal pump design has been patented by New Fluid Technologies and will be on display at the SPLASH! New Zealand Trade Show on July 29 and July 30 at the Auckland Hilton. This global launch will showcase a pump using an entirely new […]

This Way of Life Documentary Trailer - set in beautiful New Zealand Landscape

This Way of Life Documentary Trailer – set in beautiful New Zealand Landscape

Latest updated Trailer < httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BflQ39tgomE A moving and inspiring documentary about one extraordinary family and their life beyond the Ruahine ranges. The head of the family, Peter Karena, is a horse-whisperer, philosopher, hunter and builder, husband and father. Despite seemingly overwhelming challenges, Peter refuses to compromise, and the family turns hardship into a meaningful and […]