Revitalising Rotorua’s Lakefront and CBD
Rotorua District Council’s (RDC) plans for revitalising the CBD and Rotorua Lakefront reached a milestone today with the release of a document that lays out the desired future look of the city centre.
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Aug 23, 2010 | 0 comments
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Prenatal pesticides exposure linked to disorders
Prenatal exposure to pesticides linked to attention disorders US research suggests children who were exposed to organophosphate pesticides while still in their mother’s womb were more likely to develop attention disorders years later.
Aug 23, 2010 | 0 comments
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Pareora River Plan shows value of community participation
More than two years of learning about South Canterbury’s Pareora River and its communities comes to fruition in a week’s time with the release of the Pareora River Plan.
Jul 30, 2010 | 0 comments
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NZ Garden Industry Celebrates Standards of Excellence
Last night, the imposing gothic-style Great Hall at the Christchurch Arts Centre set a fitting scene for the Nursery and Garden Industry’s prestigious annual Awards dinner.
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Forest & Bird calls for Mackenzie drylands park
29 July 2010 – Wellington Forest & Bird media release Independent conservation organisation Forest & Bird welcomes the announcement by the Environmental Defence Society today that it has won a High Court case challenging intensive dairy farming in the Mackenzie Basin.
Jul 30, 2010 | 0 comments
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Horticulturists sentenced for the illegal importation of insects
Two horticulturists, who pleaded guilty earlier this year to charges related to the illegal importation of the predatory mirid bug, Macrolophus pygmaeus, appeared in the Auckland District Court today for sentencing.
Jul 30, 2010 | 0 comments
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Sustainable Futures with Māori Land
Dr Pita Sharples – Distinction Hotel; Rotorua There is one place in the world to which I will always return. From the old pā site at Horehore, I can trace my descent back over 46 generations to Tararoa.
Jul 28, 2010 | 0 comments
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Aoraki’s Eco-Building Course Has Given Hastings Designer The Edge
Why build a wall to act as a windbreak when you can use natural contours of the land to achieve the same effect?
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