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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
I have to admit I’ve never been that crazy about parsnips. I must have been put off these beige, carrot-shaped veg as a child, along with swedes and turnips – all boiled to death and criminally unseasoned. (Not my mother’s cooking by the way!). I do try to be good and eat all my veggies […]
Increasing Demand for Fruit Trees Recent reports from nurseries and garden centres indicate that there is a big demand for fruit trees this season. This is not surprising, as many people have returned to growing their own food crops to save money, to become more self-
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 […]
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 […]
