The award of $35,000 costs to Federated Farmers from Environment Canterbury (Canterbury Regional Council), signals the end of an 11 year fight for the right to farm in Banks Peninsula. Federated Farmers Banks Peninsula Branch chairperson, Pam Richardson, said she is pleased at the $35,000 costs award, but remains frustrated at Environment Canterbury’s refusal to […]
Restricted water supplies could become mandatory in Christchurch by mid-century if population growth is realised and water consumption continues at the current rate. Therefore, the Christchurch City Council has developed a Draft Water Supply Strategy aimed at conserving our drinking water, which comes mainly from aquifers beneath the city and is among the highest quality […]
The Environmental Risk Management Authority has revoked approvals for the use of the pesticide methyl parathion in New Zealand. Methyl parathion is a broad-spectrum organophosphate pesticide effective against insects and mites. Formulations containing methyl parathion were first registered for use in New Zealand in 1961 but no products have been registered since 2004.
Science to focus on horticulture, arable and seafood research. New Zealand’s newest Crown Research Institute has opened for business, combining the nation’s leading horticulture, arable and seafood research in a single, focused organisation.
A senior researcher at GNS Science is using a novel test that can verify if vegetables in the supermarket have been grown organically. Karyne Rogers of GNS Science’s Stable Isotope Laboratory in Lower Hutt said the method was an inexpensive way to verify the organic status of vegetables by distinguishing between vegetables grown with organic […]
Long-awaited approval has been given for Hook of Maui and Receding Waters – a dramatic sculptural ‘gateway’ to central Wellington from the north.Wellington City Council’s Strategy and Policy Committee has agreed that the project, started in 2003, should proceed to the construction stage.
All New Zealanders are being invited to exhibit at next year’s Ellerslie International Flower Show.The Great Ellerslie Photo Competition is a chance for everyone to capture on film their favourite garden scene – whether their own garden or a borrowed landscape – and have their work displayed at Ellerslie.
A life-size caravan made entirely from Huntly Brick has been installed outside the Waikato Museum. ‘Holidays in Huntly’ is an eye-catching art piece created by renowned ceramic artist Peter Lange. The current Director of the Auckland Studio Potters’ Teaching Centre, Lange has several permanent exhibitions at notable venues including The Beehive, Auckland Museum, Auckland Botanical […]
