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      Words and photo: Paul Thompson. Garlic part 3 Plant your garlic  Planting garlic is fun and fairly easy – especially if you have prepared your bed or container. It’s one of those jobs that can literally be over in a … Read more

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      Solar standoff?

      Global civil rights NGO Avaaz is trying to stop proposed amendments which could threaten the development of solar power in New Zealand. By Amelia Reynolds Global online civil rights group Avaaz is petitioning for amendments to proposed legislation on the … Read more

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      UN spokesperson calls for climate change action in New Zealand

      The Executive Secretary of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), Ms Christiana Figueres, has called for New Zealand to adopt a binding emissions reduction target. Ms Figueres was speaking at the Greens-organised Climate Change Conference in early … Read more

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Phil’s photo: the tieke

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Global news

UN spokesperson calls for climate change action in New Zealand

The Executive Secretary of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), Ms Christiana Figueres, has called for New Zealand to adopt a binding emissions reduction target. Ms Figueres was speaking at the Greens-organised Climate Change Conference in early … Read more

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Ecuador: Million litre oil spill crosses borders

By Amelia Reynolds A 1.6 million litre crude oil spill from Ecuador’s main oil company, Petroecuador, in the country’s Amazonian region, has polluted water supplies and threatens to leak into Brazilian territory. A landslide on June 1 destroyed a 100 … Read more

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Save the rainforest

By Sophie Barclay. An Amazonian indigenous community says they will “go to war” with the Brazilian Government over plans to build a series of hydropower dams in the Amazon basin and see how hidden smartphones can stop illegal logging. The … Read more

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Global news

Mt Everest glaciers shrink

A new study has shown that glaciers on Mt Everest have shrunk by 13 per cent in the past five decades as temperatures have risen and snowfall decreased. The snowline on the mountains, meanwhile, has risen by 180 metres. 
The … Read more

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The numbers: climate change

2º 
 The scientific view that the increase in global temperature should be below two degrees Celsius to avoid climate calamity. 

565 Gigatons 
Scientists estimate that humans can pour roughly 565 more gigatons of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere by … Read more

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Health

The eyes have it

It’s about exercise and nutrition, you see. By Lani Lopez Eyes are a big part of wellbeing. Lifelong good eyesight is a key contributor to enjoyment and quality of life. As with most of our body, eyes benefit from nutrition … Read more

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Global news

The Heartland Institute strikes again

Last month, the Heartland Institute – the US organisation dedicated to denying anthropogenic climate change, and infamously funded in the past from oil company Exxon Mobil – distributed 100,000 booklets called The Mad Mad World of Climatism.
 It got the … Read more

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Ecology

Fishing for dolphins?

Recent research shows that 626 common dolphins were caught accidentally in New Zealand by commercial mackerel trawlers between 1995 and 2011. Little is known about the New Zealand dolphin populations, although it is not believed to be a threatened species. … Read more

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Health

Life a pain in the neck?

Steve August is a Dunedin-based physiotherapist who has been sorting our necks and backs for 30 years. His desire to help those burdened by neck and back pain led to the creation of the Backpod, a “high-tech cushioned paua” designed … Read more

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Global news

Protests at lab funded by shell

Students and alumni of Oxford University have protested at the opening of a new lab in its Earth sciences department that is funded with €7 million from the Shell oil company.
 Campaigners say the partnership undermines the university’s credibility and … Read more

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Global news

Europeans get tough 
on bee-killing pesticides

By Sophie Barclay 
Earlier this month the European Commission put in place a two-year moratorium on pesticides called neonicotinoids, which are known to harm bees. 
Neonicotinoids target the nervous system of insects resulting in paralysis and death. Recent studies show … Read more

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Ecology

Video: why NZ shouldn’t drill for oil offshore

John Wathen is an award winning photo journalist who recently toured Aotearoa recounting his experience both on the ground and in the air documenting the catastrophic 2010 oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. John flew out over the gulf … Read more

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Global news

CO2 hits historic high

For 57 years the scientists high up on the rocky slopes of Mauna Loa mountain in Hawaii have been diligently measuring atmospheric carbon dioxide concentrations, but on May 9 they saw something no human has ever seen before – a … Read more

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Global news

$250 million “fixing” non-existent congestion

According to Generation Zero, a youth climate organization, the Government’s $250 million motorway between Palmerston North and Waikanae is being contructed – despite the fact that there are no traffic congestion problems. In emails obtained under the Official Information Act, … Read more

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Be a part of Monarch butterfly research

By Amelia Reynolds. The Monarch Butterfly New Zealand Trust (MBNZT) is asking New Zealanders to report sightings of tagged butterflies and over-wintering clusters to create a better understanding of the changing migration patterns. Due to their long migration, the endangered … Read more

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Ecology

Phil’s photo: the tieke

Photos: Phil Brown.  The saddleback, or tieke, is one of the two remaining wattle birds we have in New Zealand from the  ancient Callaeidae family. The other members include the kokako and the now-extinct huia. Recently, 40 of these beautiful birds were … Read more

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Underwater university

The University of Essex recently gave the world’s first underwater lecture off the coast of Indonesia. The lecture, delivered by University lecturer Professor David Smith, took place in the Wakatobi Marine National Park at a depth of 18 metres. The … Read more

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Kapiti Expressway costs $500,000 per job ‘created’

Prime Minister John Key’s recent claim that building the Kapiti Expressway will create “about one thousand jobs” means the project is a costly taxpayer subsidy of about $500,000 per job, say youth environmental NGO Generation Zero. Mr Key made the … Read more

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Ecology

Phil’s photo: kiwi

Phil’s image this week shows a North Island Brown kiwi chick only 18 hours old. “When kiwi come out of the egg, they look like a miniature  adult – fully feathered and ready to go,” says Brown. “The chick stays … Read more

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Global news

LDCs take action against climate change

The world’s poorest countries are uniting together to tackle climate change. The 49 nations of the LDC – the Least Developed Countries – have until now insisted that responsibility for tackling climate change lies with the large emitting nations. Now … Read more

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