New Zealand

Teenage suicide in New Zealand — The latest [New Zealand] suicide figures are the highest since coroner’s records began [only] nine years ago. Mental Health Foundation (MHF) chief executive Shaun Robinson said the latest suicide figures are shocking and a sobering reflection on the failure of New Zealand to come together to prevent suicide in a […]

NZ Teenage Suicide Rate now Highest in OECD

29/08/2017 in Health News tagged New Zealand by akina

No swimming in New Zealand's polluted rivers and lakes — Al Jazeera’s People & Power program investigates disturbing claims that New Zealand’s rivers and lakes are among the most polluted in the developed world. This video clip is a promo for a coming 2-part investigation.

New Zealand – Polluted Paradise

29/08/2017 in Environment Videos tagged New Zealand / pollution / Videos by akina

New Zealand has the worst homelessness in the OECD, new figures show. YaleGlobal Online, a magazine published by the prestigious US university, says “more than 40,000 people [in New Zealand] live on the streets or in emergency housing or substandard shelters” – almost 1 percent of the entire population, citing […]

New Zealand’s Homelessness the Worst in OECD

21/07/2017 in Shelter News tagged New Zealand by akina

cow methane emitter — The cost to the New Zealand economy to meet Paris Agreement targets will be $1.4 billion every year for a decade. But that money won’t be spent on reducing New Zealand’s domestic emissions – it’ll go towards paying other countries to reduce their emissions. In documents released under the Official […]

New Zealand to spend $14 Billion to meet Paris Agreement ...

22/05/2017 in Climate News tagged New Zealand by akina

emissions — A National disgrace. This government does not even intend to reduce emissions but to meet the pathetic targets by buying others’ carbon credits. New Zealand’s greenhouse gas emissions in 2015 were 24.1 percent higher than 1990 levels – a far cry from the country’s commitment in the Paris agreement. Gross […]

New Zealand Seventh-worst Greenhouse Gas Emitter

08/05/2017 in Climate News tagged New Zealand by akina

flooding in edgecombe — Perhaps climate change will go away if we ignore it. That seems to be the position of New Zealand’s Prime Minister, Bill English. English said it was “possible” the [recent Edgecumbe] flooding was linked to climate change but the Government didn’t spend time trying to make that connection. No need […]

Perhaps Climate Change will go away if we Ignore it?

11/04/2017 in Climate News tagged New Zealand by akina

selwyn river — Freshwater pollution and increasing greenhouse gas emissions from agriculture are among the biggest challenges New Zealand’s environment faces, says a new review. The Organisation for Economic Co-Operation and Development (OECD) has made 50 recommendations in its third environmental performance review. It said New Zealand’s economic growth model was approaching its […]

New Zealand’s Economic Growth Model pushing Environmental Limits

21/03/2017 in Environment News tagged New Zealand by akina

deforestation — Did you hear that many of the ultra-rich are preparing for abrupt climate change by buying spaces underground, and in spots like New Zealand. Sorry, but the Southern Hemisphere is no haven from abrupt climate system mayhem. A much better bet is for them to use some of their cash […]

Southern Hemisphere not a Haven

24/02/2017 in Environment Videos tagged New Zealand by akina

factory pollution — The Morgan Foundation’s first report, Climate Cheats, showed that NZ was the biggest user of fraudulent carbon credits from Ukraine and Russia The Government responded by saying that they didn’t purchase the credits, companies did. This is despite NZ being the only Emissions Trading Scheme in the world that allowed […]

Business Dirty Dozen

15/08/2016 in Environment Downloads tagged Downloads / New Zealand by akina

co2 emissions — An important scientific milestone was reached on a windswept point at the bottom of the North Island this week. NIWA atmospheric researchers run a Clean Air Monitoring Station at Baring Head, about 15 minutes’ drive from Wainuiomata, and have been closely watching the carbon dioxide readings as they edged towards […]

New Zealand Reaches Climate Change Milestone

07/06/2016 in Climate News tagged New Zealand by akina