What are the challenges facing Aotearoa’s water? ▶
What are the challenges facing Aotearoa’s water? This discussion will focus on identifying the big water challenges facing New Zealand and the role that different stakeholders can play in tackling water issues. Hosted by UniServices at the University of...
Can better democracy lead to better freshwater in Aotearoa?
By Maria Armoudian & Nicolas Pirsoul If we want to improve NZ’s freshwater quality, first we need to improve the quality of our democracy. Since the fatal Havelock North campylobacter outbreak in 2016, freshwater quality has rightfully been a major political issue...
How can a Matauranga Māori lens help keep our rivers healthy?
By Paul Panckhurst Researchers have articulated a way to look at and look after our fresh waterways founded on Matauranga Māori. When floodwaters pounded the Bay of Plenty township of Matatā with boulders and logs to devastating effect in 2005, three marae went...
Can environmental regulation save human kind from self-destruction?
By Mike Joy The role of environmental regulation is to prevent harm to the natural world, not only for its sake but to save humankind from self-destruction. The role of environmental regulation is to prevent harm to the natural world, not only for its sake but to...
How can water help us adapt to survive as the climate changes? ▶
The natural sciences that allow us to understand the environment are at the heart of developing strategies to adapt to, survive, and thrive as climate changes. Water is at the heart of many of the most complex problems in climate sciences: understanding the behavior...
Just how healthy is Aotearoa’s freshwater?
By Sophie Bijl-Brown In addition to providing a source of taha wairua and taha tinana, particularly for iwi, freshwater health is recognised as a necessary strategic and productive asset for New Zealand. In addition to providing a source of taha wairua and taha...
How bad is the microplastic pollution in our waterways?
By Gilbert Wong The streams here are small and New Zealand is supposed to be clean, but the levels were the same as the Danube and the Rhine. Nadezhda Dikareva is an expert in something she wishes she didn’t have to be. Arguably she is the most knowledgeable person in...
How bad is the state of New Zealand’s rivers?
By Troy Baisden The latest environmental report on New Zealand’s lakes and rivers reiterates bleak news about the state of freshwater ecosystems, and warns that climate change will exacerbate existing threats. Almost all New Zealand rivers running through urban and...
Is New Zealand giving away control over its water?
By Mia Chung Water issues have come into the spotlight in recent years with foreign water bottling companies setting up plants in New Zealand, as Mia Chung explains. Water issues have come into the spotlight in recent years with foreign water bottling companies...Subscribe by Email
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