Breadcrumbs List.
Sustainable impact
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Pioneer of precious taonga conservation: Dilys Johns
15 March 2023
Dilys Johns, a Senior Research Fellow in Anthropology at the University of Auckland, has received a lifetime achievement award for her work conserving taonga found in wet sites throughout Aotearoa.
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Researchers paving the way for electrified roads
14 March 2023
Researchers from Waipapa Taumata Rau in collaboration with Downer have launched a new facility that could be a game-changer in the uptake of electric vehicles in Aotearoa New Zealand.
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Food waste: how messaging can help us clean up our act
9 March 2023
A recent study explores effective ways to influence people's intentions and behaviours to reduce household food waste.
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Cyclone reveals fixes needed for vital communicatons links
3 March 2023
Opinion: When Cyclone Gabrielle struck many people were left without cell or internet connections. Ulrich Speidel explains what happened and what needs to be fixed.
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Climate fiddling while Rome burns
3 March 2023
Opinion: The Natural Hazards Insurance Act 2023 is a masterpiece of convolution and only covers flood damage to land. What about other climate-change-induced events, asks Chris Nicoll.
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Centuries of whaling data highlight likely climate change effect
1 March 2023
Centuries-old whaling records show how southern right whales, or Tohorā, are altering their feeding habits.
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The probable, possible and preferable future of Auckland
28 February 2023
Opinion: The money the Government looks likely to put into a rebuild could be used to kickstart a genuinely new direction for Auckland, writes Nicolas Lewis and John Morgan
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Solar and EVs: a match made in 'clean-energy' heaven?
28 February 2023
A recent study asks whether people with solar installations are more likely to buy electric vehicles and why this might be.
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Is this the end of the Auckland dream?
27 February 2023
There is an obvious desire to ‘return to normal’, but maybe this summer is a time to reconsider the future of Auckland, says John Morgan and Nicolas Lewis
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Cyclone Gabrielle: Outages strengthen the case for burying power lines
22 February 2023
Opinion: Underground power lines are safer, more resilient and less of an eyesore, says Timothy Welch. The higher upfront cost will pay off in long-term benefits.
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Lose that driveway and rethink the back yard
21 February 2023
Opinion: Auckland suburbanites could all do our bit to create a more porous, sponge-like city, says Bill McKay
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Getting the lay of our unstable land
21 February 2023
Opinion: Building housing on land that is vulnerable to instability has long been an issue in New Zealand. It's time we face up to the problem, write Chris Nicoll and Martin Brook