Breadcrumbs List.
Climate change
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Uni scientists: Why we’re marching for climate action
27 September 2019
Opinion: Five university scientists tell us why they are joining the Global Climate Strike march and share what resonates for them personally about climate change.
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Strong appetite for investments that deliver social and environmental impact
24 September 2019
Impact investing is set to grow exponentially over the coming years with strong interest from all types of investors, according to a landmark study.
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Volcanoes to plastics – wide range of science projects funded
18 September 2019
A wide range of science projects have received funding from the Ministry for Business, Innovation and Employment
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Mental health support for Pacific climate change migrants
18 September 2019
New Zealand could become a relocation destination for many Pacific peoples displaced by rising sea levels and other climate-change related disasters.
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Funding shows breadth of research at University of Auckland
17 September 2019
Funding of almost $27 million has been awarded to the University of Auckland for a wide range of research projects affecting the physical and environmental health of New Zealanders.
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Helen Clark – keeping the end goal in sight
19 August 2019
Universities have a crucial part to play in making the world a more inclusive and sustainable place, says the Rt Hon. Helen Clark.
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Extinction of a native freshwater fish – will history repeat?
23 July 2019
It is the only known New Zealand freshwater fish to have gone extinct but the speed at which upokororo disappeared forever has remained something of a puzzle.
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Will climate change create a more unjust world?
17 July 2019
As the Government shapes our climate policy, a University of Auckland researcher and paediatrician shares her hopes and fears with the NZ Herald.
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Pacific atolls can adapt to rising seas and extreme storms – new study
16 July 2019
Low-lying Pacific islands in atoll archipelagos such as Tuvalu, Tokelau and Kiribati are likely to adapt to the effects of climate change rather than simply sink beneath the waves.
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Anne Salmond: Billion Trees policy being rorted
16 July 2019
Opinion: Natural forests take up 40 times more carbon than plantations, but most new planting under NZ’s Billion Trees policy is pine, writes Dame Anne Salmond.
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We must face climate emergency head-on
4 July 2019
Opinion: Declaring a climate emergency isn’t about political agendas, it is about getting our leaders to call a spade a spade, writes Professor Quentin Atkinson.
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An organic future for food sustainability
19 June 2019
Opinion: Organic farming fits well into discussions on sustainable food production and consumption but it falls off the radar in New Zealand, says Julia Schmack.