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Why The Egg Shortage Matters

February 16, 2023

Food shortages are an easy topic for news stories to plug in. The basic formula: create a brief-lived drama on a slow news day to stir up a delayed shipment, turning it into a frantic ‘panic’ over ...

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Breaking News: Update on the Floods & Cyclone Gabrielle

February 14, 2023

Last week, we posted about the floods ravaging the North Island and parts of the South, ending with the hope that this would be the last of the wet weather to come. Since then, the floods have turn...

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Extreme Flooding Hits Auckland - Climate Change is Here

February 6, 2023

While the lower South Island battles against a heatwave, the North Island and parts of the upper South Island have more pressing concerns. Auckland, the Coromandel, Nelson, Northland, Tairāwhiti, t...

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Kiwi Businesses Responsible for Greenhouse Emissions

January 26, 2023

The recent EPA (Environmental Protection Agency) report has again proven that New Zealand, while not the largest carbon emitter, continues to be problematic regarding methane production. The new fi...

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Brazil Attempts to Clean up the Amazon Rainforest

January 19, 2023

The Amazon rainforest is the world’s most incredible natural resource. It absorbs and stores billions of tons of carbon each year, making it one of the greatest air purifiers on the planet. It rele...

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How 3D Printed Meat Could Help Save the Planet

January 3, 2023

For all its negatives, including its environmental impact and animal cruelty, meat seems to have a taste that can’t be matched. A rich source of protein, vitamins and minerals, meat helps our muscl...

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Sharks Protected With Fin Trade Regulations

December 20, 2022

While for many, COP27 hasn’t stacked up reasonably as expected; another summit has seen more success with its initiative to regulate shark killings.  Sharks, particularly requiem sharks, are sort a...

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Fighting Oil on Oil: Protesting Climate Change With Soup

December 8, 2022

The attack on Van Gogh’s famous ‘Sunflowers’ in October this year is the latest in a series of art-related environmental incidents. The event began when two Stop Oil movement activists entered the ...

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