by Emma | Feb 3, 2023 | Ngā whakamārama mai i te tari
Flooding events across the North Island have resulted in fatalities, uninhabitable homes, and vital infrastructure in need of repair. What on earth is going on? Auckland was recently overwhelmed by record breaking rainfall, with resulting floodwaters causing loss of...
by juliet | Dec 12, 2022 | Ngā whakamārama mai i te tari
Recently, a headline in Stuff asked an excellent question: why has the government been so slow to clean up meth contamination standards? The article was prompted by the announcement that the government was consulting on a standard for meth contamination of rental...
by juliet | Oct 20, 2022 | Ngā whakamārama mai i te tari
Food rescue organisations in Aotearoa captured over 11,500 tonnes of food at risk of going to waste last year, distributing it to people in the community, including those experiencing food insecurity. Our second food waste report, which we are releasing today,...
by juliet | Jul 25, 2022 | Ngā whakamārama mai i te tari
Our fourth annual report, Mahi Tahi 4, is now at the printers. If you would like a hard copy, please get in touch. Download Mahi Tahi 4 here You can read Juliet’s foreword below: Tēnā koutou katoa, ngā mihi o te wā ki a tātou. Ahakoa ngā ārai, ahakoa ngā aupiki...
by juliet | Jul 21, 2022 | Ngā whakamārama mai i te tari
Our office has spent the last few months looking at the evidence around nitrates in our drinking-water, including whether there are any likely health impacts. We’ve summarised this evidence over on our webpage Nitrates in drinking-water. Nitrates are substances that...
by juliet | Jul 8, 2022 | Ngā whakamārama mai i te tari
Food ending up in the bin is just the tip of the iceberg when it comes to food waste. That’s one of the key messages from our first report in the food waste series, Food waste: A global and local problem, which we are releasing today. Food waste: A global and local...
