Climate is a Health Issue too - Dr Jan Raymond, Ora Taiao
A new report by medical journal The Lancet shows heat-related deaths, food insecurity and the spread of infectious diseases caused by climate change have reached record levels. In our concern for its ...
3 Nov 202432min
Clean Sweep: Loo Roll goes Geothermal - Mark Stevens, Essity
You probably know Essity more what’s in your house: Purex and Sorbent in your loo and Handee towels in your kitchen. You may also know that this tissue is produced in a mill in Kawerau, central North ...
14 Okt 202426min
A Natural at Business - Helen Paul Smith, Oku
Few businesses have figured out how to make Aotearoa's native bush 'pay'. Helen Paul Smith husband Scott have patiently created a health and beauty brand, Oku, entirely from native extracts and bioact...
11 Okt 202431min
Will more oil and gas lower energy costs? Christina Hood and David Hall
In late August the wholesale energy price spiked as high as $1000 mwh (megawatt hour) as the country felt the effects of a dry winter - when the hydro lakes aren’t replenished by ice melt and rain. Th...
19 Sep 202430min
An App for the Forgetful Business - Ben Redwood, Mutu
If you think you’re forgetful, spare a thought for New Zealand businesses. Mutu, a Kiwi start-up, says they routinely forget assets they bought and never used - up to five million tons of them annuall...
12 Sep 202422min
Staring into the Abyss - James Hughes,Tonkin + Taylor
James Hughes looks into the future and tells New Zealand’s councils just how bad life could get as a result of climate change. James, technical director for climate and resilience for engineering cons...
5 Sep 202424min
Sunny Days for Solar - Jason Foden, Rānui Generation
Solar developer Rānui Generation started ground works the Twin Rivers Solar Farm, near Kaitaia. The 31MWp project could power 6,000 households or 25,000 electric vehicles for a year - and it’s the fir...
29 Aug 202441min
Steven Moe, purpose-driven lawyer and quiet revolutionary
You might know Steven Moe as a lawyer for Christchurch based Parry Field, specialising in charities and the impact sector; or as the chair of Community Finance - an investor in community housing; or a...
9 Aug 202431min
