The Yellow-Eyed Penguin (hoiho) is found only in the southern reaches of New Zealand – on the South Island, Rakiura and subantarctic islands. We don’t really know how many hoiho there are left, but they are classed as nationally vulnerable. … Read More

The Morgan Foundation is committed to swimmable rivers, because that is what the vast majority of Kiwis say they want. Of course if a local community decides they don’t want that, it is up to them. But communities shouldn’t have … Read More

Rod Oram’s new book covers a lot of ground, both physically and metaphorically. The title is pretty self-explanatory; he travels to Three Cities with the goal of Seeking Hope in the Anthropocene. The three cities in question are Beijing, London … Read More

Last night Environment Minister Nick Smith delivered the annual environment lecture at Lincoln University. Minister Smith reiterated that he felt having swimmable rivers and lakes is an unrealistic goal, despite that being the preference of the majority of New Zealanders. … Read More

It was great to hear yesterday that the Climate Change Minister Paula Bennett will ratify the Paris Agreement, and is finally talking to her colleagues in other parties. Climate change is quite possibly the biggest challenge we face as a … Read More

Overnight kayaker Lisa Carrington won gold, while runner Nikki Hamblin won our hearts by waiting for the American runner Abbey D’Agostino to get to her feet and carry on running. This was moments after the American had clipped her feet, … Read More