No, it won't destroy your Business: Why Removing Parking is a Good Idea
Few public debates get heated more quickly than the one around replacing kerbside parking with transit lanes or bike paths. How do we make the conversation about parking less polarising and more produ...
23 Mai 202222min
Behind The Plug: Electric Vehicle Smart Charging
Electric vehicles are on their way, but is New Zealand’s grid ready for them? Christchurch-based Evnex makes clever chargers that refuel your car and let your lines company dynamically manage the load...
2 Mai 202219min
Carbon Farming on Māori Land - Blair Jamieson, Tāmata Hauhā
So much farmland – a million hectares according to one estimate – is mostly unfarmable because its erosion-prone, too steep, or inaccessible. In decades past that land might be destinated for forestry...
20 Apr 202248min
How to sell climate change: Jo Bye, EECA
Most of the population accepts that climate change is real. Most want to do something about it. But what shall we ask them to do? And what’s the best way to elicit a response? Recently the EECA, the E...
11 Apr 202236min
A Circular Economy Turnaround Story: Comvita
Comvita is much loved for its honey products - who doesn’t love bees and their fluffy bums. But a renewed focus on sustainability has seen the company present a robust strategic plan based on circular...
31 Mar 202230min
What will farmers commit to on GHGs? Kelly Forster, He Waka Eke Noa
This month farmers are discussing their approach to managing GHG emissions - as the road show for He Waka Eke Noa comes to an end. He Waka Eke Noa is a joint industry-government-Māori initiative that’...
21 Mar 202240min
Making a Big Beast Change Direction Quickly: Moving NZ's Transport and Heating Systems to Net-Zero. With Dr. Richard Meade
New Zealand’s transport system relies on fossil fuels. The technologies that heat our homes and businesses aren’t much better. What will it take to transition them towards zero-carbon alternatives? Dr...
10 Mar 202231min
A plant-based future for NZ: Jade Gray, Off-Piste Provisions
The job of transitioning the primary sector from cows to plants will be a long but necessary journey. So if you were looking for someone to show the way, you’d do worse than Jade Grey. He’s managed a ...
17 Feb 202238min
