The Global Warming Premium – Kali Mercier
As sea levels rise, home insurance premiums follow. A new report from the Helen Clark Foundation and engineering consultancy WSP New Zealand says it’s time we sorted out how best to protect our homes....
1 Des 202422min
A fair trade in Cola - Albert Tucker, Karma Cola Foundation
Vincent had the pleasure of interviewing Albert Tucker, chairman of the Karma Cola Foundation, and a leading figure in the Fairtrade movement. The interview was part of a talk he gave at a Sustainable...
20 Nov 202432min
Facing up to Managed Retreat - Kelly Flatz
If 2023's Cyclone Gabrielle proved anything, it was that New Zealand is woefully exposed to the risks of climate change and has no coherent strategy for moving people and assets away from them. Sustai...
14 Nov 202426min
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
