The Gulf War: James Frankham’s crusade for the Hauraki Gulf
James Frankham is on a war path. The publisher of New Zealand Geographic and outdoor adventurer is outraged by the decline of the Hauraki Gulf, the so-called jewel in Auckland’s crown. The State of th...
15 Juni 202037min
Chair up! A good news story about us and the USA. Richard Shirtcliffe of Noho
Noho is a Kiwi furniture start-up taking Kiwi sustainability to the USA. Noho’s chairs are made of recycled fishing nets and the first of a line of products that CEO, Richard Shirtcliffe, says are ret...
8 Juni 202031min
Time for a sustainability commissioner? Sir Peter Gluckman and Anne Bardsley
Sir Peter Gluckman says New Zealand is woeful at long-term planning – and the environment suffers as a result. In the latest paper from Koi Tū: The Centre of Informed Futures, Sir Peter and Anne Bards...
1 Juni 202034min
One billion trees is only half the answer - Marty Verry of Red Stag Timber
Forests are only part of the answer to dealing with climate change, warns Marty Verry, CEO of Red Stag Timber, NZ’s largest timber mill. He says the government’s One Billion Trees Programme could lead...
25 Maj 202027min
Budget 2020: The Missed Opportunity
How green was the Budget? Billed as transformational it contains big dollops of cash for the environment, rail, ferries, housing and insulation. So you’d think that climate campaigners would be happy...
18 Maj 20201h 1min
Vaughan Fergusson – Kids, climate change, billionaires and school camps
Vaughan Fergusson (formerly Rowsell) is the founder of Vend, the Kiwi tech success. Last year he started the Institute of Awesome, based on a rambling 100-acre section and lodge overlooking the Tasman...
11 Maj 202042min
Julie Anne Genter – On bikes, trains and automobiles
The Covid-19 ‘rebound’ is the perfect opportunity to create a low-emissions transport system, right? Julie Anne Genter thinks so. The Green MP and Associate Minister of Transport has high hopes for ex...
4 Maj 202028min
Rod Drury and Roger Dennis: a post-Covid-19 plan for NZ
What if there was a plan for a post-Covid-19 recovery – and not just a plan but an ambition? Rod Drury and Roger Dennis want to create a cross-sector, bi-partisan group to use this moment to achieve s...
27 Apr 202039min
