'Business as usual' no way to run our rivers
By DAVID YOUNG.- If, as delegates to the 17th International Rivers Symposium agreed, that river restoration is "the hottest topic on the planet" then the insistence by governments world-wide to ignore...
View ArticleUS drought shows why the price of water should rise
By RANDY SIMMONS.- Last January, California Governor Jerry Brown declared a State of Emergency following projections of severe drought.
View ArticleBig business sounds water warning bells
Two-thirds of the world's largest companies are reporting exposure to water risks, some of which have potential to limit growth, says the Carbon Disclosure Project.
View ArticleLakes expert to spotlight water quality
An American water quality expert who has studied and modelled the effects of nutrients in American lakes will be sharing his knowledge at a public forum in Rotorua this week.
View ArticleGreen groups want say on Ruataniwha changes
Environmental groups want to have their say on a late tweak to the conditions imposed on the proposed $230 million Ruataniwha dam in Hawke's Bay in a High Court challenge.
View ArticleMinister knows of water woes, but public information tap is turned off
By editor ADELIA HALLETT.- Finance Minister Bill English has been told something about fresh water - but the public isn't allowed to know what it is.
View ArticleHow a garden on your roof could fight floods this winter
By REBECCA WADE.- In recent years, there seems to have been a rise in the extreme weather all over the world from terrible flooding in Bangladesh and Pakistan, the record cold snap in North America, to...
View ArticleQueensland risks running the well dry by gifting water to coal
By ADAM KEREZSY.- The Queensland parliament has passed water reform legislation that will make it easier to take and use water, particularly for large mining and agriculture projects.
View ArticleOne Plan water approval seen as ground-breaking
The signing of the Horizon Regional Council's One Plan after a decade of debate, legal action and controversy is being hailed by Fish & Game as a landmark in the battle to protect the nation's...
View ArticleWhat did the Romans ever do for us? They left a water warning
By JONATHAN BRIDGE.- As all good Monty Python fans know, water technologies feature large in the legacy of benefits left by Roman civilisation.
View ArticleCarbon could be key to better water, says researcher
Adding carbon dioxide to waste water could improve water quality, says a NIWA scientist undertaking doctoral biological research at the University of Canterbury.
View ArticleBetter water quality in the spotlight
The economics of environmentalism will be under the spotlight in Tauranga next week.
View ArticleAussies want to know your water secrets
Got ideas for cutting water use in manufacturing, energy production or the resources sector? Australia wants to hear them.
View ArticleWater Man of India makes rivers flow again
By PRAMILA KRISHNAN.- Revival of traditional rainwater harvesting has transformed the driest state in India, and could be used to combat the effects of climate change across the world.
View ArticleWater crisis shows the failure of public-private deals
By STEFFEN BÖHM and RAFAEL KRUTER FLORES.- São Paulo's ongoing water crisis has left many of the city's 20m or more residents without tap water for days on end. Brazil's largest metropolis is into its...
View ArticleNext time you're in the shower, check what else is in there with you
Next time you are in the shower using a refreshing exfoliating shower gel, take a moment to check what the scrubbing agents are made of.
View ArticleTaupo scheme ticking along ... but there are problems
High transaction costs and a lack of liquidity mean that the Lake Taupo Nitrogen Trading Market isn't working as well as it could, researchers say.
View ArticleWater talks aim to get answers
The state of New Zealand's freshwater quality and who is to blame will be debated in Hamilton next week.
View ArticleIwi leaders sign up to water partnership
Maori and local government have agreed to work together on freshwater issues.
View ArticleWater meters see the taps turned off
Water metering on the Kapiti Coast led to a 26 per cent decline in peak water use.
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