Cyclone Damage in Tonga Worse than Initially Expected
Thursday 11th of March 2010 12:03:32 PM
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| WELLINGTON -- Authorities said that the total number of houses destroyed or damaged by Cyclone Rene in Tonga last week continue to rise. Radio New Zealand International reported that Tonga's disaster management office carried out assessments on the islands of Vava'u and found out that 95 homes were found to be destroyed and 370 others sustained |
Council Pushes for Focus on Long-Term Tax Planning
Thursday 11th of March 2010 12:03:32 PM
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| The New Zealand Business Council for Sustainable Development (NZBCSD) is encouraging New Zealander's to focus on the long-term positive effects of tax changes and not the "day-one impacts" of any Government reform propositions. |
New Zealand Wine | Sustainable Winegrowing
Thursday 11th of March 2010 12:03:32 PM
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| How the NZ Wine Industry is leading the world on Sustainable Winegrowing practices. |
Green Thieves Launch Cap and Trade Scam
Thursday 11th of March 2010 12:03:32 PM
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| Cap-and-trade systems aren't just a burgeoning part of the new energy economy. They're a burgeoning chunk of thief bait. Last week, Hackers sent fake emails from the German Emissions Trading Authority (DEHSt) to companies in New Zealand, Europe, and Japan claiming that the users had to re-enter their inf |
Observations: Environmental ills? It's consumerism, stupid
Thursday 11th of March 2010 12:03:32 PM
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| Two typical German shepherds kept as pets in Europe or the U.S. consume more in a year than the average person living in Bangladesh, according to research by sustainability experts Brenda and Robert Vale of Victoria University in Wellington, New Zealand |




