NZ on brink of plastics breakthrough

27 Aug 10 - New Zealand is on the verge of developing a sustainable plastics and polymers industry.

New company sells Kiwi clean-tech to the world

27 Aug 10 - A new company has been launched to export New Zealand clean-tech technologies around the world.

Nappy plan wins Government money

27 Aug 10 - A feasibility study into a project to set up a disposable nappy-composting facility in Wellington has received government money.

Think tank: Clean-tech needs a new look, too

20 Aug 10 - The author of a report that calls for the internationalising of New Zealand business says that the strategy applies to developing our clean-tech industries as well.

Quota owners slow to hook carbon accounts

20 Aug 10 - Fewer than half of the owners of fishing quota have taken the crucial step of opening accounts on the New Zealand Emissions Unit Register.

How to avoid emissions reporting penalties

6 Aug 10 - Businesses entering the Emissions Trading Scheme should minimise the risk of heavy penalties for getting it wrong by getting their systems approved by officials, a lawyer is warning.

US losing ground in clean-tech revolution

30 Jul 10 - The influence of the fossil fuel industry will probably cost the United States the chance to make the most of the new clean-tech economy, says a New Zealand commentator.

Forget property, says pioneer, get into cleantech

23 Jul 10 - The man now leading plans for a national cleantech strategy wants to shift New Zealanders’ passion for property investment to the new economy.

Big firms can now ask for free carbon allocations

9 Jul 10 - Applications for free carbon credits for trade-exposed heavy emitters are open at last – for some industries, at least.

Government spineless, say waste campaigners

9 Jul 10 - A group campaigning to reduce the amount of waste New Zealand produces says the Government has backed down on introducing a key tool to tackle industrial waste.

Sleepyhead awarded for green foam technology

2 Jul 10 - New Zealand bed manufacturer Sleepyhead has won a Green Ribbon Award for improving New Zealand's air quality through its multi-million investment in leading-edge technology to produce environmentally...

China deal opens huge market to NZ company

25 Jun 10 - A New Zealand company has signed a deal with China which it says opens the door to the world’s biggest steel manufacturing market.

Compost makers put case for carbon credits

18 Jun 10 - Compost operators want credits for the greenhouse gases they prevent entering the atmosphere.

Green businesses win a ribbon

4 Jun 10 - A paint company, a wine producer, a bed manufacturer, a carbon-reduction certification programme and a company that turns waste into black gold are the business winners in the latest Green Ribbon...

And the winners are ... sustainable buildings

16 Apr 10 - Sustainable commercial buildings have triumphed in the 2010 New Zealand Architecture Awards, with Auckland’s NZI Centre and Ironbank development winning five awards.

... meanwhile, the clock is ticking for big emitters

1 Apr 10 - Heavy industrial emitters of greenhouse gases have got a month to apply for free carbon credits from the Government.

Govt betrayed us, say angry fishermen

1 Apr 10 - Commercial fishermen facing big rises in their fuel bills from the emissions trading scheme say they have been betrayed by the National government that has taken millions of dollars worth of...

Europe shambles could boost value of NZ credits

19 Mar 10 - The value of New Zealand Kyoto credits could rise on the back of a European scandal over recycled CERs.

Get wise to green issues, expert tells employers

12 Mar 10 - A ruling by a British judge that environmentalism has the same weight in law as religious and philosophical beliefs should send a warning to New Zealand employers, a local expert says.

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