Crusher rescues glass from landfill
4 May 2012
The range extends from paving and landscaping products to supplying crushed glass applications for the aggregate, traction, filtration, abrasive, ceramic and sculpture markets.
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UC wins top international award for civics education
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Media release | A University of Canterbury research group has received international recognition at the highest level of political science.
Environment Minister abusing role to put freshwater at risk – Greens
Fri 3 Oct 2025
Media release – Green Party | Documents obtained under the Official Information Act have revealed the Minister for the Environment is pressuring local councils to allow ‘water take’ consents for a group of farmers that includes her party colleague, in a catchment already showing signs of serious decline.
Study warns climate leadership falling short in NZ
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Media release - Waipapa Taumata Rau, University of Auckland | Research suggests New Zealand’s climate leadership is falling short, with current adaptation efforts focused on property and cost-cutting rather than protecting communities.
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Media release | Hutt City Council has confirmed it will reinvest part of the remaining budget from the Te Ngaengae Pool and Fitness project into a large-scale solar panel installation. An invest-to-save measure that will help cut running costs.
Auckland Transport and Kinetic charging ahead for sustainability
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Day of action against incinerators
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Media release | Zero Waste Aotearoa will call on the Ministry for the Environment to embrace real solutions to waste and climate change, not toxic pollution from incineration as part of an international day of action on Tuesday 30 September.
China's new target unlikely to drive down emissions
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Media release - Climate Action Tracker | China’s new 2035 climate target, announced at the UN, marks a shift from emission and energy intensity targets to setting absolute emission reduction targets for the first time.
Govt needs to plan for catastrophes
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Media release - Otago University | Two thirds of New Zealanders support the idea of the Government developing specific plans to deal with catastrophic risks, such as a Northern Hemisphere nuclear war or the release of a bioengineered infectious disease, University of Otago research has found.
Students repeat request for Victoria University to divest from fossil fuel investments
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Media release | A group of students campaigning for climate action at Victoria University of Wellington have dropped a banner protesting against the university’s lack of action on its 2014 commitment to divest from fossil fuels.
From nuisance to crisis: New report on pest wasps In Aotearoa
24 Sep 2025
Media release: Moths and Butterflies NZ Trust | Just published is the Final Report of the Pest Wasps Survey carried out by the Moths and Butterflies of NZ Trust (MBNZT) offering a comprehensive look at New Zealanders’ awareness, experiences, and attitudes toward wasps and the growing ecological, health, and social issues associated with them.
