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Appointments

Aotearoa Circle chooses new finance leaders

5 Nov 20 - Former Reserve Bank director Bridget Coates and Chapman Tripp partner Ross Pennington are the new co-chairs of The Aotearoa Circle's Sustainable Finance Forum.

Government's climate director has a new job

31 Aug 20 - The head of the Ministry for the Environment’s climate directorate has gone to work for DairyNZ.

SBC votes in new board members

27 Aug 20 - The Sustainable Business Council has five new advisory-board members.

New sustainability head at Pâmu

27 Aug 20 - Pâmu has appointed Lisa Martin to the executive leadership team in the newly created role of general manager of sustainability and farming systems.

Former council CEO joins environment watchdog

Mary-Anne McLead

29 Aug 19 - A former chief executive of the Bay of Plenty regional council has been appointed to the board of the Environmental Protection Agency, which oversees the management of the Emissions Trading Register.

Environment officials to get new science advice

Dr Alison Collins

6 Jul 17 - The Ministry for the Environment is to get a new science adviser.

New EECA chief has busy background

James Hay

28 Oct 16 - The new chief executive of the Government’s energy efficiency agency has a background in commercial law, policy making and disaster recovery.


Greens' Hague quits to head Forest & Bird

Kevin Hague

6 Sep 16 - Green Party MP Kevin Hague is quitting Parliament to become chief executive of the environmental organisation Forest and Bird.

EPA appoints science voice for the people

Dr Jacqueline Rowarth

11 Aug 16 - The Environmental Protection Authority has appointed a chief scientist to help people to understand the science behind its decisions.

Green build group chooses new chief

Andrew Eagles

9 Aug 16 - The Green Building Council has a new chief executive.

Entrepreneurs join green-growth organisation

Victpria Ransom

2 Jun 16 - Internationally successful entrepreneurs Victoria Ransom and Katherine Corich are new trustees for the business-led green growth organisation Pure Advantage.

Our man in Tokyo gets top climate-change job

Mark Sinclair

18 Apr 16 - New Zealand’s next Climate Change Ambassador will be career diplomat Mark Sinclair.

Labelling watchdog gets new chief

22 Mar 16 - Environmental Choice, the government-owned-and-backed environmental labelling organisation, has a new general manager.

Investor group names new chief executive

Emma Herd ... key risk

10 Aug 15 - The Investor Group on Climate Climate Change Australia/New Zealand has a new chief executive.

Two join Green Building Council board

1 Dec 14 - Hawkins Construction chief executive Gary Walker and INZIDE Commercial co-owner Steve Aschebrock have joined the board of the Green Building Council.

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Incinerator will put NZ on the wrong track

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New fund to clean up old landfill and dump sites

7 Oct 24 - Media release | A new Contaminated Sites and Vulnerable Landfills Fund will...

Cross party consensus needed to prepare NZ for increased climate risk

3 Oct 24 - A parliamentary report on climate adaptation is an important signal of the need...

Intense marine heatwaves disrupt fish populations and fisheries in NZ

2 Oct 24 - Marine heatwaves, where sea surface temperatures are unusually warm, can lead...

Select committee recommendations on Resource Management Amendment Bill disappoint

1 Oct 24 - Media release | The Environmental Defence Society says proposals enable a...

UN General Assembly closes with growing consensus on fossil fuel phase out imperative

1 Oct 24 - Media release | The 79th United Nations General Assembly concluded with a...

Air pollutant trends decrease at most monitoring sites over the last eight years

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Could vertical farming help future-proof our food needs?

27 Sep 24 - Media release | Technology and improved plant science are the keys to indoor...

Heat, animal illness, and erosion: climate risks to NZ agriculture

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Meridian's Ruakākā solar farm gets consent

26 Sep 24 - Media release | Meridian Energy has been granted resource consent to build a...

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