Ollie RusdenOllie Rusden

Ollie is a third-year Communications student at AUT and is majoring in journalism.

Five things to ban next for a greener New Zealand

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From last Monday, single-use plastic bags are banned in New Zealand. To keep the ball rolling, here are five more things we could look at banning. The hotly-debated plastic bag ban came into effect last Monday, aligning New Zealand with the likes of the EU, the UK, Peru, and other nations with bans on single-use … Read more

Dude, where’s my kauri? The pitched battle over Titirangi trees

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The Resource Management Act is getting another facelift this year, but will it be in time to give Auckland’s kauri a fighting chance?  Watercare recently lodged a resource management application in order to begin construction of a replacement water treatment plant in the heart of Titirangi, adding to the powderkeg of tension between locals and … Read more