The Bulletin: Robertson moves to reassure with Covid-19 economic package

Good morning and welcome to The Bulletin. In today’s edition: Robertson announces shape of Covid-19 economic response, National grabs matches for regulations bonfire, and land use change laid bare. Cabinet has approved a package of measures designed to take some of the economic pain out of the global Covid-19 outbreak. Around the world right now, markets are … Read more

The Bulletin: Land, climate change and the end of food security

Good morning, and welcome to The Bulletin. In today’s edition: Major new IPCC report released, Queenstown’s mayor puts a halt on airport expansion plans, and abortion bill passes first reading. The latest major, global climate change report has given a more complete picture of the damage being done to land itself. The IPCC report details how … Read more

New Zealand cities are spreading, eating into our environment as they go

A major new report on the environment delivers a grim summary of the challenges faced. Among them is the impact of growing cities, writes Alex Braae. New Zealand’s cities and towns are expanding, putting an increasing amount of pressure on both agriculture and biodiversity. That’s one of the key conclusions of the Environment Aotearoa 2019 … Read more