Buildings responsible for 40 percent of carbon emissions globally
Source: MakeLemonade.nz
Otautahi – Buildings are responsible for roughly 40 percent of emissions globally, when considering building materials and operating emissions.
Advancing the net-zero agenda is...
Men are the bigger Valentine’s Day spenders – ASB survey
Source: MakeLemonade.nz
Otautahi – With the most romantic day of the year just around the corner, an ASB survey has found men are bigger Valentine’s...
Massive opportunities from accelerating digital growth – NZTech
Source: MakeLemonade.nz
Tamaki Makaurau – The release today of a draft digital technologies industry transformation plan (ITP) is the result of a year-long collaboration between...
Petrol stations must display standard prices of all engine fuels
Source: MakeLemonade.nz
Te Whanganui-a-Tara – Rules taking effect today will make fuel pricing more transparent for motorists and enable the Commerce Commission to monitor and...
Two key factors lower NZ’s greenhouse gas emissions
Source: MakeLemonade.nz
Otautahi – Seasonally adjusted greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from industries and households fell by 11 percent in the September 2021 quarter, following a...
New scheme to keep key sectors going through Omicron
Source: MakeLemonade.nz
Te Whanganui-a-Tara – A new close contact exemption scheme will help keep critical supply chains running though Omicron, according to the government.
New Zealand...
About 70 percent of the world’s oceans could soon be suffocating
Source: MakeLemonade.nz
Shanghai – By 2080, around 70 percent of the world’s oceans could be suffocating from a lack of oxygen as a result of...
Dry in the north, but cloudy and wet in Christchurch
Source: MakeLemonade.nz
Otautahi – New Plymouth and other places have been dry and hot, but Christchurch is having one of its most miserable summers.
In December...
Country of origin food information soon to be mandatory
Source: MakeLemonade.nz
Te Whanganui-a-Tara – New regulations, taking effect this weekend, will give consumers more information about where their food comes from.
Businesses must comply with...
The next great disruption is hybrid work
Source: MakeLemonade.nz
Tamaki Makaurau – Millions of people have left their jobs in search of more fulfilling roles with greater flexibility. It’s been called the...
Millions of caged hens will continue to suffer next year
Source: MakeLemonade.nz
From January next year, battery cages will be illegal in Aotearoa.However, colony cages, which also breach the Animal Welfare Act 1999, will remain...
Rough weather gets rid of unwanted marine species
Source: MakeLemonade.nz
Te Whanganui-a-Tara – Rough wet weather may have dampened Wellingtonians’ spirits at the beginning of summer, but it also killed unwanted species in...