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New research highlighting the vulnerability of braided rivers has contributed to a recent law change acknowledging their uniqueness. Te Whare Wānanga o Waitaha | University of Canterbury (UC) Professor Ann Brower of the School of Earth and Environment, ...

Analysis: The Finance Minister is facing a difficult year, writes Peter Wilson.

Question Time in the new Parliament starts today and it will see MPs who were former rivals in a strict reversal of positions, such as Finance Minister...

The responses of BusinessNZ members on some hot-button election year issues.

Under the new Natural and Built Environments Act, it will take ten years to phase out the old Resource Management Act. Parties promising reform will likely end up presiding over the status quo.

Today's Letters to the Editor from readers include praise for a sculpture plinth, looking after the homeless, and the costs of dentists and cycle...

I was delighted to see the photo of the sculpture dedicated to the Ukraine war on the plinth at Knox Church (ODT 9.9.23). What a wonderful concept,...

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Last night’s passing of two of the Bills to replace the current Resource Management Act (RMA) marks a significant milestone for the Employers and Manufacturers Association’s (EMA) ongoing campaign for reform in an area that affects all its members. 'Six ...