But as of Monday afternoon, the council was yet to receive any nominations. While one local government expert said that wasn t necessarily cause for concern, another warned that there was a risk that someone with little interest in governance would go for the role simply for the pay packet. Massey University local government researcher and senior lecturer Dr Andy Asquith was not surprised by the lack of interest in the position. It was a symptom of a “disconnect” between local government and the general public, he said. “It feeds into the bigger narrative that people will only show interest in terms of standing and following through and voting if they can see relevance.
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Urgent action is needed to increase the ease of owning and operating electric vehicles (EVs), both light and heavy duty, if Aotearoa New Zealand’s vehicle fleet is to change in time to meet the required targets for greenhouse gas emissions set by the Climate Change Commission.
The Government’s recently announced discounts of up to $8,625 are a positive move but technology changes are also imminent that should smooth the way to going electric.
To help alleviate any purchasing concerns of operating an EV, extending their travel range is critical. After all, most consumers and fleet owners don’t want to constantly worry about running out of power, so for them the easiest way to avoid that drawback is to stick with petrol and diesel vehicles in the short term.
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Seven early career researchers at Te Herenga Waka Victoria University of Wellington have received a total of $2.24 million to pursue their research into issues ranging from health and wellbeing to climate change after receiving Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE) Science Whitinga Fellowships.
The one-off fellowships, worth $320,000 each over two years, are among 30 awarded in an MBIE initiative administered by Royal Society Te Apārangi to support up-and-coming researchers at Aotearoa New Zealand-based research institutions during the constraints of COVID-19.
Welcoming the new Whitinga fellows, the University’s Vice-Provost (Research), Professor Margaret Hyland, says these early career researchers epitomise University strengths that have helped it top the main measure of research quality in the past two rounds of the Government’s six-yearly Performance-Based Research Fund.
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Jarved Allan, operations manager for 100% Pure New Zealand honey, holds the
A Timaru honey producer is the toast of the beekeeping industry after taking home eight medals at Apiculture New Zealand’s national honey competition, including the supreme award. “We came so close in 2019, so it feels good to finally win the award,” 100% Pure New Zealand’s operations manager Jarved Allan told
Stuff. “And we’ll do it all over again next year,” he claimed. “The 18 years I have worked at 100% Pure NZ Honey mastering what we do to showcase this top shelf product has contributed to winning this award.”
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