Scholarship win a boost for South Canterbury student
A South Canterbury farming student has been confirmed as the 2022 recipient of the $5000 Ravensdown Hugh Williams Scholarship.
Tim Sheed’s interest in the agricultural sector was sparked by his upbringing as the third generation to lend a hand on his family’s sheep and beef farm in Beautiful Valley, inland from Temuka between Geraldine and Fairlie.
Auckland Transport: 23 new commuter trains, costing $330m, take city fleet to 95
Auckland is to get 23 new electric commuter trains costing $330 million, to take its fleet to 95.
The city’s agency Auckland Transport (AT) said the first trains from this third order would begin arriving in late 2024, around the expected opening of the $4.5 billion City Rail Link project.
Latest crop of Eastland Group interns setting bar ‘very high’
Eastland Group is employing a record number of interns over summer in roles ranging from an environmental intern at Eastland Port to a qualified commercial pilot working in operations at Gisborne Airport.
Lion opens new sustainable office
Lion New Zealand has opened the doors to its new head office in the stunning 6 Green Star building at 136 Fanshawe Street.
WSP connects with NZ Battery; secures contract for alternative energy storage feasibility study
WSP in New Zealand has just been awarded a contract by the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE) to investigate the feasibility of non-hydroelectric energy storage options as part of the Government’s NZ Battery Project.
Toyota – Focus on cutting emissions
Toyota NZ: “As we wrapped up our 34th year as market leader, we’re in a great position to continue our leadership in low-emissions technology.”
Silver Fern Farms to join a handful of Kiwi companies offering carbon-zero products
Silver Fern Farms, the country’s largest meat processor and marketer, is poised to launch its first carbon-zero certified beef in the United States this month.
BNZ – Reaching net-zero emissions means all hands to the pump for NZ
OPINION: The work towards a low-emissions future for Aotearoa is accelerating and every person, business and sector will need to get themselves up to speed on how to reduce, contribute and report.
ANZ – Government emissions reduction plan not ambitious enough
OPINION: Aotearoa needs to accelerate private investment and action on climate change. With clear pathways from government, the private sector has demonstrated it will follow.
Green jobs of the future
Young or old, most people want a career path that will help, not harm, the planet. Olivia Wannan explores the industries that will – finally – make a dent in Aotearoa’s emissions.