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A major report from the Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment warns tourism – both domestic and international – is putting the country under major pressure and eroding the very attributes that make...
After the release today of a report stating that tourism is ruining what makes New Zealand special, national and local media have covered the issue widely. The New Zealand Herald says...
New Zealand may have to limit the number of tourists visiting our shores, or risk losing the idyllic environment that draws people here. That’s the message from parliamentary commissioner for the...
New research from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) has quantified the climate and air quality impacts of aviation, broken down by emission type, altitude and location. The MIT team found...
The following media release was sent to local and national media this afternoon. Our 3,000+ members were sent this, along with further detail, this morning. MEDIA RELEASE – for immediate release[Wanaka,...
Greenhouse gas emissions from commercial air travel are growing at a faster clip than predicted in previous, already dire, projections, according to new research — putting pressure on airline regulators to take...
And climate change at the same time Above the Arctic Circle, in the middle of the Grotoya Strait, Borge Ousland is engineering a challenging dream. As the first person to cross...
It might seem from all the media noise that airports are front and centre of voter concerns in the Queenstown Lakes district. But, debate over expansion of Queenstown and Wanaka Airports...
Queenstown Lakes mayoral candidate Nik Kiddle has set himself 17 initiatives to achieve before Christmas Eve, if he is elected. The new council will be sworn in on October 24, which...
Future growth at Queenstown Airport should be paused, stopped or sent in a strategic direction many miles away, Queenstown Lakes mayoral candidates have argued. The airport was the hottest topic at...