Cyclone Giselle dumped heavy rain across much of the country, peaking in the upper South Island. At NIWA's Leatham station, more than 300mm of rain fell in 48 hours. But that was nowhere near the heaviest burst of rain New Zealand's hosted - that record belongs to the Cropp River on the South Island's West … Continue reading A history of New Zealand’s most extreme weather

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 When did our public service get so arrogant? By Anne Fifield,  Anna Fifield is editor of Stuff's Wellington newsroom and the Dominion Post. OPINION: I have to confess I laughed when a press release arrived in my inbox last week: “Chief Ombudsman applauds No 1 global ranking in Transparency International index.” I laughed because I have been shocked … Continue reading How a government shuts down your ability to know what’s going on. Don’t blame all Journalists. Shame on you Labour. Anne Fifield. Stuff and Dominion post I think this was around February this year

Here are some discussion points in regard to funding water infrastructure in New Zealand There would be some cost to individuals and business up front, but if we were to abandon the insurance Scheme proposed by labour we would have a positive outcome and far less money going out of our pockets. Instead of borrowing … Continue reading Some possible funding ideas for three waters replacement to provide low-cost finance to councils to fix their own water with the help of a water regulator

https://youtu.be/o_YPLVJ-C6Y A lot has changed since this interview, but simplicity of the fix, is still there vary little bureaucracy assets managed by the people who own them oversight by government to improve outcomes. not mortgaging those assets and indebting them

https://youtu.be/aBke_5Mk9p0 NZ Taxpayer Union 2 months ago THIS SHOWS JUST HOW ROTTEN THIS BILL AND PROCESS IS.

This week we have seen vary clearly the government and the greens true colors in regard to three waters. There is no doubt that they have tried to entrench this legislation to make it very hard to change. Thats bad but not the worst part. It puts in doubt all the legislation that's before us. … Continue reading New Zealand’s toxic political environment

Geothermal power in New Zealand https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geothermal_power_in_New_Zealand Geothermal power in New Zealand is a small but significant part of the energy generation capacity of the country, providing approximately 17% of the country's electricity with installed capacity of over 900MW. New Zealand, like only a small number of other countries worldwide, has numerous geothermal … See more

In a speech where he ruled out working with nearly every political party after the election, Mr Peters said the treaty was not a binding legal document. "It cannot and must not be used in a constitution or indeed in any legislation apart from the specific cases that try to redress the worst excesses of … Continue reading Winston Peters. This is from 11years ago. how things have changed, he was right on so many issues