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Could a relatively unheralded piece of legislation mean that saving water is now the key to unlocking New Zealand’s housebuilding future?   The October 2021 Financial Sector (Climate-related Disclosures and Other Matters) Amendment Act made it a mandatory requirement for entities that include many banks and insurers to prepare climate statements under a framework provided […]

In the wake of the recent atmospheric river that flooded parts of Auckland, one suburb hit by significant rainfall remained relatively unscathed. Hobsonville Point is built on an old defence base close to Whenuapai Airbase. Between 3pm Friday 27th January and 2:40 pm Thursday 2nd February, the suburb recorded 348 mm of rain. There were

When most people think of rainwater tanks, unsightly huge tanks on rural properties come to mind in heritage green. But imagine if there was a slimline tank that was so discrete it blended into your property’s boundaries, disguised as a fence. WaterSmart is a New Zealand-based company that manufactures FenceTank™, the perfect space and water

Petra Verboom runs Bed & Breakfast ‘the Boom Inn’ in Baambrugge, The Netherlands. The complete renovation of her early 20th-century dike house was completed in 2019. I was brought up to be a responsible human being. A couple of years ago, I started to realize that every individual can make a meaningful difference. By reducing