Slow moves to fix fast fashion - Newsroom
WEB5 days ago · Slow moves to fix fast fashion. RNZ. The Detail. Play 24m. Half a tonne of unwanted clothes dumped in the middle of a fashion event in Auckland this week is the brutal symbol of the crisis hanging over the industry. More brutal is the fact that this half-tonne is sent to landfills in New Zealand every five minutes.
The quiet injuries we don't hear about - Newsroom
WEB5 days ago · Rugby: The high-impact sport. Rugby is known for its physicality and high-impact collisions. Professional rugby players experience around 91 injuries per 1000 hours of rugby. These injuries are often more severe, with an average recovery time of 18 days. Most rugby injuries are contact-related, occurring during tackles and rucks.
A rare form of courage - Newsroom
WEB3 days ago · NZ On Air funds darkness and daffodils. In it, he describes analysing the crime scene and determining it was the work of one offender, later identified as Malcolm Rewa. Rewa was a “lone wolf” rapist who carried out dozens of sex attacks against girls and women on his own.
Minister goes down to the line on contested fish quotas
WEB4 days ago · Minister Shane Jones has met with the Waitangi fisheries commission in a last-ditch bid to resolve a legal standoff over big changes to commercial catch allowances. The Thursday evening meeting with Te Ohu Kaimoana came ahead of his anticipated announcement, on Sunday, of a big increase to allowable commercial catches in the …
Shifting to electric vehicles for sustainable travel - Newsroom
WEB1 day ago · The rapidly narrowing price gap between electric cars and vehicles with traditional combustion engines is set to create a new wave of demand for electric vehicles.. The International Energy Agency’s Global EV Outlook says global EV sales could hit 17 million in 2024, as cheaper EVs hit the market. One out of every five cars sold worldwide …