Environment stories
Pure Storage unveils FlashArray//X, a high-performance all-NVMe array designed to address the data challenges and analytics needs of modern businesses.
Flood-hit communities are being urged to plan for rising sea levels and more frequent extremes as experts warn current rules lag behind climate risk.
Building managers could act sooner on dust, soot and smoke as Honeywell’s new sensor flags harmful fine particles in real time.
A red-zone recovery plan for quake-hit Waimakariri has won New Zealand’s top planning prize after balancing housing, heritage and infrastructure needs.
Restoration could be faster and cheaper for disused mine sites, with researchers saying whole ecosystems can be moved intact and recover immediately.
Broad reform of planning and resource laws is needed to unlock growth, curb frustration and protect the environment as New Zealand expands.
Hazard models may need rewriting after data showed the South Island shifted more than five metres and rose by up to eight metres in the quake.
Rising dairy, transport and industry emissions are testing New Zealand’s green credentials, with the OECD warning that water pollution is worsening.
The award boost highlights fresh urgency over pedestrian safety at level crossings as rail incidents rise nationwide.
Rising pollution incidents are leaving New Zealand businesses exposed to clean-up bills that can run into millions of dollars.
The government's freshwater proposals have prompted the conservation group to quit a nine-year collaboration, deepening a split over river standards.
Drivers near the Main North Line are being urged to stay alert as maintenance trains resume between Picton and Christchurch after the Kaikōura earthquake.
Urban planners say rising heat, driverless cars and the shared economy are reshaping New Zealand cities and infrastructure.
The campaign targets plastic pollution blamed for $8 billion a year in marine damage and harm to wildlife, fisheries and tourism.
Nearly 10,000km more waterways will need upgrading as New Zealand seeks to lift swimmable rivers and lakes to 90 per cent by 2040.
Workers in Arctic and desert sites can now use insulated emergency showers that meet ANSI and OSHA standards in extreme conditions.
Auckland road works are a step nearer, with a Board of Inquiry set to weigh the project and submissions later this year.
Kiwi telco Spark has partnered with Ericsson to launch a next-generation fully digital voice network technology called IP Multimedia Subsystem (IMS).
Following earthquakes and tsunamis, the drones could help rescue teams find trapped survivors faster and gather vital health data from body sensors.
Native copper skinks and pied stilts are being moved and monitored as work on the Waikato Expressway protects habitat east of Hamilton.
