Full Coverage: New Zealand

28.04.2008 Ilmastovaikutustensa nollaamiseen tähtäävät valtiot, kaupungit ja yritykset löytävät toisensa kasvavassa Climate Neutral Network -verkostossa. Valtioista mukana ovat Costa Rica, Norja, Islanti ja Uusi-Seelanti.

12.12.2007 Alkuperäiskansojen oikeuksien puolesta toimivat tahot nimesivät alkuperäiskansojen kannalta ongelmallisimmat maat vuonna 2007. Länsimaista listalle joutuivat Yhdysvallat, Kanada, Australia ja Uusi Seelanti.

25.10.2007 New Zealand has set landmark goals to become the world's first carbon neutral nation in electrical, stationary manufacturing, and transport energy by 2040. WorldChanging reporter Josie Howitt says the timetable can be met.
From: World Changing

14.09.2007 UNITED NATIONS, Sep 13 (OneWorld) - Despite strong objections from the United States and some of its allies, the UN General Assembly adopted a resolution Thursday calling for the recognition of the world's 370 million indigenous peoples' right to self-determination and control over their lands and resources.

21.02.2007 Uuden Seelannin parlamentin istuntokauden avajaisissa puhunut pääministeri Helen Clark esitteli kunnianhimoisen suunnitelman päästöjen vähentämiseksi ja uusiutuvien energiamuotojen kehittämiseksi.

27.10.2006 While Britain belatedly introduces a watered-down Climate Bill and other countries tinker and talk about Climate Change, Kiribati is sinking beneath the waves.
From: Oil Change

06.10.2006 UNITED NATIONS, Oct 6 (OneWorld) - Global civil society organizations are pressing the 192-nation U.N. General Assembly to recognize indigenous peoples' rights to their land and resources.

06.10.2006

08.08.2006 from Alternative Energy blog:
'Next time you take a look at your stock portfolio, you might want to ask how many "carbon dogs" you have.'

20.06.2006 The Ministry of Justice has decided on its shortlists for two infrastructure projects, which could be worth as much as $500 million over seven years, industry sources suggest.

08.06.2006 South Africa and New Zealand must do more, more quickly, to tackle inequalities between their indigenous and non-indigenous populations, according to two recently released UN reports.

27.03.2006 Greenpeace activists protested in front of the New Zealand Embassy in New Delhi on Friday, with a banner exhorting New Zealand to 'Keep the Ban on Terminator Seeds'. The protestors also distributed leaflets to hundreds of passers-by in peak hour traffic.

20.02.2006 A new course, the Unlimited Potential course, being initiated jointly by the Government of New Zealand and Microsoft, aims to give computer skills to people who may never have had the opportunity.

03.02.2006 Australia, Canada and New Zealand have been condemned by an alliance of environmental and development groups for attempting to open the door to "terminator technology", a form of genetic modification that would make seeds sterile and threaten the livelihoods of small-scale farmers.

31.01.2006 ICT professionals in New Zealand will soon be able to upgrade their business qualifications while they work, thanks to a postgraduate certificate approved by the Tertiary Education Commission.

27.01.2006 An OECD report shows that children in New Zealand have a high level of access to information communications technology at school. The report “Are Students Ready for a Technology-Rich World” rated New Zealand secondary school students fifth out of 41 countries for access to ICT such as computers and the Internet.

26.01.2006 New Zealand ranks first in the world in an environmental performance study produced by environmental experts at two U.S. universities. The U.S. lags behind in 28th place.

11.08.2005 New Zealand's State Services Minister Trevor Mallard said that the NZ$14 million e-government project would improve collaboration between government agencies and reduce unnecessary costs and duplication of effort.

22.07.2005 New Zealand's Education Minister has announced that The New Zealand Ministry of Education has signed an agreement with Novell to license a range of software for all schools.

24.06.2005 Information and communication technologies offer innovative and interesting tools to make teaching and learning more meaningful. Integration of ICTs in educational policies and programmes has gained priority in both developed and developing countries.