5000-hectare historic station on East Coast could soon be foreign-owned carbon farm | Newshub

Under the Emissions Trading Scheme, set up to help New Zealand meet its carbon-neutral goal by 2050, carbon has become a currency. “Those families living there are the lifeblood of our smaller communities. Huiarua employs at least eight people, meaning that’s eight families left without work. August’s four daughters went through Mata School and now […]

Cannabis dominates drug offences and Māori still over-represented despite police … – Newshub

A new report published by police canvasses changes to policing since the amendments to the Misuse of Drugs Act in 2019. “The good news is these changes have led to a decrease in prosecutions in favour of warnings and other referrals. “Discretion is by its nature inconsistent, with the highest burden of that inconsistency falling […]

Government accused of using ‘clever accounting’ to make climate target look better | Newshub

The Prime Minister’s chief science advisor, Dame Juliet Gerrard, admitted to The AM Show there is a “bit of jiggery-pokery” with the numbers. Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said the new target “represents our fair share” on the global stage. But an Oxfam report last year found that to meet its fair share, New Zealand’s target […]