Gold Coast needs room to grow but climate risks could change where people live
Almost 60 years ago, nature forced some hard decisions on the Gold Coast. A series of storms pummelled…
Battling nature and neighbours: Westshore surf lifesaving’s hopes for new home
A club building committee looked at five other options, with its preference a new single-storey building landward of…
Coastal erosion: Port Waikato home owners seek funding to maintain new seawall
“It’s saved my house,” she said bluntly. “You just look out and the sea seems quite high, but…
Engineer says 50 years of erosion research ignored by government and courts
He might not be a household name, but Angus Gordon played a key role in preserving NSW beaches.…
Ōrewa beachfront seawall opens to protect against erosion
Ōrewa Beach reserve eroded by heavy seas after a heavy night of wind and rain from Cyclone Gabrielle.…
Whangārei council defends $34K tree removal amid erosion fears
Esplanade reserves are typically strips of public land along the coast or waterways set aside to protect natural…
FINCH nano-satellite designed to track soil health from space
WINNIPEG – FINCH is a confusing acronym. It stands for Field Imaging Nanosatellite for Crop residue Hyperspectral mapping.…
Thinning revenues: inside the $14bn Eliquis patent cliff
Eliquis (apixaban) is one of the most commercially consequential loss-of-exclusivity (LOE) events in recent pharmaceutical history, with patent…
Huge swells, hazardous surf batter NSW south coast beaches causing damage and erosion
Huge swells have inundated NSW south coast beaches as most of the coastline remains closed to the public…
How generative AI is reshaping New Zealand education
A professor specialising in the uses and misuses of AI in education said new software to detect it…
Hawke’s Bay farmers fear erosion will worsen if nursery subsidies are cut
The poles put down roots that intertwine beneath the ground, helping to stabilise it. The regional council (HBRC)…
Sunset Beach sea wall project aims to slow Port Waikato erosion
In 2022, the Waikato District Council asked residents to “manage retreat” after two homes were left uninhabitable when…