Like many New Zealand homes, we have an artificial Christmas tree stashed away in its box, ready to be unfurled for the festive season. However, I resisted getting it out this year, in part because we don't have a lot of space in our erstwhile 'holiday house' [see previous post] for anything beyond the daily necessities. And in part because I don't really like artificial Christmas trees. But then I had an epiphany. On a recent visit to our local nursery, I had noted that they

Since my interview with Kathryn Ryan on RNZ yesterday, I have been inundated by inquiries about my new book Beyond Manapouri: 50 years of environmental politics in New Zealand. The level of interest has been quite humbling and has reinforced my conviction that the time is right for a book examining the last half century of environmental governance in New Zealand and lessons for the future. For those wishing to read Beyond Manapouri, the good news is that is is now in producti