We take pride in 'feeding the world', but can we feed ourselves?
We often hear that New Zealand is ‘feeding the world’ with the food we produce. Less hyperbolically, one regularly cited industry...
'Mountains to sea' New book examines how we can solve NZ's freshwater crisis
I am excited to have been able to make a contribution to this important new book. Out any day now!
The latest freshwater policy "bombshell" – like a rendition of "Hamlet"
The latest "shock" announcement by Environment Minister David Parker, that limits need to be set at a national level to curb further...
Our rivers: reflecting on the past
Earlier this evening I got a call out of the blue from a nice young reporter from Newshub, keen to interview me for their morning show on...
Perhaps the most vital lesson from environmental history?
In my last post, I wrote about how environmental history can help us to progress discussions about fresh water today - one of the...
Why write about rivers?
Since New Zealand's Rivers has been released, I have had a number of opportunities to talk to journalists and others about the book and...
