UN World Risk Index
23 Dec 2011
Two Pacific Ocean neighbours of New Zealand rank 1 and 2 on a World Risk Index released in September by the UN University Institute for Environment and Human Security based in Bonn, Germany...
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NZ Government Financial Support for Irrigation
18 May 2011
In addition to the pre-Budget announcements on a National Policy Statement for Freshwater Management and a pollution clean-up fund [see below, 18 May] an announcement was made on 9 May by the...
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NZ Government Freshwater Management
18 May 2011
On 9 May, as part of pre-Budget announcements, Environment Minister Dr Nick Smith outlined three initiatives related to fresh water management. One related to irrigation is noted above. A National...
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Christmas Greeting 2011
23 Dec 2011
The directors, management and staff of David Painter Consulting [DPC] Ltd [that is, Robyn and David] wish all website visitors well for this Christmas season and hope for a great year 2012 coming...
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Happy Birthday www
10 Aug 2011
According to an article in Nature News yesterday, 6 August was the 20th anniversary of when the first website went live in 1991. It was at the European Laboratory for Particle Physics, on the...
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Eight Months and Three Months Post-Earthquakes
18 May 2011
Aftershocks from the 4 Sep. 2010 M7.1 earthquake and the 22 Feb. 2011 M6.3 earthquake [see News 8 Sep. 2010 and 26 Feb. 2011] continue in quite high numbers and magnitudes around Christchurch....
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