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Kate Green

@KateGreenWLG

A journalist, but trying not to let that be my entire personality. RNZ Wellington, environmental focus 🌱

 Napier City, New Zealand
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Joined March 2019
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Found this gem while trawling Papers Past for a different story. It's from an account reprinted from the Sydney Herald in the Nelson Examiner and New Zealand Chronicle's "Notes of the Week" (28 September 1859).
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For Wellington to meet its targets, GW says it would need to make a 71 percent fare increase next year. rnz.co.nz/news/national/5349…
Bus and train fares may surge by up to 70% to meet NZTA targets

Bus and train fares may surge by up to 70% to meet NZTA targets

Bus and train fares are set to increase across the country, with the transport agency asking councils to hit higher revenue targets.

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Worth it, I promise. rnz.co.nz/news/national/5336…
Fowl play or fair play: Attempted birdnapping leads to wild goose chase

Fowl play or fair play: Attempted birdnapping leads to wild goose chase

A recent goosenapping attempt at Waiwhetū Stream left a Lower Hutt resident "shaken" and no choice but to intervene.

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“A cyclist riding past intervened, as did Goedhart's husband, who removed the bird from the boot and plonked it back in the stream. At that point the pair in the car took off, Goedhart said. The bird, meanwhile, appeared unruffled.”
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moonlighting as a health reporter for a while as the health system falls to bits rnz.co.nz/news/national/5239…
Hutt Hospital doctors told to make beds, clean sinks

Hutt Hospital doctors told to make beds, clean sinks

Doctors at Hutt Hospital are being asked to make beds and clean medical equipment, on top of a busy patient workload.

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Health staff recruitment issues: 'If it costs money, we can't do it'

Health staff recruitment issues: 'If it costs money, we can't do it'

Budget cuts are hampering recruitment of frontline health staff, despite promises from Te Whatu Ora's new commissioner to the contrary.

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Former Te Whatu Ora board member says Christopher Luxon's claims are disinformation

A former board member at Te Whatu Ora says the government's accusations of financial illiteracy are unfair, and have been used as an excuse for sacking the board.

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The only new money in the Budget earmarked for the environment will go towards resource management reforms, an area which so far has relaxed rules for natural protection. rnz.co.nz/news/political/518…

Budget 2024: 'Assault on nature' as government cuts funding for environmental programmes

The only new money in the Budget earmarked for the environment will go towards resource management reforms, an area which so far has relaxed rules for natural protection.

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Wellington ick: people who toot in the tunnel
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Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment Simon Upton says the role of ministers as decision-makers should be scrapped. rnz.co.nz/news/political/514…
Fast Track Approval Bill: Government watchdogs seek substantial curbs on ministers' powers

Fast Track Approval Bill: Government watchdogs seek substantial curbs on ministers' powers

Two government watchdogs are recommending changes to the new Fast Track Approval Bill so conflicts of interest can be managed and the natural environment can be better protected.

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The infrastructure minister has finally released the list of organisations shoulder tapped with info on how to get their project on the fast track approvals list — on the day of submissions closing.
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This doesn’t mean the projects WILL be on the list, or even that they’ll even apply, but people deserve to know the likely candidates before submissions close.
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So far, the answer appears to largely be: mines. Fast-track bill: Which projects could be approved for quicker consent? rnz.co.nz/news/national/5140…
Fast-track bill: Which projects could be approved for quicker consent?

Fast-track bill: Which projects could be approved for quicker consent?

A collection of dams, mines and roading projects - some dead in the water, others bogged down in court proceedings - look set to be given a new lease on life by the government's new fast-track...

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The infrastructure minister has accused seabed mining company TTR of "being misleading" by calling a generic letter sent to 200 other organisations a "formal invite" to apply for fast-track approval. rnz.co.nz/news/political/513…

Minister questions mining company's fast-track 'invite' claim

The infrastructure minister has accused a seabed mining company of "being misleading" by calling a generic letter sent to 200 other organisations a "formal invite" to apply for fast-track approval.

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in contention for headline of the year
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Chemtrails banned in US state, despite chemtrails not existing dlvr.it/T4zz3b

Chemtrails banned in US state, despite chemtrails not existing

Conspiracy theorists believe vapour emitted from aircraft is part of a nefarious plan.

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DOC spent nearly half a million dollars to kill one stoat, via @radionz rnz.co.nz/news/national/5131… – at Wellington City, New Zealand
DOC spent nearly $500,000 to kill one stoat in Fiordland

DOC spent nearly $500,000 to kill one stoat in Fiordland

The Department of Conservation (DOC) spent nearly half a million dollars on an operation to kill one stoat.

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"I think it's easy for people who maybe don't always need that reassurance to just see it as a painted piece of road. But it does hold more significance than that." rnz.co.nz/news/national/5126…
Destiny Church, rainbow community clash over drag queen library performance

Destiny Church, rainbow community clash over drag queen library performance

A rainbow community supporter has described Destiny Church protesters as hypocrites during a heated stand-off at Gisborne Library.

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Me seeing all those carbon liveries
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