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For love or money: NZ Listener

Fiona Rotherham writes: The recent closure of Auckland gaming developer Gameloft, whose French parent is being asked to repay $3 million in public money, has reignited debate over research and development grants. This article includes a…

Govt likely to scrap cheap emissions charge

The government is widely expected to scrap a scheme that has halved the cost of greenhouse gas emissions for some polluters. Quotes Suzi Kerr. Article at RNZ News.

Suzi Kerr to appear at Wanaka's Aspiring Conversations

Suzi Kerr will help launch Wanaka's Aspiring Conversations Festival in April with a session titled Cool it! – dealing with climate change headlined by Australian Climate Scientist Tim Flannery. More...

Pacific nations desperate for climate action

New Zealand climate scientists have echoed desperate cries from small Pacific nations in the firing line of rising seas. This article quotes from our Horizon Reserach into NZ attitudes towards climate change. More...

NZ could be leader influencing carbon trade best practice

New Zealand had a world-leading emissions trading scheme until it went off the rails in 2012, and we can have one again, environmental economist Dr Suzi Kerr says in an interview with the Otago Daily Times.   

Gold Ranking for CaDDANZ Team

The 2014/15 Annual Report from the CaDDANZ team (including Dave Maré) was recently awarded a Gold rating by MBIE. This means the project is performing above expectation. Only 12 percent of projects received this highest…

Shadow monetary policy board says current OCR is good for now

On Tuesday the New Zealand Institute of Economic Research's (NZIER) monetary policy shadow board released a survey showing the recommended benchmark interest rate was 2.5 per cent. The Reserve Bank releases its first review of…

Hautahi Kingi wins Motu Thesis Scholarship

Hautahi Kingi (Nga Rauru, Te Atihaunui a Paparangi) a PhD candidate in economics at Cornell University in the United States is the winner of this year’s $10,000 Motu Thesis Scholarship. “We are immensely glad to be…

Motu Research Update #25

The annual edition of Motu's newsletter, Motu Research Update, is now available. It contains articles drawing from this year's research, a list of publications, and updates on people and activities at Motu. We aim to…

Four realistic and effective ways Kiwis can cut their emissions

Fairfax's Henry Cooke investigates how a regular person in NZ can help curb greenhouse gas emissions.