Radio New ZealandDecision delayed over palm oil labellingRadio New ZealandThe Australia New Zealand Ministerial Forum on Food Regulation met in Brisbane today to discuss mandatory palm oil labelling. The food and grocery industry is against such a move but …

Radio New ZealandTrans-Tasman vote on palm oil labellingRadio New ZealandThe vote on whether to make labelling compulsory will be held at a meeting of the Australia New Zealand Ministerial Forum on Food Regulation in Brisbane. The food and grocery industry …

Radio New ZealandGovt funds invested in controversial palm oil companiesRadio New ZealandDocuments released to the Green Party show the New Zealand Superannuation Fund (NZSF), the ACC Investment Fund and the Government Superannuation Fund have investments …

Radio New ZealandMarlborough mayor calls in lawyers over Whale Oil leakRadio New ZealandThe closed meeting was about finances surrounding the troubled ASB Theatre in Blenheim, and the audio and transcript has appeared on the Whale Oil blog. The $23 million …

Radio New ZealandHealth researchers sue Whale OilRadio New ZealandThree public health researchers have filed defamation proceedings against the Whale Oil blogger Cameron Slater and the tobacco industry lobbyist Carrick Graham. The proceedings were filed in …

Radio New ZealandRena wreck - boat itself worse than oilRadio New Zealand"The legacy of the ship wreck wouldn't have been the oil or the other contaminants - it would have been these invasive species that would have been here for ever, because onc …

Radio New ZealandGovernment to continue with oil explorationRadio New ZealandThe government is pressing on with the search for oil and gas, undeterred by low oil prices and pressure from environmentalists. Oil rig. Photo: 123rf. At petroleum industry confe …

Radio New ZealandNZ Oil & Gas posts big loss after oil price slumpRadio New ZealandNZ Oil and Gas (NZOG) reported a $27.6 million loss in the six months ended December compared with $7.7m a year ago. The company's revenue increased 21 percent to $6 …

The Australian (subscription)Sailors sue navy over failed promise of engineering trainingThe Australian (subscription)Lawyer Stewart Levitt said 320 men and a few women joined the navy to receive on the job education and practical training for the certific …

Radio New ZealandKiribati looks at engineering solutions to climate problemsRadio New ZealandThe outgoing President of Kiribati says he will be asking the New Zealand government if they would like to join other countries in finding an engineering solution …