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Write a regular column on sustainability and it's natural to discuss climate-change facts and issues from time to time.

Rural

Big bucks back misinformation

A rare shark which washed up on Muriwai beach over the weekend will be prepared for the Auckland Museum natural sciences collection today.

News

Rare shark washes up on Muriwai beach

About this time every year you might see strange-looking machinery rolling slowly along the main roads around Hawke's Bay.

Rural

Great vintage in the making

The agriculture sector is looking at a collaborative approach to tackle the shortage of skilled workers.

Rural

Farming's skill shortage

Lake Rotorua is an inspiring story of farmers, the community and local council doing their bit to get the lake's water quality going in the right direction. As a result it has hit agreed water quality targets decades before it was thought possible.

Rural

Working together gets results

Walking around Warsaw is like strolling through a living World War II museum.

Lifestyle

Travel: Warsaw, a city reborn

Waipukurau's Bel Group business manager and new Dairy Woman of the Year, Justine Kidd, has influenced many in the 20 years since graduating with a Bachelor of Agricultural Science (honours) degree.

Rural

Dairy leader recognised

Last week's rare earthquakes reminded Aucklanders they are not immune from natural disaster. Jamie Morton explores what might happen in New Zealand's biggest city in the event of an eruption or major quake.

News

Is Auckland ready for a natural disaster?

Mark Neilson's farming ancestors have left their own form of historical document: names, initials, pictures and messages carved in two nikau palms on the family property at Longacre, near Wanganui.

Rural

Family trees tell tales

The family of a Titirangi girl tormented by bullies, including one who threatened her with an axe, have received a payout and an admission the school failed her.

News

Payout for bullied Titirangi girl

The world's growing population is clamouring for our safe, high-quality food products and Federated Farmers, along with other industry groups, plays an important role in ensuring links are made to benefit farmers, reports Felicity Wolfe.

Rural

Getting the most out of Kiwi trade deals

Business

Communication - one of the most vital skills

Now, bellowing such gobbledegook into a full-face helmet one thing, but singing to companions confined within an automobile is quite another matter.

Motoring

Can't wait to get on the road again

I'm writing this column from the comfort of a cloth-covered trestle table upstairs in the Wellington Town Hall in what has been dubbed the "Media Centre". I've worked in loads of "media centres" around the traps in the past, but this would take the cake for no-frills.

Lifestyle

Wine: Pinot noir production not for faint of heart

You've cut back on chocolate, chucked out the biscuits and raided your nearest health-food store, so why aren't you losing weight?

Lifestyle

Health: 10 diet foods making you fat

Two Aucklanders have been announced as finalists for the Kiwibank New Zealander of the Year Awards.

News

Aucklanders dominate New Zealander of Year finalists

Farmers who use diazinon are being asked to contribute data about how the organophosphate may, or may not, affect them.

Rural

Organophosphates findings available

With a busy and successful 2012 drawing to a close, Federated Farmers national president Bruce Wills is looking forward to a new year of action in 2013, reports Felicity Wolfe.

Rural

Federation gears up for a busy new year

An Auckland teenager has proved a fresh pair of eyes should never be underestimated when it comes to science.

News

Teenager's discovery opens eyes

The debate over water and agriculture is a tangled web of interlinked policies, on-farm actions, science, emotion, perception and economic and cultural factors affecting its use, availability and quality.

Rural

Federated farmers: Quality comes first

One of the architects of the much-criticised nutrient budgeting program Overseer has defended the software, saying it might not be perfect but it is a world-leading model.

Rural

Software draws storm

Water is the number one issue being tackled by agriculture. Federated Farmers South Island regional policy manager Matt Harcombe looks at what is driving water-quality policy around the country and the challenges farmers face.

Rural

Quantum leap in water management policies

Auckland scores very well on the lifestyle aspects of liveability but not so well on economic performance.

Lifestyle

We need to cultivate connections

Kiwi expat Sean Gourley, the founder of a $20 million high-tech business in Silicon Valley, believes Auckland is well placed to become an innovation hub.

Business

Auckland drives culture of innovation

As the world grows in population so does our need for growth in food production. In order to feed the ever-increasing mouths at a global and national level, New Zealand's agricultural trade grows in significance.

Rural

A farmer's recipe for healthy water

California Governor Jerry Brown on Tuesday signed a bill clearing the way for self-driving cars to jockey with human-operated vehicles to test the technology on the state's roads.

Motoring

Road cleared for self-driving cars in California

How long will it be, do you suppose, before cars start driving themselves? Not long, I suspect, at the current rate of progress.

Motoring

Subaru's clever eye for trouble

A reader says it's nonsense that there is too much parking in Newmarket; plus your feedback on other stories in The Aucklander.

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Your feedback: Roads, parking, public transport

Paddy Monro is an intrepid engineer with a passion for gadgets. From hovercrafts to hang-gliders, his latest acquisition is a YikeBike.

News

Up, down, I get around

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