Smellie Sniffs The Breeze: Taking Our Lumps At Copenhagen

Watching the Copenhagen climate change summit from Wellington today brings to mind the Pineapple Lumps ad where the Kiwi turns up late, hits the button, and is delighted to receive a toothsome booby prize while other countries make off with the riches. More>>

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• Scoop Full Coverage - Copenhagen and NZ's ETS

Winged Death: Top Predator Makes Spectacular Return To Capital

Conservation staff at the groundbreaking ZEALANDIA eco-sanctuary in Wellington believe they have found the first New Zealand falcons to have hatched in the city since the species disappeared as a breeding population in the Seventies. More>>

It's Full Of Stars: 2010 - Pivotal To Secure World Night Sky Reserve

Next year is pivotal to the success of New Zealand seeking a world heritage night sky reserve for Tekapo Aoraki-Mt Cook. A UNESCO World Heritage meeting in Brasilia in June will be crucial to New Zealand’s chances... [Image: Tekapo Tourism] More>>

Scoop Business: Liquid Electric Hedges Harder To Manage Than You Might Think

Requiring electricity generators to make around 7% of their total production available to make a liquid electricity hedge market will be “difficult to achieve”, says Wellington broking house McDouall Stuart’s head of research, John Kidd. More>>

Real Estate: "NZ Wide Open To Massive Land Grab"

New Zealand needs to tighten its rules around overseas investment as China and the Gulf States go on a world-wide shopping spree for prime land, said Green Party Co-Leader Dr Russel Norman. Dr Norman is concerned by news reports of a proposed deal involving a New Zealand buyer acting as a proxy for a subsidiary of the Dubai Government, which involves thousands of hectares of South Island farmland. More>>

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• Federated Farmers - Caution urged on farm sales
• Otago Daily Times Out-Link - Trust buys 28 farms in South