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Ross Inglis
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Corporate communications and sustainability. Ageing problem child.
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NZ's newest big storage battery is showing early signs of softening electricity prices. Climate and energy modeller Dr Jen Purdie tells me it's a step towards a low-emissions grid but we've got a long way to go:

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Big Storage Batteries Are Here. Can They Fix Our Electricity Market? – Dr Jen Purdie - Podcasts NZ: New Zealand Podcasts
Ross is joined Dr. Jen Purdy
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November 19, 2025 at 4:01 AM
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Auckland builder Paul Webster-Young is turning a new home for his sister into a case study for construction that sends less waste to landfill and costs less over time. He tells me how he's doing it on This Climate Business:

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The Low-Waste House – Paul Webster-Young, Twin Solutions - Podcasts NZ: New Zealand Podcasts
Ross is joined by Paul Webster-Young
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November 10, 2025 at 8:53 PM
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New Zealand’s houses have come a long way since the ’70s but there’s plenty we can do to make them more sustainable. Architect Mike Hartley is designing for less building waste and that, he tells me on This Climate Business, starts by talking with the builder:

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Your next house doesn't have to be a climate criminal – Mike Hartley, Lloyd Hartley - Podcasts NZ: New Zealand Podcasts
Ross is joined by Mike Hartley of Lloyd Hartley
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October 29, 2025 at 8:09 PM
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Sign this petition about the Regulatory Standards Bill, please

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Petition request That the House of Representatives urge the Government to withdraw the Regulatory Standards Bill from the legislative programme. Petition reason I am petitioning the House because nearly every submission on the Regulatory Standards Bill opposed it, yet the Government plans to pass it anyway. I believe this shows disregard for public participation and democratic integrity. I think the Government is ignoring the 98.7 percent of submitters who oppose the bill and cannot be trusted to listen. I feel that Parliament must act to restore public trust by urging the Government to withdraw this Bill.
October 24, 2025 at 9:38 PM
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What does a fat cat have to do with businesses getting real about sustainability? Andrew Davies, B Lab Australia and NZ's CEO, tells me all about it on This Climate Business:

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Fat Cats Versus a Kinder, Gentler Kind of Business – Andrew Davies, B Lab - Podcasts NZ: New Zealand Podcasts
Ross is joined by Andrew Davies, CEO of B Lab's Australia and NZ
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October 13, 2025 at 11:41 PM
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What would a journalist from outside New Zealand find if they ran the ruler over our current climate policies? Australian writer Royce Kurmelovs has done just that, and he tells me the answer can be rendered in two words: quiet quitting:

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New Zealand, the climate change quiet quitter? - Royce Kurmelovs - Podcasts NZ: New Zealand Podcasts
Ross is joined by Australian writer, Royce Kurmelovs
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August 11, 2025 at 3:49 AM
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Our national emissions reduction plan isn't fit for purpose and Lawyers for Climate Action are heading to court to fix it. Jessica Palairet explains all on This Climate Business:

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NZ's Emissions reduction plan heads to court - Jessica Palairet, Lawyers for Climate Action NZ - Podcasts NZ: New Zealand Podcasts
Ross is joined by Jessica Palairet from Lawyers for Climate Action NZ
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July 24, 2025 at 5:56 AM
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New Zealand’s dairy sector has an awful environmental record, but what if we decided to do dairy differently? Iwi-owned Miraka Limited is figuring out how to produce lower-emissions dairy based on the principles of kaitiakitanga. Miraka’s Brendan Haigh explains:
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Dairy Done Differently - Brendan Haigh, Miraka - Podcasts NZ: New Zealand Podcasts
Ross is joined by Brendan Haigh
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July 10, 2025 at 10:50 PM
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I've read for a while about how Paris has got behind cycling. Now I'm here in the City of Lights and it's wonderful seeing it for real: Super-generous cycle lanes, hire bikes around every other corner, public bike pumps, you name it. Auckland has quite some way to go...
May 29, 2025 at 3:33 PM
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Is New Zealand's corporate climate disclosure system farsighted or just too onerous and expensive? Victoria University's Dr Yinka Moses explains a world-leading initiative now under threat:

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Climate Disclosures: Onerous and Expensive, or Far-Sighted - Dr. Yinka Moses, Victoria University - Podcasts NZ: New Zealand Podcasts
New Zealand was an early mover in corporate climate disclosure; these days around 200 of our largest companies publicly report on what they’re doing about their emissions and the risk they’re exposed ...
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April 22, 2025 at 11:09 PM
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The industrial adhesives essential to MDF, particle board and the like are a health hazard and a $12billion business. Here's the story of a NZ company with a better, kinder glue made from recycled plastics.

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A Sticky Business – Tim Williams, Nilo - Podcasts NZ: New Zealand Podcasts
The industrial adhesives essential to MDF, particle board and the like are a health hazard and a $12billion business. New Zealand company Nilo has a better, kinder glue made from recycled plastics. Ma...
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April 8, 2025 at 4:52 AM
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Aotearoa has announced its most recent target for reducing greenhouse gases and at best it is modest. Newsroom's @marcdaalder.bsky.social talked me through a nationally determined contribution that contributes little:

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A Climate Contribution that contributes very little - Marc Daalder, Newsroom - Podcasts NZ: New Zealand Podcasts
New Zealand’s newest target for reducing greenhouse gases is as little as one percent better than our previous one. Newsroom’s Marc Daalder tells Ross Inglis why the target matters, why it is so modes...
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February 10, 2025 at 10:00 PM
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As sea levels rise, home insurance premiums follow. A new report from the Helen Clark Foundation and engineering consultancy WSP NZ says it’s time we sorted out how best to protect our homes. Report author Kali Mercier tells me she has some ideas:

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The Global Warming Premium – Kali Mercier - Podcasts NZ: New Zealand Podcasts
As sea levels rise, home insurance premiums follow. A new report from the Helen Clark Foundation and engineering consultancy WSP New Zealand says it’s time we sorted out how best to protect our homes....
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December 1, 2024 at 9:00 PM
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NZ is woefully exposed to the risks of climate change and has no coherent strategy for moving people and assets away from them. Sustainability consultant Kelly Flatz tells me that there is a national conversation about managed retreat but it is only just starting:

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Facing up to Managed Retreat - Kelly Flatz - Podcasts NZ: New Zealand Podcasts
If 2023’s Cyclone Gabrielle proved anything, it was that New Zealand is woefully exposed to the risks of climate change and has no coherent strategy for moving people and assets away from them. Sustai...
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November 18, 2024 at 5:25 AM
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NZ businesses routinely forget assets they buy and never use – up to five million tons of them annually. Start-up Mutu’s resource-sharing app does the remembering for them and adds up the cash and carbon savings from using stuff they already own.
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An App for the Forgetful Business - Ben Redwood, Mutu - Podcasts NZ: New Zealand Podcasts
If you think you’re forgetful, spare a thought for New Zealand businesses. Mutu, a Kiwi start-up, says they routinely forget assets they bought and never used – up to five million tons of them annuall...
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September 18, 2024 at 6:36 PM
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James Hughes looks into the future and tells New Zealand’s councils just how bad life could get as a result of climate change. Very often, he says, it's where difficult conversations start:
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Staring into the Abyss - James Hughes, Tonkin + Taylor - Podcasts NZ: New Zealand Podcasts
James Hughes looks into the future and tells New Zealand’s councils just how bad life could get as a result of climate change. James, technical director for climate and resilience for engineering cons...
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September 9, 2024 at 2:50 AM
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New Zealand is responsible for more than its fair share of aviation emissions and, despite any number of plans and pathways, no quick solutions are in sight. Economist Dr Paul Callister makes the case for flying less on This Climate Business:

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Aviation Emissions are taking off: Economist Dr Paul Callister - Podcasts NZ: New Zealand Podcasts
When it comes to aviation emissions, New Zealand is far from clean and green. Economist Dr Paul Callister tells Ross Inglis that we are the world’s sixth highest per-capita aviation polluter, emission...
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July 1, 2024 at 4:37 AM
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A fast-growing thicket of sustainability reporting requirements stands between NZ businesses and their export markets. Chapman Tripp's Nicola Swan and Alana Lampitt tell me what's at stake:

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Sustainability Reporting is here. How should Kiwi Businesses respond? - Podcasts NZ: New Zealand Podcasts
There’s a fast-growing thicket of regulations and trade agreements standing between corporate New Zealand and its overseas markets. This emerging landscape has been mapped out by law firm Chapman Trip...
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May 27, 2024 at 12:41 AM
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It's the little things...
May 16, 2024 at 11:43 PM
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The courts are the next battleground for climate change activism. Simpson Grierson's Nick Chapman talked me through how climate change litigation works and where it might take us:

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April 12, 2024 at 3:10 AM
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Auckland Street Choir singing in support of the community by the K Road 🌈 path today. Just wanted to hug the lot of them.
March 28, 2024 at 12:18 AM
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Ever wanted a discounted bike or scooter under something like the UK's Cycle To Work Scheme? Here's the good news: In NZ, you can now get one. I talked to WorkRide's Connor Read about its ride to work programme for This Climate Business: www.podcasts.nz/a-sustainabl...
A Sustainable Commute at a Discount – Connor Read, Workride - Podcasts NZ: New Zealand Podcasts
If you’ve wanted to get yourself a discounted bicycle or scooter under something like the UK’s Cycle to Work Scheme, here’s the good news: you can. Ōtautahi Christchurch-based WorkRide now offers a na...
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March 12, 2024 at 11:19 PM
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Climate-related disclosures are on their way; NZ's ClimateTracker can ease the compliance overhead and make sense of the data. Co-founder Dougal Watt tells me it’s as much about opportunity as it is about risk:
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December 6, 2023 at 10:04 PM
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Armed with its own IP, NZ's Hikotron is rolling out a national network of car charging points. Here's how it is doing it:
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Watts up with car charging in NZ? Stephanie Smits O’Callaghan, Hikotron - Podcasts NZ: New Zealand...
Innovator Armed with its own IP, Hamilton-based car charging Hikotron is rolling out a national network of charge points. Ross Inglis asked co-founder Stephanie Smits O’Callaghan how Hikotron tackle...
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November 28, 2023 at 12:57 AM
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Is it just me or is everyone else getting tired of the Herald's constant hit jobs on any AT initiative that removes car parking? Orsman has another piece up today, this time about the K Road upgrade, and it is typically unbalanced. Professional journalists should surely do better.
November 8, 2023 at 12:35 AM