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Farah Hancock

Auckland, New Zealand

Data & longform journalist RNZ In Depth. Trying hard to get the word 'minging' in a headline. Failing.

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  • Fires linked to lithium batteries have doubled. Why the delay in dealing with them?

    1 week ago | nzherald.co.nz | Farah Hancock

    Aftermath of the Abilities Group recycling plant fire involving lithium-ion batteries last April. Fires involving lithium-ion batteries have increased, with 120 incidents in 2024, up from 51 in 2020. Product stewardship regulations for e-waste, including lithium-ion batteries, are delayed, with only tyres having a regulated scheme. Minister for the Environment Penny Simmonds says the e-waste scheme is progressing, but no dates are confirmed.

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    1 week ago | stuff.co.nz | Farah Hancock

  • Fires linked to lithium batteries have doubled. Why the delay in dealing with them?

    1 week ago | rnz.co.nz | Farah Hancock

    Why is New Zealand plagued with fires involving lithium-ion batteries, and what's happened to product stewardship regulations for e-waste, including the lithium-ion batteries within laptops and mobile phones? In mid April, the Abilities Group recycling premises on Auckland's North Shore was engulfed in flames. Fire and emergency staff battled the blaze overnight.

  • Fires linked to lithium batteries have doubled. Why the delay in dealing with them?

    1 week ago | radionz.co.nz | Farah Hancock

    Why is New Zealand plagued with fires involving lithium-ion batteries, and what's happened to product stewardship regulations for e-waste, including the lithium-ion batteries within laptops and mobile phones? In mid April, the Abilities Group recycling premises on Auckland's North Shore was engulfed in flames. Fire and emergency staff battled the blaze overnight.

  • 'An atrocious idea' - outcry over taxpayer-funded octopus farming research

    2 weeks ago | rnz.co.nz | Farah Hancock |Mary Argue

    Animal advocates are calling for a halt to future government funding of octopus aquaculture research, saying farming the wild, solitary creatures is an "atrocious idea". In 2022 $1 million in taxpayer dollars was awarded to a three-year research project by the University of Auckland aimed at improving knowledge surrounding the rearing and feeding of the larvae of a native octopus species.

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Booze lobbyists shape alcohol policy, documents reveal https://t.co/s3XWasKHed

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Goddamn dust in my eye after reading Dana’s wrap of the Olivia Podmore coronial hearings. https://t.co/izMYVEZVZm

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13 Mar 25

Brought things from home to work today. https://t.co/zgf6YAgMKW