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Kate Green

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News Reporter at Radio New Zealand (RNZ)

A journalist, but trying not to let that be my entire personality. RNZ Wellington, environmental focus 🌱

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  • 1 week ago | rnz.co.nz | Kate Green

    Wellington's most famous fence is nearing the end of its lifespan, with a design for its replacement underway 25 years after it was first installed around Zealandia. It was the first of its kind worldwide when it was built in 2000, and now, the eco-sanctuary is home to some rare and protected flora and fauna, including parasitic plants, kiwi, takahē and tuatara.

  • 1 week ago | radionz.co.nz | Kate Green

    When Wellington's regional council placed the winning bid on a huge block of farmland and native bush in the hills behind Eastbourne, it was only possible with the help of a million-dollar donation from the estate of a local conservationist. John Nankervis, who died aged 75 in 2022 after a stroke, left his estate to conservation projects after a lifetime exploring the outdoors.

  • 1 week ago | stuff.co.nz | Kate Green

  • 1 week ago | rnz.co.nz | Kate Green

    The Department of Conservation (DOC) is consulting its staff on another round of job cuts, with a proposal on the table to remove 84 jobs, primarily affecting women. It comes on top of two earlier proposals to meet the government's demand for a 6.5 percent reduction in spending - one was announced earlier this month, which would see 68 roles disestablished, but replaced with new roles, meaning nobody would be put out of work. Another, announced in April last year, would see a loss of 130 roles.

  • 2 weeks ago | radionz.co.nz | Kate Green

    The employer of a man who heckled Winston Peters during a press conference has drawn criticism after apologising for his behaviour and saying it had launched an investigation. The rail minister, joined by Transport Minister Chris Bishop, on Tuesday announced the government would spend more than $600 million to upgrade the country's rail network as part of this year's Budget.

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Kate Green
Kate Green @KateGreenWLG
19 Dec 24

Found this gem while trawling Papers Past for a different story. It's from an account reprinted from the Sydney Herald in the Nelson Examiner and New Zealand Chronicle's "Notes of the Week" (28 September 1859). https://t.co/rKEr1g1az2

Kate Green
Kate Green @KateGreenWLG
26 Nov 24

For Wellington to meet its targets, GW says it would need to make a 71 percent fare increase next year. https://t.co/ibwkL9k2hO

Kate Green
Kate Green @KateGreenWLG
31 Jul 24

RT @davidfarrier: meanwhile, in new zealand https://t.co/FzS7sv1Kq3