Should wasteful purchases cost more?

A reader asks, could we reduce waste by making people pay the full climate life-cycle cost of their purchases?
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A reader asks, could we reduce waste by making people pay the full climate life-cycle cost of their purchases? Keep Reading
While it has since been deleted and an apology issued, an op-ed by former Labour MP Michael Bassett published by the Northland Age and the NZ Herald this week caused an uproar for its racist cherry-picking and false reporting of historical facts. Historian Scott Hamilton sets the record straight. Keep Reading
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The price of working away from home for the entire holiday period is one that's unaffordable for many. Keep Reading
Foundational Capital and Growth Capital, and what we should be doing with both. Keep Reading
New Zealand's plummeting birth rate means we have some serious planning to do. Keep Reading
We need to make radical strategy shifts in farming and food production, and we need to start now. Keep Reading
There are times when tikanga needs to be broken for tikanga to survive. Keep Reading
Professor Anne Goulding from the School of Information Management explains why the part privatisation of Wellington's Central Library is dangerous in this opinion piece originally published on Stuff.co.nz Keep Reading
ACC predicted quake-related claims would hit $200 million but payments to date are nowhere near that Keep Reading
OPINION: Electric Kiwi modelling shows consumers could save over $1.5 billion a year in a 100 per cent renewable electricity scenario. Keep Reading
Jack Vowles puts paid to the claim Māori wards are unnecessary because Māori are proportionally represented in local government. Keep Reading
OPINION: There are times when extraordinary measures are needed to protect us from shocks to the economy — and this is one of them. Keep Reading
OPINION: The industry generates $12 billion in income per year for the country and provides jobs for many thousands of Kiwis. Keep Reading
Tenure review has yielded outcomes that are so bad as to be almost nonsensical, writes Ann Brower. Keep Reading
On 13 March at Circa, there is a play written by Claire Robinson and directed by Ross Jolly about Michael Joseph Savage. I’m going along, as looks fascinating. The backdrop from Claire: The play centres on Michael Joseph Savage, Labour’s first ‘rockstar’ Prime Minister. For decades his iconic portrait hung on the walls of Labour […] Keep Reading
One of the keys to New Zealand’s success in keeping Covid-19 at bay has been trust in our political leaders. We might be somewhat slack and... Keep Reading
Certain traits of SARS-CoV-2 make it an unusually "tricky" virus and a challenging disease to respond to. Keep Reading
A new report suggests the pandemic could present an opportunity to make the sector less environmentally harmful, but some operators are not so sure Keep Reading
OPINION: Cleaners take on enormous risk every time they enter a hotel room. Keep Reading
It's important to get the figures right to know if we are truely out of any recession, or if we need further stimulus to help get more people into work. Keep Reading
A new report pushes for a modern tourism model, including the introduction of airport departure taxes, to enhance New Zealand's competitive advantage in a climate-conscious world. Keep Reading
Collected stories and commentary, from New Zealand and elsewhere, on politics, economics and citizen voices. Keep Reading