Tokelau's first airstrip will be built on the central atoll of Nukunonu.
The New Zealand-funded project will connect air services to Tokelau, which is currently only reachable by boat from Samoa.
Posted on - 2019-11-14
Tokelau's first airstrip will be built on the central atoll of Nukunonu.
The New Zealand-funded project will connect air services to Tokelau, which is currently only reachable by boat from Samoa.
Posted on - 2019-11-14Widespread damage from four cyclones that pummelled several regions of New Zealand in 2017 and 2018 have so far cost about $100 million in emergency works on key roads.
"This is why it's so important for us to take action on climate change," said Associate Minister of Transport Julie Anne Genter on Thursday from one of those emergency work sites atop Takaka Hill, between Nelson and Golden Bay.
Posted on - 2019-11-14Keeping climate change in check will require reducing the carbon footprint associated with global shipping, which accounts for the bulk of world trade. With governments and the shipping industry already moving in the right direction, the challenge will be to agree on policies that are adequate to the scale of the crisis.
Posted on - 2019-11-13