Paul Evans
Drip-fed infrastructure announcements lack certainty
Construction and infrastructure leaders are decrying the government's drip-feeding of new project announcements, saying that approach prioritises politics over jobs.
The government set up a… Audio
Consulting engineers call for government help
Consulting engineers are calling for government support to stave off big job losses. Around 2000 jobs could go and it is expected many who lose their jobs will head off to Australia for work.
An… Audio
Light rail fail: 'I'm always disappointed in NZ First' - Shaw
Green Party co-leader and government minister James Shaw admits he's always disappointed in New Zealand First, after RNZ revealed the coalition partner won't support Auckland light rail before the… Audio
Engineers association disappointed with light rail stalemate
New Zealand First has confirmed Auckland light rail is not on the party's agenda after RNZ revealed the party won't give the project the go-ahead before the election.
RNZ understands the party won't… Audio
The case for a global ban on single-use plastic
In an article on The Conversation, environmental lawyer Anastasia Telesetsky argues there is a solution to plastic pollution problem. A legally binding phase-out of single-use plastics. This ban would… Audio
Rubbish dump levy rise won't cause illegal dumping - WasteMINZ boss
The cost of dumping rubbish could be increasing across New Zealand as council's call for the government to increase the levy. It's estimated that the cost of dumping a carload of rubbish in some… Audio
Recycling crisis hits New Zealand - report
A new report says New Zealand is in the grip of a recycling crisis. Last year China banned imports of various recyclable materials until the end of this year, and it's expected the ban will be… Audio
Warnings over NZ's kerbside recycling
Councils across the country, and the world, are scrambling to find alternatives to sending their waste to China. So with increased costs & stockpiles of waste building up, what to do with our… Audio
China ends used plastic imports, recyclers left scrambling
Recycling companies are scrambling to figure out what to do with the thousands of tonnes of plastic they have been sending to China when a ban on some imports kicks in next year. Paul Evans is the… Audio
Expert feature: Recycling
Today's expert is Paul Evans, chief executive of WasteMINZ, who tells us all we need to know about recycling. Audio
Take-Make-Dispose? Calls for landfill levy hike
A new report on waste has found that the levy charged for sending rubbish to landfill is too low. At $10 per tonne, the waste disposal levy is among the lowest of any country with a landfill tariff in… Audio
Big sea swells threaten Hawke's Bay
Big sea swells are threatening a possible evacuation of people along the Hawke's Bay coast. Audio
Some Hawke's Bay homes remain off-limits to owners
A week after Hawke's Bay was battered by severe storms, almost forty homes in Te Awanga, Ocean Beach and Waimarama remain off-limits. Audio
Flooding keeps hundreds from their homes in Hawke's Bay
About 80 people have spent a second night away from their homes after record flooding in Hawke's Bay. Audio
Are banks pressuring farmers?
Are banks pulling the rug out from under farmers feet? Claims that widespread pressure on farmers from banks is causing some to lose their farms. Audio
Failure of Orewa Development (Part 2)
Paul Evans is living in one of the houses while he waits for his house to be built. Audio