There is a substantial and growing literature on the topic of sustainability, but no consensus on a working definition has emerged yet. The rational pursuit of sustainability is only possible if we can develop a working ...

By international standards, New Zealand’s recent business cycle fluctuations are remarkably volatile. Some bivariate regularities observed in developed economies are weak and sometime uncertain. Are these features endemic ...

This paper examines in the context of a developing agrarian economy aspects of the Post Keynesian theories of inflation caused by income distribution conflict and of endogenous money creation. It highlights the ability of ...

Conservation covenants have received scant attention internationally as a tool for providing conservation. This paper examines their use in New Zealand where they have been almost the sole policy measure in protecting land ...

Although possums have been controlled by government agencies for more than 4 decades, there is little quantitative information available on the costs of controlling possums or the extent to which costs vary. A number of ...

Protection of species and ecosystems from damage by introduced species typically involves use of taxpayer funds. Governments are increasingly concerned to ensure value for money is achieved, and request evaluation of these ...

This research project provides an overview of the funding and rating review undertaken by the Rangitikei District Council during 1994 - 1995. The document provides an outline of the Rangitikei District itself. It gives ...

This paper has been researched by the author as part of the 1995 Kellogg Scholarship. The aim is to encourage anyone who has any remaining wet patches of land to consider creating a wetland or pond for indigenous flora and ...

My motivation in writing this report was that I am concerned about where the New Zealand export sheepmeat industry is going, given that I am a sheepfanner myself There must be some way to put the sheep industry on a much ...