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    Race weekend - by frog



    There are three interesting races this weekend. The Coast to Coast leaves Kumara this morning with reports that drought conditions on the Waimakariri river* are such that there is no chance of any records being broken. Presumably kayaks don’t go too fast when they are dragging along the bottom of a river bed. Race organisers [...] read more
    February 8, 2008 8:42 am - 17 Comments
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    Christchurch plans for peak oil and climate change - by frog



    While Michael Cullen and the central government dither on the possibility of peak oil, Environment Canterbury is taking it very seriously and making provisions for it in all future planning: “Our ever increasing dependence on energy coincides at a time when New Zealand (and Canterbury) is facing significant future uncertainty in the area of availability [...] read more
    November 20, 2007 3:39 pm - 7 Comments
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