Air-conditioning in New Zealand: power and policy

Air Pollution in New Zealand

The control of air pollution is more of an art than a science, still lacking an adequate power of numeration to qualify as a truly scientific discipI-ine, despite a long history of concern about it. There was, for example, legislation against air pollution in London in the 13th century, and, until the time of Pasteur, sundry qualities of "night airs" and "fetid vapours" were held re~ sponsible ...

Air Conditioning Check and Air Conditioning Service

Writing and the Management of Power: Producing Public Policy in New Zealand

In contrast to the traditional view of policymaking, which assumes a rational process of problem identification and solution evaluation, much actual policy turns out to be solutionled. In other words, predetermined policy measures are imposed as “solutions” to retrospectively presented “problems”. This has been particularly true, ironically, of the supposedly rational neo-liberal or “New Right”...

Nuclear Power Generation in New Zealand

The later sections (6-9) deal with a few aspects of more direct environmental concern as sociated with nuclear-generated electricity. Topics will be dealt with briefly, or omitted entirely. On issues such as the likelihood of major reactor accidents long-term availability of assured fuel supply, adequate containment of wastes, and the real costs of nuclear-generated power, our lack of input ind...

Optimized Crew Scheduling at Air New Zealand

E. Rod Butchers Network Logistics, Air New Zealand Ltd. Private Bag 92007, Auckland, New Zealand Paul R. Day Optimal Decision Technologies Ltd. P.O. Box 128-233, Remuera, Auckland, New Zealand Andrew P. Goldie Optimal Decision Technologies Ltd. Stephen Miller Network Logistics, Air New Zealand Ltd. Jeff A. Meyer Optimal Decision Technologies Ltd. David M. Ryan Department of Engineering Science,...