Waterways Protection Fund extended
Nearly 60 landowners and community groups used Auckland Council’s Regional Waterway Protection Fund last year, sharing $800,000 for projects in Franklin and Papakura. That awareness has seen extra money made available to expand the fund this year into Rodney and Aotea/Great Barrier Island. The Auckland Unitary Plan requires stock...
Kauri Dieback Strategy plan released
The Government has finally confirmed a National Pest Management Plan to provide nationwide consistency for managing the impact of Phytophthora agathidicida (kauri dieback disease). The May Budget included $28 million for implementation of the plan to protect kauri. The plan came into force on 2 August. It contains 10 rules...
National Adaption Plan
The National Adaptation Plan has been released. Urutau, ka taurikura: Kia tū pakari a Aotearoa i ngā huringa āhuarangi Adapt and thrive: Building a climate-resilient New Zealand – New Zealand’s first national adaptation plan. This document sets out Aotearoa New Zealand’s long-term strategy and first national adaptation plan. The long-term...
Save Our Suburbs Alliance public meeting
This public meeting at St Matthews-in-the-City on Sunday, 31 July was well attended and has been well covered in the media. Below are extracts from speeches given by Sally Hughes, spokesperson of the Character Coalition, and Sandra Coney QSO, from the Waitākere Ranges Local Board. Councillors who attended the meeting...
Update on Leys Institute Advisory Group
Leys Institute Redevelopment Plans Close (from August Ponsonby News) The final meeting of the Project Advisory Group for the Leys Institute was held on site at dawn on Thursday 23 June. Coinciding with Matariki, our facilitator Pita Turei spoke to us of the whenua and Matariki, as we gathered around...
Nominations for 2022 zero waste awards
Organisers of the 2022 Tāmaki Makaurau Zero Waste Awards want to celebrate the mahi of those working to reduce waste to landfill across our city. Nominations are open from 1 August to 31 August at ecomatters.org.nz/zerowasteawards . If you know of an unsung hero whose work deserves to be recognised,...
Right to repair – petition
Things used to be made to last for years, and there were skilled people who could repair your toaster or electric fan for a fraction of the cost of replacing them. Repair Café are calling on our Government to ensure: Things are easy to repair. Repair services are accessible and...
Accessible parks
Parks in the Waitākere Ranges Local Board area now have a guide to becoming more accessible, following the adoption of key principles of accessible design in parks. The Waitākere Ranges Local Board funded an assessment of 10 of the highest-profile parks in the area by accessibility experts Be. Lab, who...
Global ban on deep sea mining – petition
Many of Aotearoa’s Pacific neighbours are calling for a moratorium to protect their waters from deep sea mining, but our government has yet to speak out against this dangerous industry. Deep sea mining is a new and destructive industry where minerals and metals are sucked up from the seafloor and...