The current owners and curators of Shortland Flats are working on a range of celebrations to mark the occasion of 100 years of providing accommodation services to people living in Auckland’s city centre. In particular, they are looking to connect with former residents, gathering some of the anecdotal stories and...
Civic Trust Auckland made a presentation on 24 March to Paul Baragwanath, the Chair of Friends of St David’s Trust, to recognise his work in saving St David’s Church in Khyber Pass. It took place inside the church, with Allan and Hamish presenting a certificate to Paul, which reads: “Civic...
Heritage New Zealand are featuring a 3-day itinerary to explore the heritage of Tāmaki Makaurau, Auckland. Highlights Arts, Transport and Technology, Food Day One | Downtown Day Two | Inner East and Central Day Three | West https://visitheritage.co.nz/itineraries/auckland-itinerary/ Image: Heritage New Zealand
ECO hosted a webinar on 23 February about Ecocide, with presentations from Brigid Inder, OBE, and Lyndon DeVantier, Ph.D, co-leaders of the Ecocide campaign, Aotearoa – New Zealand branch. (CTA is a member of ECO.) This presentation is now available. It begins: “Biodiversity lost at a rate not seen since...
Sustainable living and simple actions in daily life that over time have a positive impact on the environment are the focus of the locally-led Eco Festival in Albert-Eden and Puketāpapa. In bringing together locally-led initiatives and showcasing their mahi in the community, the organisers Community Collective NZ hope to get...
Save Chamberlain Park (SCP), of which CTA is a member and on which we have submitted, has continued as an entity, primarily to ensure that: the Local Board and Council do not renege on their commitment to leave Chamberlain as an 18-hole golf course. the GEO certification (environmental upgrade, greenhouse...
The CTA annual general meeting is usually held in November, but due to the pandemic, the Board made a decision to delay in the hope of holding a face-to-face AGM at a later time. With the current advance of Omicron, however, the decision has been made to hold the AGM...
A petition on Action Station is calling on the government and KiwiRail to commit to maintaining existing intercity passenger rail services. It also asks for a comprehensive national strategy for future passenger rail services built around concern for climate action and economic development. KiwiRail, has announced the permanent end of...
Most marine litter isn’t a result of human activity out at sea. 80% of it starts its journey upstream, from land. However, there’s very little data on where exactly this litter comes from, or what type of litter it is. A new citizen science programme Upstream Battle has been launched to...
Only 10% of wetlands remain in Aotearoa-New Zealand, and they continue to be threatened by agriculture, urban development, mining, quarrying, and landfills. Forest and Bird have a petition asking the government to double the extent of natural wetlands by 2050 and to establish an Aotearoa Wetland Protection and Restoration Plan....