What’s good in the draft climate plan: It’s great that the Commission has acknowledged that we need permanent native forests to draw in and lock away carbon. It’s also great they’ve acknowledged that we can’t plant our way out of climate catastrophe. Trees have a role to play, but they’re...
2021 is the 50th anniversary of World Wetlands Day which is held annually on 2 February. The theme this year is Wetlands and Water. Wetlands include freshwater swamps, bogs, gumlands, pākihi, fens, marshes and seepages. They are a threatened habitat in New Zealand. We have lost over 90% of our...
The Climate Change Commission has published their first draft advice on what Aotearoa New Zealand needs to do to meet the scale of the climate crisis, and meet our obligations as a signatory of the Paris Climate Agreement. Public consultation on the draft advice runs from February 1 until March...
The doors to staffed Heritage New Zealand Pouhere Taonga properties around the country will again be open, free of charge, to the public this Waitangi Day. The objective of the 6 February open day is to promote the significance of these places that contribute to the story of early Māori...
A small pre-Christmas gathering was held on the afternoon of Sunday 13 December at Kinder House, CTA Board member Gary Russell, the curator at Kinder House, having kindly offered the use of the venue for this purpose. A little live music was provided by Audrey van Ryn and her sister...
Auckland Council has made public its summary of suggestions from feedback on the Regional Parks Management Plan Review given by the pubic last September/October. CTA’s feedback on the plan review can be seen here. Image: Auckland Council
A 10% discount on public transport fares in Auckland will become permanent from 7 February. This will mean cheaper fares for everyone using AT HOP cards travelling between 9am and 3pm and at night weekdays and all weekend. Also from that date, a daily cap will be introduced so that...
The 2020 AGM was held on 8 November at Kinder House. The meeting was run by the Vice-President / Secretary, Audrey van Ryn, the President being in isolation due to COVID-19. Audrey read the President’s report and answered questions. Discussion ensued about such issues as the siting of the Erebus...
The Auckland War Memorial Museum recently opened the new South Atrium entrance after being closed for about 18 months. “The changes to the South Atrium, which has been designed to be more open and assertively Māori and Pacific in character, make a wonderful foil to the original classical style atrium...
The United Nations Decade on Biodiversity gives way to the UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration. This aims to prevent, halt and reverse the degradation of ecosystems worldwide. Restoration is a monumental task. Over the next ten years, every action counts. Every single day. Every country, company, organization, and individual has...