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...
The digital version of Auckland’s Climate Plan (Te Tāruke-ā-Tāwhiri) is online. CTA was one of the submitters to this plan and our submission is here. The launch of the digital plan was marked by a climate action focussed Auckland Conversation: So, Auckland has a climate plan… now what? A recording...
Kevin Hague, the Chief Executive of Forest & Bird, one of the groups that CTA supports, gives a 11/4-minute video message. Image: F&B
The Heritage Unit has been reviewing Category A* historic heritage scheduled places. More than 200 historical summaries have been completed as part of the Historic Heritage Schedule update project, which aims to update and provide consistent information about historic heritage across the Auckland region. The work has been completed by...
Climate change is now the biggest threat to natural World Heritage, according to a report published earlier in December by IUCN (International Union for Conservation of Nature). A third (33%) of natural World Heritage sites are threatened by climate change, including the world’s largest coral reef, the Great Barrier...
Video recordings of all the sessions from the 11-12 November Climate Change + Business Conference are available on the Environmental Defence Society website here.