The 2020 edition of Auckland’s Heritage Counts is now available here. The aim of Auckland’s Heritage Counts, started in 2018, is to highlight the variety and extent of Auckland’s heritage and the social/economic benefits these places have, by sharing up-to-date statistics and research each year. The document includes very clear...
Heritage New Zealand Pouhere Taonga has added two Devonport homes to the New Zealand Heritage List Rārangi Kōrero as Category 2 historic places. “Lochiel and Considine House (former) are two visually prominent Devonport landmarks built at a time when Devonport was emerging as one of Auckland’s growing desirable suburbs,” says...
Heritage New Zealand Pouhere Taonga has launched a toolkit to provide information and strategies encouraging the retention, preservation and reuse of heritage buildings. It is available online. The toolkit includes successful case studies from places such as s Napier, Auckland, Christchurch, Oamaru, Reefton, Whanganui, Dunedin and Invercargill. that have preserved...
A new film about Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg will be released on 16 October. Starting with her one-person school strike for climate action outside the Swedish Parliament, Swedish director Nathan Grossma follows Greta as she sparks school strikes around the world. The film culminates with her extraordinary wind-powered voyage...
When commercial fishing boats are out at sea, what they pull up from the ocean goes largely unchecked. The number of fish reported caught, or any dolphins, penguins and seabirds encountered, is based on what the industry reports. Commercial fishing has been plundering the seas, dumping fish and killing native...
Forest & Bird asked five major political parties for their ideas about New Zealand’s key environmental issues. Which party will do the most to ensure we protect our native animals, our conservation land, and our oceans? Read their responses. Photo: F&B
Confronting Carbon Inequality shows that the richest 10% of the world’s population have been responsible for more than half of the carbon added to the atmosphere since 1990. The richest 1% have caused twice as much carbon pollution as the poorest half of humanity. Carbon emissions of the richest 1 per...
The Labour-NZ First coalition government announced in late 2017 that there would be “no new mines on conservation land.” Since then, more than 150,000 ha of mining permits have been approved on conservation land, according to documents released to Forest and Bird under the OIA. F&B’s review of stewardship areas...
To implement its Essential Freshwater package, the government has gazetted new freshwater standards and regulations to protect and restore New Zealand’s freshwater. These are the National Policy Statement for Freshwater Management 2020, National Environmental Standards for Freshwater, and section 360 regulations on stock exclusion and real-time reporting for water takes...
Uncover some of the secrets and stories of Tāmaki Makaurau with events across Auckland – many FREE or LOW COST. Learn about generations of famous and infamous Aucklanders, discover the stories of our oldest places and spaces, touch on our best-kept secrets and celebrate our heritage. Events to suit all...