World Wildlife Fund New Zealand asked seven political parties (ACT, Greens, Labour, Māori Party, National, New Conservatives and NZ First) about their commitments to a range of 10 policies for the ocean. This included whether they supported: 30% of our coastal and marine areas fully protected by 2030 Ensuring transparent...
18 September marked the 180th anniversary of the formal founding of the settlement of Auckland, when the gifting/exchange of 3,000 acres of land was signed between Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei’s paramount chief, Apihai Te Kawau, & Governor Hobson, on Te Rerenga-Ora-iti/Point Britomart between where Emily Place currently sits, out to Te...
Greenpeace has launched a petition calling on the prime minister to urgently reinstate general tree protection across Aotearoa. Sign the petition here. Up to one third of Auckland’s urban trees have been destroyed since the last National Government removed general tree protection in 2012. As our towns and cities become...
To honour Jeanette and what she stood for, Our Climate Declaration has created an opportunity for young people (under 30) and their organisations to apply for a Jeanette Fitzsimons Climate Action Grant. In 2020 it is offering two grants of up to $5,000 each to a young person/s or organisation...
The Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE) is seeking feedback on proposals to increase the operational efficiency of buildings, and to reduce the embodied carbon across the lifecycle of buildings as part of the Building for Climate Change programme. This is the first public consultation under the new Building...
Forest & Bird are asking New Zealanders to tell our politicians that our environment is important to us. You can send an email to all political leaders asking for: Oceans restored back to health A safe climate for all life on Earth A kinder economy for people and planet Wild places that...
As part of a wider plan to reduce the amount of rubbish ending up in New Zealand’s landfills, the government is to fund the upgrading of seven high-tech recycling plants from Northland to Canterbury, the Associate Minister for the Environment, Eugenie Sage, has announced. “There is much to do to...
Evidence of a historic seawall in Auckland’s Quay Street has been uncovered as part of the Downtown Programme, during strengthening work in the area The seawall supports land reclamation which took place sometime between 1875 and the early 1900s. Auckland Council’s Downtown seawall strengthening team recently discovered remnants of the...
NZTA has signed up its alliance partners to deliver the Westhaven to Akoranga pathway across Auckland Harbour. They are Fulton Hogan, HEB Construction, Aurecon, McConnell Dowell and Freyssinet. NZTA says it means they can finalise the detailed design and prepare for construction to start in 2021, with this section of...
The Ministry for the Environment is seeking feedback on two proposals related to plastic design, use and disposal. Proposal 1: The Government is looking to move away from hard-to-recycle plastics, starting with a phase-out of: some polyvinyl chloride (PVC) and polystyrene packaging all oxo-degradable plastic products. This is part of...