Mid-century Waiatarau Freemans Bay

Heritage New Zealand Pouhere Taonga has released these stories about mid-century Waiatarau Freemans Bay, from the memories of Janice Cheeseman, who was 6 years old when living there with her family.  https://visit-heritage.shorthandstories.com/big-enough-for-our-family-of-three/index.html    

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Petition – end fossil fuels

The government wants to start looking for oil and gas in New Zealand’s ocean. Five years ago, backed by an unprecedented people-powered campaign, the Green Party in Government banned fossil fuel corporations from looking for oil and gas in New Zealand’s ocean. We need to take a strong stand to...

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RMS amendments

The Resource Management (Freshwater and Other Matters) Amendment Bill has been tabled, the first of two amendments to the RMA. It will make the following changes to the principal Act and national direction made under it: It will exclude the hierarchy of Te Mana o te Wai in the National...

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Building materials recycled

CTA submissions to Auckland Council have often included words like the following:  “We suggest that there should be much less building waste. Too much existing building fabric gets thrown out, including native timber, and there should be the necessary investment in education and the development of rules to encourage or...

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Camera footage on fishing boats – petition

Since cameras were installed on 127 commercial fishing boats, reports of dolphin captures have increased by 680% while albatross captures and fish dumping have also increased hugely. This shows that cameras on boats work, but this information must be made available. This Greenpeace petition calls on the government to make...

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Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty

12 countries and 100 cities (to date) are seeking a negotiating mandate for a Fossil Fuel Treaty. These countries are: Vanuatu, Tuvalu, Fiji, Solomon Islands, Tonga, Niue, Timor-Leste, Antigua and Barbuda, Palau, Colombia, Samoa, and Nauru. They have been supported by the World Health Organization, the European Parliament and thousands...

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New tree species for Auckland Domain

Auckland Council’s urban forest and botanic specialists have chosen six new exotic species to add to the domain’s collection. Senior Urban Forest Specialist Bernardo Santos says heritage protection of the domain and its governing framework mean the chance to plant new specimen trees within Auckland’s oldest park is rare.  Restoration...

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