Mining can have devastating impacts on nature, such as destroying the homes of vulnerable wildlife like the Archey’s frog in the Coromandel – the smallest of our four native frogs, and one of the rarest and most endangered in the world. It is more than four years since the Prime...
Heritage New Zealand has created a new website that will help you find, visit and enjoy some of Aoteaora New Zealand’s wonderful historic places, along with a diverse range of heritage-themed road trips and itineraries for you and your whānau. These heritage places are diverse and fascinating, in rural settings...
For decades, Pakiri Beach, 2 hours north of Auckland, has been mined for its white sand. It’s the site of the largest single nearshore sand mining activity in the developed world. This sand extraction is causing erosion, destroying shellfish beds, stealing safe nesting spots from endangered birds and ruining surf...
Aotearoa Collective for Public Transport Equity has a petition on Action Station that calls for the Minister of Transport to implement free public transport for Community Service Card holders, full- and part-time tertiary students, and under-25s nationwide. The petition states that New Zealand should be a place where everyone can...
CTA is a member of the Character Coalition and has received the following update: It has been quite some time since you received an update from the Coalition. After a supreme effort during the Unitary Plan, we needed a while to get over what felt like a trouncing. For some...
The Environmental Defence Society has welcomed the release of Parliament’s Environment Select Committee report on the government’s proposed replacement for the Resource Management Act 1991 (RMA) – the Natural and Built Environments Bill. “The drafting of some of the key front-end provisions of the Bill, including its purpose and principles,...
A damning new report released today by Greenpeace Indonesia has revealed the New Zealand dairy industry’s role in supporting illegal palm oil plantations and destruction of protected Indonesian rainforests. The report – called ‘Deceased Estate’ – documents palm oil plantation expansion in national parks, wildlife sanctuaries, and even UNESCO sites,...
Applications are open until 15 November for Auckland Council’s Regional Historic Heritage Grant. This grant aims to encourage best practice and community involvement in the care of our regional heritage sites and places. Find out more. Image: Auckland Council
Voting for Forest & Bird’s Te Manu Rongonui o Te Tau/Bird of the Year 2021 is now open. Visit the website to read about our native manu and rank your top five favourites.
A project is underway to refurbish the heritage 1908 Māori Hall on 5 Edinburgh St, Auckland Central (just off K Rd) and activate this historic space for community events, to support youth development, the arts, creativity and wellbeing. The Māori Hall has lain derelict since 2008, when it was last...