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...
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...
Coffee drinkers who have incorporated reusable coffee cups into their lifestyle may like to read this article on the Greenpeace website by Holly Dove, an Auckland-based plastics campaigner, about how to avoid takeaway coffee cups during lockdown. The process begins like this: 1. Order your takeaway online, on an app...
There is encouraging news for the Leys Institute, a Category 1 and Category A building in St Mary’s Bay which was closed on 20 December. In outlining the board’s work programme for 2020/21, Waitematā Local Board Chair Richard Northey said: “We’ve requested that the Governing Body contribute proceeds from the...
There is serious concern in conservation circles that the Department of Conservation is losing its way and allowing conservation values – even in national parks – to be subsidiary to catering for tourists and other visitors, to allowing for commercial activities such as mining on conservation land, and for safety...
The Environmental Defence Society and the Association for Resource Management Professionals have arranged a political forum to explore the environment, conservation and climate change policies of the main political parties. Leading into the election, this event will enable invited party representatives to participate in a moderated panel discussion focused on...
Have your say at the Open Day Point Chevalier Library August 8th, Saturday 10-4pm Workshops and Information Day Carrington Hospital Community Feasibility Study -“A new lease of life for asylum” Share your ideas and vision here: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/CommunityBuildingOne https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/Buildingoneartshub Imagine Carrington Hospital’s Building One in Point Chevalier activated as a cultural...
Consultation is open on local board plans. All the local boards are developing their three-year plans. Feedback is due by Thursday 13 August. There is an online option, and questions and feedback can be emailed to localboardplans@aucklandcouncil.govt.nz. Image: Hibiscus and Bays Local Board Plan