Yesterday, hundreds of people gathered at Mission Bay to call for an end to bottom trawling in the Hauraki Gulf – Tīkapa Moana. There were people on yachts, dinghies, waka, kayaks and paddleboards and on the beach. The Hauraki Gulf is a national treasure. Once abundant, the gulf has been...
Next month, world leaders will recommence negotiations for a Global Plastics Treaty. Plastic pollution is flooding our planet, harming people’s health, accelerating social injustice, destroying biodiversity and fueling the climate crisis at each stage of plastic’s lifecycle. This Greenpeace petition calling for a strong global plastics treaty now has over...
The government recently announced a new waste strategy, new waste legislation, and changes to improve household recycling and food scraps collections. On 18 April, one of several webinars on this topic was held by the Ministry for the Environment, an “Overview of new waste legislation + strategy and kerbside changes.”...
The Heritage New Zealand Pouhere Taonga Board and Māori Heritage Council have agreed on the range of investment priorities to incentivise in this year’s National Heritage Preservation Incentive Fund. The 2023 grant round is open until 24 June 2023, with decisions to be made in mid-August. The priorities are: ...
After years of campaigning by people and community groups, a Container Return Scheme was about to happen. But it’s been deferred by the government. Greenpeace have launched a petition calling for the Container Return Scheme to be returned. You can add your name here. This scheme will have enormous benefits...
The government has announced fundamental changes to the way we make, use, recycle and dispose of things, ushering in a new era for Aotearoa New Zealand’s waste system. The initiatives are: a new waste strategy to set New Zealand’s direction on waste for the next three decades new and more...
Auckland Council’s food scraps collection service – rukenga kai, which translates to food cast onward – is about to begin. The service will help reduce the amount of organic waste going to landfill by converting food scraps into a renewable resource. It will also reduce greenhouse gas emissions. The collection...
The new website of Historic Places Aotearoa is up and running at https://historicplacesaotearoa.nz CTA, as an associate member of Historic Places Aotearoa, has its own spot on the new HPA website at https://historicplacesaotearoa.nz/civic-trust-auckland The old HPA website (suffix org.nz) will still be active until all the old newspaper...
Submissions for the 2023 Auckland Heritage Festival are now open. Theme: Peace, Love and Protest Dates: Saturday 23 September to Sunday 8 October 2023 Inspired by 50 years since anti-nuclear protests were embraced by the nation, this year’s theme explores the events that defined who we were and who we...
The government has dropped their Biofuels Obligation Bill. The most likely outcome of the Bill would have been extra food being burnt as fuel, driving tropical deforestation and increased greenhouse gas emissions. Fuels obtained from organic material can be used to reduce net greenhouse gas emissions. However, they can also...