A proposal to mine huge amounts of sand from the Pakiri coastline has been rejected by Auckland Council. Local groups have been opposing sand mining at Pakiri and nearby Mangawhai Beach for decades. See this post on the CTA site, which includes a link to the petition set up by...
Greenpeace has a petition calling on the government to ban single-use disposable food and drink serviceware containing plastic and mandate co-designed, accessible, reusable alternatives instead. This is things like single-use disposable takeaway coffee cups and lids, food containers, cutlery, and single-serve sauce and condiment sachets and pottles. Extracting natural resources...
Plastic is everywhere, and almost everything we buy these days comes in plastic. We expect our plastic waste to be recycled, but in New Zealand, plastic waste is often exported to developing countries where it is likely to be illegally burned or just dumped, harming the health of local communities....
In Auckland’s regional parks, you can spot some of Aotearoa’s rarest and most beautiful birds. 1. Tāwharanui Ecology Path Follow the Ecology Path to find rare takahē and tieke/saddlebacks, as well as kaka and pāteke/brown teal. 2. Rotoroa Island North and South Paths Spot takahē, weka, tieke/saddlebacks and pāteke/brown teal....
Today is Earth Day. This year’s Earth Day theme is Invest in our Planet. Earth Day is an annual event on April 22 to demonstrate support for environmental protection. First held on April 22, 1970, it now includes a wide range of events coordinated globally by EarthDay.org including 1 billion...
Auckland Council has opened public consultation on changes to the Auckland Unitary Plan as part of implementing central government’s new requirements for greater housing density across the city. Aucklanders can have their say from Tuesday 19 April to Monday 9 May 2022 and view draft planning maps showing where greater...
The current owners and curators of Shortland Flats are working on a range of celebrations to mark the occasion of 100 years of providing accommodation services to people living in Auckland’s city centre. In particular, they are looking to connect with former residents, gathering some of the anecdotal stories and...
Civic Trust Auckland made a presentation on 24 March to Paul Baragwanath, the Chair of Friends of St David’s Trust, to recognise his work in saving St David’s Church in Khyber Pass. It took place inside the church, with Allan and Hamish presenting a certificate to Paul, which reads: “Civic...
Heritage New Zealand are featuring a 3-day itinerary to explore the heritage of Tāmaki Makaurau, Auckland. Highlights Arts, Transport and Technology, Food Day One | Downtown Day Two | Inner East and Central Day Three | West https://visitheritage.co.nz/itineraries/auckland-itinerary/ Image: Heritage New Zealand
ECO hosted a webinar on 23 February about Ecocide, with presentations from Brigid Inder, OBE, and Lyndon DeVantier, Ph.D, co-leaders of the Ecocide campaign, Aotearoa – New Zealand branch. (CTA is a member of ECO.) This presentation is now available. It begins: “Biodiversity lost at a rate not seen since...