The Environment Committee has presented its report on this bill to the House. It is available on the Parliament website at this link. The CTA submission on the bill is here.
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...
The 2021 edition of Auckland Heritage Counts is available here. The aim of Auckland’s Heritage Counts is to raise awareness of Auckland’s heritage, and to highlight the variety and extent of Auckland’s heritage and the social/economic benefits these places have by sharing up-to-date statistics and research each year. This year...
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...
If you’re curious about the history of your home or a local Victorian villa or a bungalow and you want to know more, this video will help you find answers. It was recorded at the Epsom Community Centre on 8 May 2021. Experts from Auckland Council’s Heritage Unit, Archives, the...
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 book by Nicola McCloy and Jane King published today by Penguin Random House New Zealand looks at the stories behind some of our historic buildings. McCloy and King travelled throughout the country to uncover stories of the people associated with buildings that range from basic stone cottages in barren-looking...