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EDS has launched the final report of Phase 1 of its Climate Adaptation Project. Titled Design Recommendations for a Climate Adaptation Act, the report sets out a package of statutory and institutional reforms to enable the country to successfully adapt to climate risks.  “The need for new legislation has taken...

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Canon Oceania 2024 Grants 

This Environmental Grants Program is for all not-for-profits and organisations dedicated to raising awareness of the protection of the environment or promoting sustainable practices. Submissions are open now until 28 July and application forms are available here.  The 2024 Grants will be awarded under the following categories: 1 x Environmental...

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Hihi return to Shakespear Regional Park

Forty hihi – one of NZ’s rarest forest birds – have been translocated from Tiritiri Matangi Island to Shakespear Regional Park’s open sanctuary. They are fantail-sized and fast, and will often approach people. They have a white wing bar and a high-pitched whistle. The male birds have a black head...

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Exotic pets on the loose in Auckland

Releasing exotic fish into waterways upsets natural ecosystems, by forcing native species to compete for habitat, degrading water quality, introducing parasites and disease, and depleting native insects, fish eggs and plants. They can breed quickly, making it difficult to get rid of them. Pet birds can upset the delicate ecosystem...

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Auckland – Tree City of the World

Tāmaki Makaurau has been recognised as a Tree City of the World by the Arbor Day Foundation and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. This is the fourth year running we have received this international accreditation, being one of 200 cities recognised this year, in the Tree...

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Leys in limbo

The closure of the Leys Institute in December 2019, the 4 years of community consultation and the advocacy of the Waitematā Local Board for the seismic strengthening and restoration of these treasured regionally and nationally significant heritage buildings have been reported on in several earlier CTA posts. Friends of Leys...

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