The government has announced its intention to modernise conservation laws, with the Wildlife Act earmarked for reform first. The Environmental Defence Society’s recent interim working paper, An Opportunity for Transformational Change of Aotearoa New Zealand’s Biodiversity Law, will form part of EDS’s next report on the conservation system. It is...
Friends of Regional Parks have a Dune Planting Day this coming Saturday. You’ll need to get your timing right because access is across Te Muri Stream. Meet at the top car-park at Mahurangi West at 9am. Walk down to Te Muri Beach and plant to restore the dune...
HISTORY SEMINAR SERIES 2023 All Welcome New Zealand’s housing crisis receives much media attention, from inadequate supply to over-crowding, poor conditions, deteriorating materials, unaffordability, and falling rates of home ownership. Much of the commentary calls for more houses, and for more land to be opened up for more houses. The...
Attendance at the Annual General Meeting of the Campaign for Better Transport (CBT) is free and open to anyone who wants to find out more about the CBT and meet with like minded individuals. The guest speaker will be Bill McKay, a Senior Lecturer in the University of Auckland School...
Join an open discussion on the core issues for degrowth, and plans for a project to promote degrowth here in NZ. This webinar is jointly sponsored by Our Climate Declaration and Degrowth Aotearoa NZ. The presenters are Sahra Kress and Jack Santa Barbara, founding members of Degrowth Aotearoa NZ (DANZ) and current members of...
On Sundays June 25 and July 2, Auckland Council is holding planting work with volunteers at Mutukaroa / Hamlins Hill from 10am-1pm. The meeting place is near the park entrance at 1014 Great South Road, Mt Wellington. Food will be provided at the end of the planting. From 1pm-2pm on...
The ECO AGM will be held on Zoom. It is hoped to virtually host member body and ECO Friends discussions, possibly with invitees on either or both of Saturday and Sunday 26th and 27th of August. ECO is non-partisan, but will be keen to host a Vote for the Environment...
EDS has just released its second working paper titled Current Legislative and Policy Framework for Managed Relocation as part of its Aotearoa New Zealand’s Climate Change Adaptation Act: Building a Durable Future project. In this 1-hour webinar, the two main authors: EDS Policy Director Raewyn Peart and Legal and Policy...
This talk by Julia Gatley, an Associate Professor of Architecuture in the School of Architecture and Planning, draws from a research project that documents and analyses New Zealand’s history of apartment building. It identifies exemplars from across the decades and teases out key changes over time, in apartment design, in...
Registrations are now open for the 2023 Aotearoa New Zealand Walking Summit. The theme is “Walking into the Future.” After a keynote speech from Hon. Michael Wood, MP, Minister of Transport, setting out his vision for the future of walking, there are two days full of presentations, panels, and walkshops. Find...