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...
The government recently announced a new waste strategy, new waste legislation, and changes to improve household recycling and food scraps collections. These changes will affect households, businesses, councils, and the broader waste sector. To learn more about the details of these waste system policy changes, register for the Ministry for...
For more than a century, the Hauraki Gulf Tīkapa Moana been pummeled by overfishing, sedimentation, and destructive bottom fishing methods like trawling. Join Greenpeace and Forest & Bird at a special event to show your heart for the Hauraki. Boaties, paddleboarders, kayakers and ocean lovers will gather on the water...
A series of events will take place throughout the country showcasing the importance of protecting our archaeological heritage, including: new episodes of the Aotearoa Unearthed podcast a two-day training course on maritime archaeology at Highwic. Newmarke a short documentary on dry-stone walls in the Auckland central isthmus With a goal...
This event will be hosted by Our Climate Declaration Team to honour the Australian climate scholar and ecologist Will Steffen, who died January 29. His work was wide-ranging and global and his legacy includes the concept of the Anthropocene. His work with Johan Rockström at the Stockholm Research Centre led...