This was the message Marama Davidson gave students gathered for the strike against climate change in Tauranga, Friday 24th May. She said the problem we’re facing has arisen from the power being in the hands of a few and she implored the students to stay strong in thei...
I oppose the expansion of the Otakiri Water Bottling Plant in the Eastern Bay of Plenty for a number of reasons, but it’s got me thinking about equity of resources and what that means from a humanitarian perspective. At some stage, unless we experience a massive globa...
The Zero Carbon Bill was released by the New Zealand Government on the 8th May, 2019 and everyone has an opinion on it. Will it be any good for us, the biodiversity we cherish and the planet? The jury is definitely out on that one as scientists, academics, economists,...
Awareness became the theme of the day at EnviroChallenge 2019. Students from across the Bay of Plenty region gathered at host school Mount Maunganui College to share their own schools environmental journey, inspire each other and to compete for three awards.
I've been doing a bit of research for Straws Suck lately about single use plastic bags...this is a local movement to help raise the awareness of single use plastics and the alternatives. Check out the Facebook page and make a pledge to reduce!
We're delivering a free public seminar in Rotorua to share what we know about building new, in a way that creates warm, dry and healthy homes for all Kiwis. We want to see new homes that use less resources to build, and to operate, which means lower utility bills for y...
EnviroChallenge is a one day, high energy event for secondary students from all over the Bay of Plenty intended to inspire environmental leadership. Participating this year were Mount Maunganui College (hosts for the day), Katikati College, Papamoa College, Tauranga G...
We are a nation of car lovers. I grew up to the sound of a V8 engine and the smell of petrol. My dad was a mechanic, there was always one family car in the driveway, and another in the garage being ‘fixed’. It’s part of who we are. Car ownership as a young adult is...
When we were kids, our backyard was an incredible maze of pumpkin plants and guava bushes. We’d play hide and seek with the neighbourhood kids and eat the guavas when we got hungry. For me it was a magical place to play, full of life and mystery. Then, mum and dad,...
Musings and key learning from the 2017 Eco City World Summit, a biannual international series that 'aims to unite people through a new way of living on the planet that ensures best possibly cities while enhancing, not destroying, the biosphere.'
