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Speaking 4 the Planet 2021

25/03/2021 by Dave Evans Leave a Comment

Speaking 4 the Planet

Speaking 4 the Planet is an art-based competition offering students in years 7-13 + early tertiary, an opportunity to address sustainability issues creatively. This is the third year this event has run in Christchurch.   Students have the opportunity to submit entries to one of the following categories:  Public speaking (prepared speech)  Spoken word poetry  Visual […]

Filed Under: Biodiversity, Climate Change, Education, Meetings and Events

Environmental Leadership and Heritage of Canterbury

25/03/2021 by Dave Evans Leave a Comment

In partnership with ECO Canterbury and Environment Canterbury, Sustainable Ōtautahi Christchurch are working on a significant project to record and promote the history and stories of environmental leadership and achievements from the Christchurch and Canterbury community. This project has a number of objectives: To learn of our long history of kaitiakitanga for Nature – from […]

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SOC AGM

25/03/2021 by Dave Evans Leave a Comment

The Sustainable Ōtautahi Christchurch AGM will be on Thursday May 27th at 7.30pm, venue WEA, 59 Gloucester St. The speakers at the SOC AGM will give the fascinating story of the  Ōtautahi Christchurch Indigenous Ecosystem Mapping which gave us the native plant guides for greater Christchurch put together by Di Lucas with local scientists – commissioned […]

Filed Under: Biodiversity, Meetings and Events

The POD Project: “Seeding Change”

09/02/2021 by Dave Evans Leave a Comment

through Participatory Open Democracy a city’s commitment to sustainability is strongly linked to the advocacy of environmental and sustainability groups in the policy making process” Portney K.E. & Berry J.M. (2016) This is why Sustainable Ōtautahi Christchurch have begun the POD project. There are 2 main threads to this work. Making certain that all opportunities […]

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Sustainable Business Profile – Prima Roastery

09/02/2021 by Dave Evans Leave a Comment

Written by Kate Horrell Established in Christchurch in 1995, Prima Roastery is still going strong (much like their delicious coffee) 25 years later. The Sydenham based café and roastery business is big on sustainability: focusing on ethically sourced beans, compostable packaging, and reusable cups that you can rent from the store. Prima were the first […]

Filed Under: Economy, Sustainable Business

Water Sensitive Cities Meeting Report

21/12/2020 by Dave Evans Leave a Comment

Report written by Kate Horrell On Friday 20th of November, SŌC and 350 Christchurch hosted Rachel Teen and Vicky Southworth at a public meeting on water sensitive cities, where they shared important information on what a water sensitive city could look like, and how to take the right steps in that direction with our own […]

Filed Under: Climate Change, Meetings and Events, Sustainable Living, Water

Update: Aotearoa Sustainable Development Goals Summit Series 2020/2021

21/12/2020 by Dave Evans Leave a Comment

The Sustainable Development Goals Summit Series held the first of three online hui in November. The event, See the Change, was a success in attracting over 120 attendees, 87 of which signed up to be post-event Virtual Coffee Buddies. These catch-ups allow participants to reconnect and continue learning from one another. One of the key speakers […]

Filed Under: Biodiversity, Climate Change, Sustainable Living

Water: OnSite Solutions

01/11/2020 by Dave Evans Leave a Comment

Friday November 20th, 7.30pm – Vicky Southworth and Rachel Teen. Find out what a water-sensitive city is. How can we be more water sensitive, caring for ourselves and our city of springs and rivers? Learn about the changes needed in terms of society and our relationship with water-managers, and the practical options for retrofit or […]

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Greater Christchurch Workshop for Third Sector Voices

01/11/2020 by Dave Evans Leave a Comment

The Greater Christchurch Partnership (GCP) is working together on a new vision and plan for Greater Christchurch which is focused on ensuring intergenerational wellbeing. Come to a workshop to help shape the vision and plan. We’ll be considering the feedback from the community surveys and conversations. Date + Time:Thursday 26 November12.30pm – lunch1-3pm – workshopVenue: […]

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Aotearoa Sustainable Development Goals Summit Series 2020/2021

01/11/2020 by Dave Evans Leave a Comment

Thursday 19th November, 6.30-8.30pm (online) The 3rd annual Aotearoa New Zealand Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) Summit Series has been launched! The 2020-2021 series is made up of three online hui building up to one in-person summit in Ōtautahi Christchurch, September 2021. The first hui – See The Change, is 19th November. These events are an […]

Filed Under: Meetings and Events, Sustainable Living

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