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What’s up DOC? Biodiversity and Whitebait

28/11/2018 by Rosemary Neave

For those who like to keep up with the latest news and articles from the NZ Department of Conservation the What’s up DOC? website is a space where this all comes together nicely.  Review of Biodiversity Strategy Importantly, there is an article about the consultation DOC wishes to have with all New Zealanders, about a review of the Biodiversity […]

Filed Under: Biodiversity Tagged With: DOC

SUSTAINING OUR RIVERS –  Weed-busting in Arthur’s Pass

28/11/2018 by Rosemary Neave

SOC members were recently part of the team that worked for a week to weed out Lupins in Arthurs Pass. They may look pretty, but Russell lupins are seriously impacting our braided river birds such as the endangered wrybill and black fronted tern by taking over their open shingle breeding space and allowing predators hidden […]

Filed Under: Biodiversity Tagged With: lupins, weed busting

Water Commons: Christchurch could be the first Blue Community in AOTEAROA

27/11/2018 by Rosemary Neave

A “blue community” is one that adopts a water commons framework by taking the three actions outlined below. What’s the chance of Christchurch becoming the first Blue Community in Aotearoa? A water commons framework treats water as a common good that is shared by everyone and the responsibility of all. Because water is central to […]

Filed Under: Water Tagged With: Blue Community

Colleen Philip – new chairperson of SOC

27/11/2018 by Rosemary Neave

Colleen Philip - SOC chairperson

After some time in recess, Colleen Philip is the new chair of Sustainable Otautahi Christchurch as it looks to find core and critical pathways to a strongly sustainable future for Christchurch/Otautahi and our environs in partnership with other individuals, groups and agencies attempting to do the same. Colleen writes: After years spent trying to defend […]

Filed Under: About SOC

Submissions on Zero Carbon Bill consultation publicly released

29/10/2018 by Dave Evans

During the consultation on the Government’s proposed Zero Carbon Bill, MfE received 15,009 submissions. The submissions and the summary can be viewed on the Ministry for the Environment website. The submissions received are being taken into account as policy advice is developed for Ministers about how New Zealand should respond to climate change. Other inputs […]

Filed Under: Climate Change Tagged With: Zero Carbon Bill

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