Conservation / August 2022
September 2022 | July 2022-
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2022 Planting Session - Landslips and Feeding the Birds
- Manawa Karioi Ecological Restoration Project
- Another planting season has finished and what a wet one it has been! While a wet winter means lots of moisture in the soil (allowing for good plant growth during spring and summer) it can also bring some challenges.
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Te Ahi Ka - Loop Track, Island Bay, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6023, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Equity in outcomes
- Predator Free Wellington
- Predator Free Wellington isn’t just on a mission to make Wellington the world’s first predator free capital city - we also want to make people’s lives better. Our eradication work on the Miramar Peninsula has enabled involvement from residents across the community that represent a diverse range of…
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Miramar, Wellington, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Can We Use Wood to Decarbonize New Zealand Transport… or Not?
- Low Carbon Kapiti
- By Paul Callister, David Keat, Robert McLachlan and Jake Roos, 30 August 2022 The proposed NZ Biofuels Obligation will mean fuel suppliers must blend a percentage of biofuel with petrol and diesel from 1 April 2023 or face steep fines. The government wants this biofuel to be sustainably produced in New Zealand, but their own […]
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Weed, poison or native taonga - the great karaka debate
- Zealandia
- Earlier this month, experts from Aotearoa and Rēkohu/Chatham Islands came together at Zealandia Te Māra a Tāne and Ōtari-Wilton’s Bush to discuss the management around karaka. The wānanga ...
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Zealandia, Lake Road, Highbury, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6012, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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The swamps are coming back. What are we going to do about it?
- Low Carbon Kapiti
- By Alison Lash, 27 August 2022 As most of us probably know, much of the Kāpiti coastal plain used to be a swamp. Prior to Pākehā settlement, Māori used and managed the area as a vast food basket. Pākehā settlers were unable to recognise the value of the area as a food source – to […]
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The Beauty of Simplicity- Tiny House Living
- Low Carbon Kapiti
- The overlooked opportunity in response to the housing problem and climate emergency By Sahra Kress, 25 August 2022 I have a lot I could say about living simply, but I will restrain myself to a few brief paragraphs about so-called ‘tiny houses’, and let the pictures say the rest. These small dwellings are now ubiquitous […]
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Our ghost airport: An opportunity to build much needed houses
- Low Carbon Kapiti
- By Paul Callister, 19 August 2022 After years of Kāpiti ratepayers subsidising a just a few passengers per day to fly out of Kāpiti airport, its closure in its current form gets closer. So what are the alternatives? There are those still lobbying to keep the airport open. The key group is the Kāpiti Aeroclub. […]
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Kapiti Coast Airport, Tainui Street, Raumati Beach, Paraparaumu, Kapiti Coast District, Wellington, 5252, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Media release: Management of controversial native plant up for debate at Zealandia wānanga
- Zealandia
- Management of controversial native plant up for debate at Zealandia wānanga Wellington –16 August 2022: Weed, poison or native taonga? Native species experts are gathering this week to ...
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Zealandia, Lake Road, Highbury, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6012, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Research into attitudes about pet cats
- Zealandia
- Zealandia’s impact on Wellington’s biodiversity is evident from species such as kākā, tūī and kererū spreading out across the city. These results wouldn’t be possible without the hard mahi of our ...
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Zealandia, Lake Road, Highbury, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6012, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Decarbonising aviation: Fact or magical solutions?
- Low Carbon Kapiti
- By Paul Callister and Robert McLachlan, 15 August 2022 Right now, we burn 10 tonnes of jet fuel every second – that’s an Olympic swimming pool every three minutes. To replace this with sustainable aviation fuel would require the current production to be increased by over 1,000 times. Aviation Accelerator Group, 2022 In 2021 at […]
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Local Trains, Regional Trains and Long-Distance Trains – Low Emission Travel
- Low Carbon Kapiti
- By Michael Nicholson, 8 August 2022 Rail Transport – Green Credentials Rail transport is a very energy efficient form of transport with excellent green credentials. Steel-wheels upon steel-rails provides low friction and therefore low rolling resistance, resulting in much reduced energy usage compared to air and road transport. KiwiRail is said to cause 70% less […]
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