Tuesday, 6 April 2021, 5:45 am
It is well documented that the bulk of our emissions come
from the agricultural sector, with our ruminant herds making
up the majority of the methane. With Fonterra producing a
whopping 20% of the total climate emissions, surely it is
time we rethink the future of dairy, the future of
sustainable living and how best to go about it?
As
submissions close for the draft report from the Climate
Change Commission, around 10,000 were received! This is a
huge number for any submission process and shows that people
are beginning to understand that climate change will impact
us all. Many were disheartened by the draft report which
Three days to
go. Three days until we make another stand.
Jack
Barlow, 16, is a year-13 student at Western Springs College,
and spokesperson for School Strike 4 Climate
Auckland.
‘As a country, we are absolutely
not doing enough to address the climate crisis. We need to
put pressure on our Government to go harder and faster when
it comes to climate action. We ve seen what happens when we
show bravery and leadership in the face of one crisis, with
COVID-19.
Our strikes put an unavoidable onus on the
Labour Government to take charge in this crisis, and show
proper leadership, says
Monday, 5 April 2021, 4:59 am
The Environment Court has recently closed the application
of Forest & Bird Society that sought to reintroduce Hutt
City Council’s withdrawn proposal for Plan Change 46. The
proposed plan change was to apply restrictive “Significant
Natural Area” restrictions on over 1200 private properties
in Lower Hutt under s.6C of the Resource Management Act
1991. The failure of the Forest and Bird application
confirms and reinforces the Council’s 2018 eventual
decision to work collaboratively with private property
owners and support their efforts to protect and enhance
indigenous biodiversity after an extended period of dispute
with local landowners.
Since the Plan Change 46
Thursday, 1 April 2021, 2:57 pm
Carterton District Council urgently advises Carterton
urban residents and businesses on town supply to boil all
water effective 2pm Thursday 1 April. This means boiling all
water before being used for drinking, making baby formula,
juice, ice, washing fruit and vegetables, other food
preparation/cooking needs, or brushing teeth. This will
remain in place until further notice, with the Council
advising that residents should not expect it to be lifted
for at least seven days while a thorough investigation into
the cause takes place, and remediation work can be carried
out.
Last week, the Council lifted its boil water
Thursday, 1 April 2021, 12:20 pm
The horticulture industry is well placed to help New
Zealand reduce its emissions while also enabling the economy
to grow, Horticulture New Zealand says.
‘Our fruit
and vegetable growing industry is already environmentally
responsible as well as being one of the most efficient in
the world,’ says HortNZ President, Barry
O’Neil.
‘In our submission to the Climate Change
Commission, we pointed out that horticulture is now
producing more food from less land, using fewer inputs like
fertiliser and water.
‘Covid has seen demand for
healthy food increase, across the world. This increase puts
horticulture in a win/win situation. Land-use change to