Amanda Palmer: Insider s Guide to Waiheke Island, New Zealand
8 May, 2021 10:00 PM
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Amanda Palmer on Waiheke Island, New Zealand. Photo / Duncan Innes
NZ Herald
By: Amanda Palmer
A few days ago, a bearded guy dressed like a wizard at my kid s school fair sat next to me and said that Waiheke was the lifeboat of the world . That feels. accurate. I landed for a one-week tour of New Zealand in March 2019 and wound up trapped by choice in this country for a year. Once I heard about Waiheke Island (once referred to as an island of activists and lunatics ) I knew I d found my spot.
Source: Auckland Council
A project is in the works that will provide a road map for Waiheke to become a low carbon community.
Auckland Council is hosting a hui next week which will bring together local organisations and community members that are working towards a transition to a carbon-neutral future. The objective of the hui is to co-create a Climate Action Plan for Waiheke.
Liz Ross, Auckland Council Low Carbon Specialist, says the project will help to achieve Waiheke Local Board’s objective of supporting community-led programmes that achieve sustainable and low-carbon behaviour change and self-sufficiency.
“It will bring together and amplify work that’s already underway within the community, and aims to identify gaps and opportunities for new local projects that align with Auckland’s Climate Plan Te Tāruke-ā-Tāwhiri.