Colin Meurk and Hayley Guglietta have successfully lobbied for public support for Christchurch to be declared a “National Park”. This is a great move, and the Press has got in behind the move. The Press coverage last weekend was fantastic. The supplement in Saturday’s Press was well done. Show … [Read more...]
Last Week Mel Brooks on MVH Irrigation
There was a really good turnout to hear Mel Brooks CEO of MVH irrigation cooperative. We were knocking on our limit of 50 people. Garry writes: I found it fascinating listening to a highly intelligent person explaining to a crowd of townies the complexity of managing an irrigation … [Read more...]
Someone poisoned cabbage trees on the Estuary, now Oli Lewis proposes remedying that
In 2018, 24 cabbage trees were brazenly poisoned on the causeway section of the Christchurch Coastal Pathway. Let's chip in to replace them. In 2018, something very bad happened: someone, presumably in the dead of night, brazenly and callously poisoned 24 cabbage trees/tī Kōuka on the causeway … [Read more...]
Last week – Cynthia Roberts on Rod Donald Trust
Last week Cynthia Roberts gave an excellent presentation on the Rod Donald Banks Peninsula Trust. This Trust has exceeded the hopes of those who established it and is supporting major environmental initiatives on Banks Peninsula. Reminder to support the $3million towards this trust in the CCC long … [Read more...]
This Week – Rod Donald Trust
Moves are afoot to buy these iconic maunga overlooking Whakaraupo - find out how you can be part of this land becoming a conservation park on our doorstep - Te Ahu Patiki. This week’s speaker is Cynthia Roberts, a Trustee of the Rod Donald Banks Peninsula Trust. The Trust was established by … [Read more...]
This week’s speaker and Christmas celebration:
This week we finish the year focusing on ecology. Colin Meurk is our final speaker as he focuses (briefly) on the ecological challenges facing this City. I have asked Colin specially to cover what we should be planting in our gardens so that we can feed birds. It is such a delight when the … [Read more...]
The Godwits are back:
Well, maybe this one missed the Mainland and flew to Auckland. It is being sent home for reprogramming… https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2020/oct/13/jet-fighter-godwit-breaks-world-record-for-non-stop-bird-flight Follow Godwits NZ on Facebook … [Read more...]
New Zealand’s Green Grid
Nation-building is back! Guest post by Brendon Harré. Readers will know I have been a strong advocate for New Zealand building pumped hydro. For instance, I compiled a very detailed report earlier this year, including a very popular extended comment on the proposed Onslow pumped … [Read more...]
Last Week Kevin Hague
Thanks to Kevin Hague from Forest and Bird for his talk last week on Putting Nature First when we vote - listen to him here … [Read more...]
Pumped hydro
Guest post by Brendon Harré. Something that I have been following for a while now is pumped hydro. The idea is to build high altitude storage lakes so that water can be pumped up to them when there is a surplus of generation capacity and electricity prices are low. Then when electricity is in … [Read more...]