Category: Environment
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Auckland’s tree protection problem
Currently in Auckland far too many of our magnificent trees are not protected. Here is what I think the Government and Auckland Council should do to change this.
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Time to end Guy Fawkes?
Guy Fawkes day is fast approaching. It is that day of the year when we celebrate an act of terrorism that occurred on the other side of the world involving a direct attack on a democratic institution by burning fires and letting off combustible devices that scare domestic animals and threaten widespread fire. You may…
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Chair’s report – June 2020 – International media goes wild about Titirangi’s chickens
It has been quite a week. My last chair’s report referred to the re-emergence of Titirangi’s chickens and it appears that the media picked up on this. Seven Sharp ran a light hearted piece on the re-emergence of chickens in Titirangi post Covid. Then the Guardian ran with the issue and I was interviewed and…
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Chair’s report May 2020 – Vision West’s food bank, Council’s emergency budget and Titirangi chickens redux
Vision West and food parcels It has been good to get out of lockdown. While I enjoyed the slower pace of life, the quietness of our streets and the cleanliness of our skies it could not last forever. Although I hope that we do not lose what we have learned during that time, including that…
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The end of petrol driven cars
The Government has set us a strong challenge, for our country to become carbon neutral by 2050. The rationale is simple. Increasing levels of CO2 and other greenhouse gasses are cooking the planet. And we are beyond the theory stage. We are now seeing in real time the effects as predicted by the overwhelming majority…