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UC Connect lecture: Change our politics, not the climate
Posted: Wednesday, September 13, 2023 in: Signatory Notice Board With tags: Lectures, seminar, environment, Climate Change, politics
Award-winning international expert on sustainability and climate change, Professor Bronwyn Hayward will discuss why climate issues matter now more than ever in her upcoming FREE public talk at the University of Canterbury
Take part in the Big NZ Climate Action Survey
Posted: Wednesday, August 30, 2023 in: Signatory Notice Board With tags: Climate Change, climate action, survey, research
People often talk about climate action being urgent, as well as about the possibility that adequate climate action might require significant social change
Sponge Cities: Can they help us survive more intense rainfall?
Posted: Wednesday, August 23, 2023 in: Resources and Information With tags: Climate Change, research, Report, environmental health, water, emergencies
A major new research report from the Helen Clark Foundation and WSP in New Zealand is recommending a series of actions to respond to the escalating impacts of climate change-induced extreme rainfall events
Coastal planning for Lyttelton Harbour takes big step forward
Posted: Thursday, June 8, 2023 in: Resources and Information With tags: Climate Change, Report, emergencies, planning
Christchurch City Council Newsline: 7th June 2023 Christchurch City Council has released two key reports as part of its planning for coastal hazards caused by sea-level rise
Standard kerbside recycling part of new era for waste system
Posted: Wednesday, March 29, 2023 in: Signatory Notice Board With tags: waste, policy, legislation, management, Climate Change
Beehive media release: 29th March 2023 The Government today announced far-reaching changes to the way we make, use, recycle and dispose of waste, ushering in a new era for New Zealand’s waste system
Zero emission battery electric trucks get to work
Posted: Wednesday, July 27, 2022 in: Signatory Notice Board With tags: transport, Climate Change
Christchurch City Council Newsline: 25th July 2022 Nine battery electric trucks have hit the roads in Christchurch as part of a city council-led initiative aimed at reducing greenhouse gas emissions
Council takes next step in climate change response
Posted: Wednesday, July 20, 2022 in: Signatory Notice Board With tags: Climate Change, Report, planning
Waimakariri District Council media release: 18th July 2022 The Waimakariri District Council adopted a Climate Change Scenario Technical Report at its July meeting
Strategy highlights pathway to reduce infrastructure deficit
Posted: Wednesday, May 4, 2022 in: Resources and Information With tags: planning, healthy cities, Climate Change, funding
Beehive media release: 3rd May 2022 The Government has welcomed Te Waihanga/New Zealand Infrastructure Commission’s first infrastructure strategy as a major milestone in building a more prosperous, resilient and sustainable future for all New Zealanders
New report confirms the case for emissions reduction plan
Posted: Wednesday, April 6, 2022 in: Signatory Notice Board With tags: Climate Change, Report, planning
Beehive media release: 5th April 2022 Minister of Climate Change James Shaw says the latest report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) is clear: we need a plan now to cut our emissions
Canterbury Health in All Policies Newsletter: March 2022
Posted: Friday, March 25, 2022 in: Newsletters With tags: health determinants, healthy cities, newsletter, health in all policies, Climate Change, Report, built environment
With widespread COVID-19 in New Zealand, the impact of the pandemic on multiple social determinants of health is clear. The COVID-19 pandemic is a threat multiplier, taking existing social problems, and compounding their force
Christchurch: The growth challenge
Posted: Thursday, February 10, 2022 in: Signatory Notice Board With tags: planning, housing, Climate Change
Christchurch City Council Newsline: 10th February 2022 Population growth, housing issues and climate change are prompting a re-think of some of Christchurch’s planning rules
Top 10 Tips for Climate Change
Posted: Wednesday, October 13, 2021 in: Resources and Information With tags: resources, Climate Change
Flourish Kia Puāwai is putting together tips to help Greater Christchurch address climate breakdown. The headlines are scary right now - the climate crisis is here, it’s accelerating and it's dangerous
Christchurch joins Race to Zero climate initiative
Posted: Wednesday, October 6, 2021 in: Signatory Notice Board With tags: Climate Change, campaign
Christchurch City Council Newsline: 6th October 2021 Christchurch will join a global climate initiative known as the Race to Zero
Achievable blueprint for addressing climate change released
Posted: Thursday, June 10, 2021 in: Resources and Information With tags: Climate Change, environment, sustainability, Report
Beehive media release: 9th June 2021 The Climate Change Commission’s blueprint for addressing climate change has confirmed the Government has made good progress to reduce emissions, but a step up is now required
Climate projections underpin information campaign
Posted: Wednesday, June 2, 2021 in: Signatory Notice Board With tags: Climate Change, support, solutions
The impacts of climate change in Canterbury will be highlighted in a regionwide campaign from Environment Canterbury
Govt motoring towards zero-carbon buses and protecting drivers’ conditions
Posted: Thursday, May 6, 2021 in: Signatory Notice Board With tags: consultation, public, transport, employment, Climate Change, policy, planning
Beehive media release: 5th May 2021 Transport Minister Michael Wood is seeking feedback on options for the next phase of the Public Transport Operating Model (PTOM) review to better protect bus drivers’ pay conditions, and also achieving the Government’s
Speak Up-Korerotia Podcast on climate anxiety
Posted: Wednesday, January 29, 2020 in: Resources and Information With tags: Climate Change, information
We open the news and are confronted by climate disaster. If this news make you feel anxious, scared, horrified or helpless, you are probably experiencing 'climate anxiety' - and you are not alone
Legal opinion on climate change for businesses
Posted: Wednesday, November 13, 2019 in: Resources and Information With tags: Climate Change, business, law, advice
Climate change is a key priority, particularly for business. The Sustainable Finance Forum - part of The Aotearoa Circle initiative - engaged Circle member, Chapman Tripp, to provide a legal advisory opinion
NZ climate change research boost
Posted: Wednesday, November 6, 2019 in: Resources and Information With tags: Climate Change, research, funding
Beehive media release: 5th November 2019 Should we plan for drought or deluge and how is CO2 released from the ocean’s floor? Several climate change projects were given a boost in the latest Marsden Fund investment of $83
Sea level rise report strengthens resolve
Posted: Thursday, January 31, 2019 in: Resources and Information With tags: Climate Change, Report, environmental health
Beehive media release: 31st January 2019 The Minister for Climate Change says Government recognises the challenges facing many on the frontline of coastal impacts from sea level rise

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