This government’s legacy for transport in Auckland

A must read article from Connor Sharp, writing for Greater Auckland: ...this government is funnelling millions of dollars to consultants to design frankly unaffordable billion-dollar mega-motorways. Meanwhile, a struggling construction sector faces the ongoing collapse of the pipeline of smaller, smarter projects. This is due largely to one person: Simeon

How our home joined the climate fight

The house you buy can make low pollution life the easiest (and most fun!) option.

Now you’re cooking with magnets

A few weeks ago, we rocked up to our friends' new place. The crew brought kai, congratulated them on the move, gave big hugs, got the tour. For weeks, my friend and I had been planning to conduct an experiment. Immediately after exploring their new place, I asked "

The Coalition is trashing our climate targets

No wonder they published this shameful announcement on a Sunday.

How to buy a home in a warming world

Buying a home is one of the biggest choices you’ll ever make. Bundled in that one decision is a thousand factors that define your life. Your community, your bills, and who you’ll depend on in an emergency. In a changing climate, house buying comes with new risks. Climate

Spending Saturday at Electrify the Hutt

There is a lot of bill slashing technology. Everything was on show at Electrify the Hutt.

Fossil free flats – why renters deserve cheap energy

Two of my friends rented a flat in Wellington that runs off gas. It cost them a fortune every month. Their energy bills became so expensive that they had to move. They're not alone in feeling the pinch of rising energy prices. The price of power and gas

Australia has more ambitious climate targets than Aotearoa

RNZ, with a byline-less AP report: Australia has pledged to slash greenhouse gas emissions by 62 to 70 percent from 2005 levels over the next decade, after warnings that homes and livelihoods are under threat. "We listen to the science and we act in Australia's national interest,

National ticketing solution delayed

Nick James, reporting for RNZ: The $1.4 billion national ticketing solution (NTS) has been delayed by a year with a review finding NZTA's original timings for the plan were "overly ambitious". The revised national rollout plan for the NTS would be finalised later this month.

Your ultimate Wellington climate voting guide

Local elections have begun! On Wednesdays we wear pink, and from now until 11 October, we vote. Voting should be as simple as sitting down with a hot drink and ranking the people vying for power. It can be daunting, though. Especially if you don't know what people

Schools can be the front line of climate action

Schools have been on my mind recently. Our kura (schools) are one of the few community institutions left in Aotearoa New Zealand. There aren’t many other places where people from all backgrounds interact regularly. Since schools touch everyone’s lives, they have the power to change our behaviours through

Transforming Wellington’s train tracks

Add a train, not a lane.