The Coalition is trashing our climate targets
No wonder they published this shameful announcement on a Sunday.
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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.
Kaicycle ends its HotRot project
This news has got me thinking about a few things.
Electric bikes and mopeds are cutting oil demand
Electric cars matter a lot for electrifying the economy. But don’t sneeze at the power of the humble electric bike.
How Vonuts is modernising our food traditions
This comfy pastel pink vegan donut shop is a fantastic example of how to connect our family’s food traditions, our memories and culture, to a low pollution food system fit for the future.
energy
New York becomes first state to commit to all-electric new buildings
This is a common sense way to future proof our housing stock. Wellington should follow suit.
politics
The race to become an electrostate
“Petrol prices soar” is a surefire way to catch our attention. What if it lost its power over us?
Rowan's musings on plastics
My friend Rowan, on their newsletter: Why are we asking normal people to try and give up a cheap, lightweight, extremely useful material that everyone would rather pay less to use, when the biggest sources of greenhouse gas emissions are entirely different? Rowan is writing on their newsletter and it
politics
Luxon risks a broken promise on pollution
The Government has received an early warning signal to improve its pollution plan. Will they keep their promise to cut pollution?
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Marc Daalder's expert analysis on last night's oil and gas move
Marc Daalder, writing for Newsroom: It is clinging to the past – like trying to renew confidence in DVDs in the age of digital streaming, or insisting in the 1930s we all go back to the horse-and-buggy. ... The best-case scenario for the oil and gas legislation passed on Thursday is that,
energy
Offshore oil and gas is so back...wards
This just in: new offshore oil and gas exploration are allowed in Aotearoa once more. This from Bridie Witton: The Government is set to repeal the offshore oil and gas exploration ban on Thursday, dismantling one of Labour’s signature climate policies and reversing the stand Jacinda Ardern took against
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Shower thoughts: what's with our water?
What happens when all the dirt and hair and soap and water goes down the drain?
politics
On voting
Democracy fundamentally isn't about whether my team wins. It's about having a fair shot for everyone who is affected by the Government to have a say.
city
My two priorities for making a climate election
If you want action on climate change, go local. Oh, and enrol or update your details before August 1.
food
Everybody Eats is a masterclass in compassionate climate action
Everybody Eats rescues food destined for landfill and serves it to anyone who walks through the door. You pay what you can. It’s Wellington’s quietly radical answer to hunger and climate change.
transport
The glow up coming to the Harbour Quays
Boy am I horny for bus lanes. Splash paint on a road, reserve it for buses that carry 70 people each, and you've instantly improved public transport. Our city buses rock. They produce half the pollution of your average petrol car. Plus, you don't need to
Can we have better chats about big issues?
Dr. Jess Berentson Shaw used to be "a frustrated researcher". After a while working across health psychology, she was gathering evidence and promoting ideas to improve the health of some of our most vulnerable. In her career, she’s found compelling evidence about how to fix our trickiest