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The Climate Action Book
The Nelson Tasman Climate Forum is a large, open group of volunteers dedicated to bringing their communities together to respond to the...
Cliff Mail
Apr 18, 20211 min read


A couple of interesting energy articles: one on business solar - one on passive housing
A couple of articles have come to our attention this week related to energy. The first article on Stuff is strongly recommended for those...
Cliff Mail
Feb 14, 20211 min read


Waiheke goes electric with its bus fleet but...
Alex Braae recently covered the launch of Waiheke's new electric bus fleet on The Spinoff. While exciting, the move by Auckland City...
Cliff Mail
Nov 17, 20202 min read


A kiwi guide to climate change
Climate Change NZ has created a simple but effective guide to all aspects of climate change and mitigation, with the context being New...
Cliff Mail
Nov 5, 20201 min read


How does the world view climate change in the context of COVID-19?
28,029 online adults were surveyed on their attitudes to climate change in this IPSOS survey conducted between February 21 and March 6,...
inge655
Jul 21, 20201 min read


The Footprint: Emissions down but...
My attention has been drawn to this article on Newshub reporting that; during the lockdown New Zealand's carbon emissions dropped by a...
By Cliff Mail
Jun 17, 20202 min read


Is the tide starting to turn?
A few snippets of good news from the frontlines in the climate battle. Major infrastructure projects may need to start considering...
By Cliff Mail
Mar 1, 20202 min read


Kerikeri: What's the verdict after 12 months?
The most revealing statistic from our first 12 months of promotion of the idea of a carbon neutral Kerikeri is the number of households...
By Cliff Mail
Dec 14, 20192 min read


Carbon Neutral Waiheke submission on Auckland's Climate Action Framework
Carbon Neutral NZ Trust (CNT) Waiheke branch has made an eleven page submission to the Auckland Council on Auckland's Climate Action...
inge655
Oct 4, 20191 min read


Our first 12 months!
It is 12 months since we launched the Carbon Calculator. Those of you who have created a carbon record will receive an email around your...
By Cliff Mail
Oct 1, 20192 min read


Climate change: Here is what YOU can do!
There is no shortage of news related to climate. Unfortunately most of the commentary is a rather repetitive stream of bad tidings. We...
By Cliff Mail
Sep 14, 20192 min read


Local Body Elections 2019 - Climate change considerations
With the local body elections coming up in October the release of guidance documents by Local Government NZ makes for some helpful...
By Cliff Mail
Sep 1, 20191 min read


The timelines for emission reduction are too slow
The following is an abridged version of Carbon Neutral Waiheke’s submission to the Government’s Climate Change Response (Zero Carbon)...
By Lindsay & Lynda Jeffs
Aug 7, 20195 min read


Waiheke's transition to electric powered transport is gaining momentum
There has been no shortage of exciting news related to the reduction of transport related emissions on Waiheke Island. The latest edition...
By Cliff Mail
Jul 29, 20191 min read


Climate change - time to call it what it is - an EMERGENCY
The UK newspaper, The Guardian, recently announced the update of its "style guide” to reflect the extremely worrisome situation more...
by Rolf Mueller Glodde
May 28, 20192 min read


Rotary Kaikohe is very interested in Carbon Neutrality!
We have been out spreading the word again. This time it was a visit to Kaikohe to provide Rotary Kaikohe with an overview of our...
By Inge Bremer
May 21, 20191 min read


Spreading the word: Visit to Springbank School Kerikeri
Rolf, Inge and Cam from Carbon Neutral Kerikeri were delighted to be able to share the carbon neutral story with Springbank School...
By Inge Bremer
May 16, 20192 min read


We need to take action - Now: Sir David Attenborough documentary
The October 2018 release of the IPCC Report on Global Warming followed by the IPBES' 2019 Global Assessment Report on Biodiversity and...
By Cliff Mail
May 8, 20192 min read


Waiheke to Wellington by e-bike: Our diary for the last few days to The Beehive
Day 23: Tauherenikau to Lake Ferry An early start was dictated by the train schedule from Featherston to Maymorn (only one train at 8:25...
by Rolf Mueller Glodde
Apr 17, 20194 min read


Waiheke to Wellington by e-bike: Our week 3 diary
Day 15 & 16 : Rest days in Whanganui Day 15: It’s grey and windy. The only bikers around on the day were Bill and Rolf, while Lindsay,...
by Rolf Mueller Glodde
Apr 14, 20197 min read
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