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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


Helping to avert the looming crises: tweak your diet and cut food waste
The latest ICCP report on Climate Change and Land that was released this week was a further stark reminder that we are facing a 'perfect...
By Cliff Mail
Aug 11, 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


What are the emissions of my favourite foods?
How detailed should the calculator be? This was, and still is, one of our biggest challenges with our Carbon Calculator. We decided that...
By Cliff Mail
Jul 14, 20192 min read


Living the Change
'Living the Change' was recently drawn to my attention via an article on Organic NZ which gives a great synopsis of this Kiwi...
By Cliff Mail
Jun 29, 20191 min read


Upcoming free Zero Waste events in Kerikeri & Plastic Free July events
Here is an event (2 venues and days) for those in The Bay of Islands who are wanting to reduce their volume of household rubbish....
By Cliff Mail
Jun 24, 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


Your diet may be one of your biggest contributions to climate change
The makeup of my diet is not something that I have paid too much attention to. The thinking part, has been largely confined to ensuring...
By Cliff Mail
May 12, 20193 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


Waiheke to Wellington by e-bike: Our week 2 diary
Day 9: Mangakino to Pureora 50 very adventurous kilometres by bike. Only Lindsay and Bill were riding on e-bikes. The tracks played a lot...
by Rolf Mueller Glodde
Apr 6, 20196 min read


Waiheke to Wellington - by bike: Photos from the first week
I didn't join the ride. Having just completed a 720km bike tour of my own I was not ready for another 1,000 plus. However, I get the...
By Cliff Mail
Mar 30, 20192 min read


CO2e sequestration: Another benefit of Bay of Islands volunteer reforestation projects
The capital cost of planting is a key factor in reforestation. This is where volunteer social enterprises such as Kerikeri's Shade House...
By Rod Brown
Mar 28, 20193 min read
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