New Zealand Conservation Trust – Travelling tuatara teaches pest-free goals It’s both a perk and a responsibility having the task of transporting live tuatara to schools and community groups in the greater Christchurch area for educational purposes. “I always think, please don’t let me have an accident,” says Jan Hellyer about her trips out with Read more…
Addington Bush Society – Suburban oasisIn the heart of Addington, in the heart of the city, is an 850 square metre oasis of covenant bush. Formerly a scrappy wasteland – typified by a disused car and urban debris – Addington Bush is now protected by a QEII covenant, one of very few in an urban Read more…
Banks Peninsula Peninsula Conservation Trust – transforming the city’s backdoor step Tūī, tenacity, transformation and technology are some of the hallmarks of the Banks Peninsula Conservation Trust as it seeks to restore the hillsides of Banks Peninsula/Te Pātaka-o-Rākaihautū to a thriving native bush environment. Using tools such as geographic information system (GIS) mapping, pest-trapping and Read more…
Food Resilience Network: the smallest things are making a big difference Some of the tiniest living things on the planet are making a monumental impact within the inner city, unbeknown to most commuters, inner city dwellers and dog walkers. Although squeamish sounding, millions of microscopic bacteria and fungi (which are related to but not as Read more…
