Life in Vacant Spaces – The Future is a Mystery Non-profit organisation Life in Vacant Spaces (LiVS) is changing itself alongside the cityscape it has been helping to beautify and transform for more than a decade. Since 2012, LiVS has facilitated creative projects and installations around the city, by brokering relationships between imaginative, ideas people Read more…
Birds New Zealand – Ambitious nationwide project for the wonder of birds Locals are contributing to an ambitious nationwide science project that celebrates the “wonder and joy” of birds, says Anita Spencer, Canterbury and West Coast Regional Representative of Birds New Zealand. The Bird Atlas Scheme is designed to collate accurate information on bird numbers Read more…
Waitākiri Eco-sanctuary – A Many Haloed Effect Patience, persistence and adaptability are qualities that advocates Colin Meurk and Tanya Didham are bringing to their long-term aspiration of creating an eco-sanctuary on the Ōtautahi Christchurch floodplain. It’s a decade since Colin, a well respected local ecologist, mooted the idea of a predator-free, fully fenced eco-sanctuary in Read more…
Youth Rōpū – Channeling youth-led ideas into local government The Christmas cake sits untouched during an interview with Youth Rōpū members Amanda Kennedy and Jolie Sarginson, who represent constituencies on the Environment Canterbury funded forum designed to inject youth perspectives into local government planning and decision-making. Snap! The young women discover they like dessert trifle Read more…
