Electrification Loans for Everyone – Rates Assistance Scheme

Rewiring Aotearoa is advocating for a Electrification Loans for Everyone – Rates Assistance scheme to help New Zealanders afford to electrify their homes with rooftop solar panels and batteries, potentially by offering low-interest finance through councils, similar to existing rates rebate programmes. This is a way to enable wider adoption of renewable energy privately by…

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ReUse Market – Project Uplift

ReUse Market and Project Uplift In May, 2025 had our first collection of bras at the ReUse market. Thanks so much to the many women who dropped off  bras they no longer wear. We were thrilled at the response! We filled our drop off container to the brim. We’ll do this each month so please…

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Winter Work: Grey Lynn Weeding, Planting, Bird Counting

Late Autumn and early winter, is the perfect time for planting and weeding.  Consequently there are working local bees in the next few weeks. The best time to plant native plants in Auckland is generally during the cooler months, from May to early Spring  This allows plants to establish their roots before the hotter, drier…

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Auckland Abandoning Safer Speeds

As cities across the world adopt safer speeds, Auckland is alone in abandoning them An international road safety expert based in Auckland condemns the city’s move to raise speed limits across over a thousand residential streets, town centres, and major public transport hubs. “No other city in the world is ignoring the evidence and changing…

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Wellpark Reserve – Native Tree Planting

We have a winter native tree planting event at Wellpark Reserve 9am – 11.30am, Saturday 14th June. Can you help? We’ll be adding some new plant species to the already beautiful inner city forested area, to increase plant diversity and provide a wider range of food sources for native birds and other wildlife. Plants provided by…

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Myles Thomas: Better Public Media Trust

For decades, Grey Lynn local, Myles Thomas has been a consistent and compelling voice in the ongoing conversation about the future of media in Aotearoa. As the founder of the Better Public Media Trust (formerly the Coalition for Better Broadcasting Trust), Myles has tirelessly championed the cause of a robust, independent, and well-funded public broadcasting…

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