Posts by Grey Lynn 2030
Update on NZ Transition Towns by Inspiring Communities
Transition Towns is an allied, growing movement pushing to move from oil dependence to local resilience. The Transition Towns website www.transitiontowns.org.nz is chock full of handy hints, blog comments, ideas and actions from local initiatives as well as a national overview. We also feature below a small excerpt from Transition Town Opotiki, as another example…
Read MoreCommunity and Household Resiliency Course – Sept 5th
A one day Community and Household Resiliency workshop is offered this coming Saturday (Sept. 5) by Marshall Design Studio. The guest tutor for this workshop is Michele Daly, one of Auckland’s premiere experts in the field of risk management and emergency planning. Come spend an informative and invaluable day learning about resiliency and design as…
Read MoreCare about Protecting our Urban Trees?
Here is some text to send to your MP about the changes to the RMA Legislation. Kia ora I am writing to register my concern about the impact that Clause 52 of the proposed Resource Management (Simplifying & Streamlining) Amendment Bill 2009 will have on the urban tree population of New Zealand. I request that…
Read MoreAction for Tree Protection in Urban Areas
Clause 52 of the Resource Management (Simplifying and Streamlining) Amendment Bill 2009, banning general tree protection in urban areas. ACTION IS NEEDED NOW – IT IS REALLY IMPORTANT TO START WRITING NOW (if you haven’t already) and please pass this on to others who might be also be interested. It is expected that the government…
Read MoreTrees in the Urban Environment Course
Trees in the Urban Environment Part 1of 8 part series: Introduction Wed 16 September 6-9pm $80 for 8 sessions or $15 each Daphne Mitten, Landscape Architect, and course coordinator Introduction to The Tree Council’s vision for encouraging awareness and sense of ownership of the region’s trees by giving the course participants a practical and theoretical…
Read MorePonsonby Rd Speed Change to 40 km
Dear Grey Lynn 2030, Thank you for providing us with your feedback in relation to the speed limit change from 50km/h to 40km/h on Ponsonby Road. Consultation was undertaken between the 13th of June to the 15th of July 2009. 932 responses were received of which 736 (79%) supported the proposal and 172 (18%) opposed…
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