Environment Issues

Global warming and the resulting changes to the world's climate are a growing problem.

climatechange.govt.nz Site Profile

Findings from monitoring social, economic and environmental conditions in Auckland, Christchurch, Manukau, North Shore, Waitakere and Wellington.

bigcities.govt.nz Site Profile

New Zealanders throw away 3.6 million tonnes of rubbish every year. Help New Zealand minimise rubbish.

reducerubbish.govt.nz Site Profile

This service provides access to current sea temperature charts, sea temperature monthly means, climate analyses, cloud imagery, bathymetric charts, NIWA publications.

niwa.co.nz Site Profile

Answering your questions on sustainable living in New Zealand, giving you the resources and information to make good choices about living sustainably.

sustainableliving.org.nz Site Profile

Here, you'll find a collection of resources and discussion groups dedicated to urban sustainability, offering advice to businesses, communities, schools and families on how to make the best of this low-energy future.

reurbanise.co.nz Site Profile

Information on climate science and how it is affecting our planet, covering scientific research, deforestation, common climate change myths, CO2 emissions, greenhouse gases and much more.

climatescience.co.nz Site Profile

Reduce your carbon footprint and live carbon neutral. Offset the Rest gives hints and tips to reduce your carbon emissions, as well as offering carbon offset packages, calculated specifically for the average New Zealander.

offsettherest.com Site Profile

Happy Valley is an area of native bush, fragile wetlands and a thriving ecosystem of native birds and animals, located on the West Coast of New Zealand. Solid Energy has been pushing to create an open-cast coal mine in the valley.

savehappyvalley.org.nz Site Profile

Greenlist has been designed to help you make good choices about the products and services you buy. The Greenlist directory is designed to highlight the positive attributes of products and services by allowing you to make simple comparison against a set of six sustainability principles.

greenlist.co.nz Site Profile

Be the change and become part of the solution. The impact of climate change is going to become more severe, with increasingly damaging consequences. The good news is we can do something about it: find out how on this site.

bethechange.org.nz Site Profile

The centre aims to provide New Zealanders with a single point of contact for the latest research, resources and scientific expertise in the field of natural hazards. The site offers information on earthquakes, tsunami, floods, storms, landslides and coastal erosion.

naturalhazards.net.nz Site Profile

The 1080 National Network consists of a growing number of New Zealand citizens concerned about the continued use of aerial 1080 poison over our 'clean, green' country, with complete disregard to the harmful effects on both our environment and human health.

stop1080poison.com Site Profile

The Future : Cars, Power, Broadband (www.thefuture.net.nz)  

Letting the world know about future technologies, including broadband Internet access, an air-powered car and environmentally sound electrical power.

thefuture.net.nz Site Profile

Biotechnology has made important advances, adding much of value to our scientific heritage. However, the technology of genetic engineering has had little research and requires careful investigation. This group educates the public about the risks of releasing genetically engineered organisms into the environment and promotes scientific research and analysis of these risks.

psrg.org.nz Site Profile

A Web-based tool for individuals, businesses and organisations to measure, manage, and mitigate their greenhouse gas emissions.

ebex21.co.nz Site Profile

Do something to help stop climate change by having your say on the draft Regional Land Transport Strategy. Option3 is bringing people together to promote fresh thinking and real choice for transport in the Wellington region.

option3.org.nz Site Profile

The challenge is to reduce the effects of climate change on New Zealand.

4million.org.nz Site Profile

A project to create a conservation area along New Zealand's largest river.

cmrp.org.nz Site Profile

You can help save the earth, stop unnecessary killing of animals, and improve your own health simply by changing your diet: quit eating meat today.

quitmeat.org.nz Site Profile

Vehicle emissions have an impact on the New Zealand environment and the health of all New Zealanders. Visit the site to learn more about Government measures to reduce vehicle emissions.

chokethesmoke.govt.nz Site Profile

A group presenting the facts surrounding climate change, providing opinion on matters related to both natural and human-caused climate effects, and commenting on the economic and socio-political consequences of climate change.

climatescience.org.nz Site Profile

Providing information on pathways to sustainability. Living Economies work for healthy economies that are balanced, sustainable and empowering, and respectful of our planet's living systems.

le.org.nz Site Profile

Conservation and protection of Aotea Harbour, New Zealand.

aoteamoana.co.nz Site Profile

New Zealand’s independent source of information, advice and resources about sustainability – practices and solutions – including resource efficiency, energy efficiency, carbon neutrality, zero waste and sustainable water use.

econation.co.nz Site Profile