NGĀ ARA WHETŪ
Centre for Climate, Biodiversity and Society
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Ngā Ara Whetū Submission on Proposed Amendments to the Ministry for the Environment’s Freshwater National Direction
Image used is Oakley Creek in 2009 by russellstreet, used under CC BY-SA 4.0 On 29 May 2025, the Government put out a public call for submissions on their proposed amendments to the National Policy Statement for Freshwater Management 2020 and the Resource Management...
Repair Café: Call for Volunteers!
The Faculty of Engineering and Design Sustainability Committee, CIRCUIT Centre, Ngā Ara Whetū, and Sustainability Hub and other faculties are collaborating with Repair Network Aotearoa to host our own Repair Café at the University for our staff and students! Repair...
Hidden treasure: saving precious minerals from the e-waste landfill
By Benjamin Dekker. Image used is Electronic waste at Agbogbloshie Ghana by Muntaka Chasant, used under CC BY-SA 4.0. Can green chemistry drastically reduce our mining and landfilling needs? Chemists at the University of Auckland are pioneering new methods for dealing...
A Coming Water Crisis: Science, Politics, and Solutions Conclusion
On 29th May Ngā Ara Whetū and the Water Research Centre co-hosted a salon discussion with our expert panel: Dame Juliet Gerrard, Professor Naresh Singhal, Associate Professor Daniel Hikuroa and Dr Filippo Verre; moderated by Associate Professor Dr Maria Armoudian. In...
Ngā Ara Whetū Submission on the Waste Minimisation Act 2008 and Litter Act 1979
On 22 April 2025, The Ministry for the Environment put out a public call for submissions on proposed amendments to the Waste Minimisation Act 2008 and Litter Act 1979. We support some of these changes, and are critical of others. In this submission, we identify a...
Now Open! – Auckland Festival of Photography exhibition ‘Woven Worlds: Research, Art and Sustainability’
Image credit: Yong Liu. Human beings’ history is a mystery, so is their future… This exhibition is now open - Monday 9-15 June, 10am-4pm daily. THIS WEEK ONLY! A big thank you to all of the people from across the university who contributed inspiring and...
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