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Mānawatia a Matariki
The name Ngā Ara Whetū, means 'Star Paths,' and pays homage to the journeys of thosewho have come before us to Aotearoa and symbolizes the aspirations of today’s pathfinders.As we celebrate Matariki, the Māori New Year, we reflect on our star path. The rise of thenine...
Sustain Episode 6: What are the future of cities in a climate crisis?
With over half the global population living in urban centres, a number which is projected to rise to around two-thirds by 2050, how can we adjust the nature of urban spaces to both adapt to, and mitigate, the changing climate?
Ngā Ara Whetū partners with the New Zealand Climate Adaptation Platform
The New Zealand Climate Adaptation Platform (CAP) has partnered with Ngā Ara Whetū to further CAP's aim to publish and disseminate climate change-related research studies, papers, reports, and case studies. Click here to view the video. The Climate Adaptation Platform...
Steps we can take to give ‘Mother Earth’ a break
Academic experts from Waipapa Taumata Rau, University of Auckland detail some of the small steps we can take to effect change. The Sunday Star Times, May 12, 2024 This Mother's Day, a team of five academic experts from the University of Auckland wrote about actionable...
Could one small step for supply chains mean one giant leap toward sustainable space exploration?
Without proactive leadership on environmental sustainability, the New Zealand space industry risks losing competitive advantage in a global space market with increasingly environmentally conscious customers. Shedding light on supply chains is the first step.
Reimagining Our World Prize Winners
Ngā Ara Whetū, the Centre for Climate, Biodiversity and Society congratulates Marco de Krester for winning the grand prize in our inaugural Reimagining Our World competition. The contest challenged entrants to redefine success and beauty in new ways, recognising that...
Sustain Episode 4: How can nature guide our remedies for climate change driven flooding?
As the climate crisis continues, flooding has become an increasingly serious problem, causing death and destruction all over the world. How can we adapt to this new reality? Dr Maria Armoudian speaks with University of Auckland experts Gary Brierley (environment) and...
Launch celebration
On 14 February, 2024, Her Excellency, The Rt Hon Dame Cindy Kiro GNZM, QSO, Governor-General of New Zealand joined the official launch celebration of Ngā Ara Whetū Centre for Climate, Biodiversity and Society.
Shaping a path to circular economies in the EU and New Zealand
Innovative insights on the Circular Economy (CE) progress in New Zealand and Europe that highlighted intense complexities for ongoing sustainable solutions and progression.
How will NZ keep its promises made at COP28?
The action at COP 28 offers the new government a chance to prove to its detractors that it’s not such a “fossil” after all. Although the new coalition government in New Zealand has already begun reversing key environmental and health protections...
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“We are aiming to elevate critical thinking, raise the level of public debate, and counter the trend towards soft news,” says the project’s founding director, political scientist Dr Maria Armoudian.
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