The Government has begun consultation on the first of three new pieces of legislation that will replace the Resource Management Act.
The Tree Council is asking the government to include protection of our urban forests in their newly proposed legislation.
I talked to Environmental Scientist and Advocate Dr Mels Barton, about Stop The Chop, a new campaign aimed at stopping the cutting down of mature trees in New Zealand’s cities.
Today on Ready Steady Learn we're joined by Tim Welch who is a Senior Lecturer in Architecture and Planning at the University of Auckland. Tim Welch discusses the transport infrastructure, his thoughts on the cycle debate and how to get involved in Urban planning. Whakarongo mai!
Ninety percent of New Zealand’s original wetlands have been destroyed by agricultural and urban development and are still disappearing. This week on the Green Desk Jack Marshall spoke with Julie Deslippe, Senior Lecturer in Plant Ecology at Victoria University, looking at the positive effects of restoration in the lower north island.
Hip-hop turned 50 years old last week, but for those who want to hear early NZ Hip-hop that you can’t find on Spotify… you’ll want to tune in. For those in the know, we play Lost Tribe, Ermehn, and Urban Disturbance.
Frances' first guest for ArtWeek is Victoria Gancheva from the University of Auckland School of Architecture and Planning who are presenting a bunch of creative, interactive installations at Urban Art Village. Victoria is presenting a work called ‘Past is Prologue’, a multimedia performance that reimagines Shakespeare’s The Tempest and explores the role of memory in our perception of the world.
Oto had a kōrero with Geneva AM (Ngāti Ruapani mai Waikaremoana, Ngāti Kahungunu ki Wairoa, Aitutaki, Palmerston) to talk about her latest single 'Urban Planning,' an homage to her tīpuna and the second track off her forthcoming album 'Pikipiki'