I have been helping Forest & Bird campaign for the Sea Change – Tai Timu Tai Pari marine spatial plan. I talk about some of the work I am doing in the Gulf here.
Category Archives: Contamination
Resilience
The population of any given species needs to be strong enough to handle destructive natural and made made events. Without this resilience one event can wipe a species of the face of the planet forever. In New Zealand our rarest endemic breeding bird is the New Zealand fairy tern. With a population of only 40 […]
National don’t care about our environment
Sick of swallowing National’s scummy water policy?
Light pollution
I have been doing some night sky photography recently. Aotea/Great Barrier Island is absolutely stunning.
Forestry and water quality
When I first heard about erosion in the Hunua Ranges causing havoc for Auckland’s water supply I wondered if it was because of recent deforestation. Drone footage shot by Watercare confirmed that theory for me (see stills below from this video). It seems strange media are not talking about it. To me it looks like […]
New Zealand’s Dirty Dairy
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/jasmijn-de-boo/new-zealands-dirty-dairy_b_14717214.html
Aucklands waste
This infographic was adapted from a piece of work I just completed for the Industry Pollution Prevention Program (IP3). The landfill problem is huge and scary.
Seacleaners
I had a great day out yesterday with Seacleaners (sponsored by Watercare in Auckland) and Wilkinson Environmental.
Ambiance Impex
This is so gross – documented here for Auckland Councils Pollution Response Team. Location: Please click on the thumbnails to see the full image. The Ambiance Impex brands dumped into the stream are all branded Paradise. When I first noticed the dumping in March and reported it to council the dumping was not so bad. […]