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Cliff Mail
- Apr 19
- 1 min
Vision Kerikeri submission on FNDC long term plan 2021-31
Vision Kerikeri (VKK) has submitted the following feedback on the long term plan as well as making verbal submissions to the Council...
Cliff Mail
- Mar 27
- 1 min
Recent VKK submissions
It seems to be a very busy time for public consultations. The team at Vision Kerikeri has been busy and have this week lodged our...
By Rod Brown
- Apr 23, 2020
- 2 min
Water: We can't do without it
We can’t do without it. This years drought has certainly reinforced that. FNDC has received significant support from central government...
by Inge Bremer
- Apr 6, 2020
- 2 min
Northland's Water Emergency
While parts of New Zealand have been flooded, water is getting very scarce in Northland. Council is requesting everyone to reduce their...
By Cliff Mail
- Nov 6, 2018
- 1 min
Carbon Neutral Kerikeri public launch 22 November, 2018
What each of us do today affects the future that our children and grandchildren will inherit. The graphic to the right displays the...
By Cliff Mail
- Aug 25, 2018
- 2 min
Rod Brown delivers his final AGM report as Chairperson
Rod delivered his 14th and final Chairpersons report at a packed St John Hall on Saturday. He highlighted the activity over the year...
By Rolf Mueller-Glodde
- Jul 7, 2018
- 2 min
Carbon Neutral Kerikeri Project
We are all aware of the increasingly alarming climate outlook for our planet. The action required to slow, halt or even reverse the...
By Rod Brown
- Feb 17, 2018
- 1 min
Kerikeri fast charging station is open
Electric vehicle (EV) owners now have a fast charging station available here in Kerikeri. Located behind the John Butler Centre it is the...
By Cliff Mail
- Feb 4, 2018
- 1 min
KEVNS coming to Kerikeri
It was great to read the announcement by Kerikeri Retirement Village that they have decided to introduce a fleet of electric vehicles...
Cliff Mail
- Oct 21, 2017
- 1 min
10th Australia - NZ climate change and business conference
The 10th Australia – New Zealand Climate Change and Business Conference held in Auckland on 10 & 11 October was attended by our Deputy...
Cliff Mail
- Sep 21, 2017
- 2 min
Electric Vehicles: Not a fanboy thing - it's about saving money (and the planet)
We were pleased to see the recent announcement by The Northland Regional Council (NRC) regarding its growing fleet of electric and hybrid...
By Cliff Mail
- Sep 17, 2017
- 1 min
Kerikeri Primary School planting on Wairoa Stream
A group of pupils from the Kerikeri Primary School planted nearly 100 native plants along side the Wairoa Stream on Friday, 15 September....
By Cliff Mail
- Sep 6, 2017
- 1 min
Tackling climate change - what's in the party manifestos?
At the recent AGM Rod Brown outlined the aspiration goal of Kerikeri becoming carbon neutral. "By helping to drive 'grassroots' action we...
Cliff Mail
- Aug 29, 2017
- 1 min
Kennedy Warne talks about the Wairoa Stream Projects on National Radio
Following his recent address to the Vision Kerikeri AGM, Kennedy Warne talked about the Wairoa Stream Projects during his weekly slot on...
By Cliff Mail
- Apr 7, 2017
- 2 min
Sculpture proposed for entrance to Kerikeri
One of the objectives of the recent address by Professor James Renwick was to raise awareness of the proposed entrance way sculpture into...
By Rod Brown
- Mar 12, 2017
- 2 min
Addressing Climate Change: NZ's effort uninspiring
More than 90 people braved the elements last Thursday to hear Professor James Renwick's address on climate change. His talk was...
Cliff Mail
- Dec 8, 2016
- 1 min
Update: LED street lighting for Kerikeri
In response to questions raised with regard to the conversion of streetlights to LED; the Council has advised that the Council does have...
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- Oct 15, 2016
- 5 min
Government, Business, Me, You: We all need to act to reduce carbon emissions - Starting Now!
I attended this year's EDS Australia-New Zealand Climate Change and Business Conference, with Inge Bremer, as VKK delegates (at our own...
Cliff Mail
- Aug 30, 2016
- 1 min
Seen on the web: Why we humans have trouble grasping climate change
I spotted this article on Slate Magazine. It is an American article but applies equally here in New Zealand. We need to be able to see it...
Cliff Mail
- Jul 14, 2016
- 2 min
An opportunity to show leadership?
There are two common threads to the climate change story. One is the range of consequences based on the expected rise in temperatures and...
