Christine Rose

with Christine Rose

Former Auckland Regional Council representative Christine Rose is well-known in Rodney for her environmental advocacy and support of sustainable lifestyles. Over the coming months, she will keep readers abreast of green issues as they affect our neighbourhood. If you have a question or comment for Christine, she can be contacted at christine.rose25@gmail.com

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2012

On the many values of ti-tree  - May

Attitudes toward ti-tree have evolved in just a few generations, but they are still conflicted. Manuka and Kanuka are becoming more valued for both economic and environmental reasons, but there are still some contradictions in our approach to ti-tree as a whole.

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Blessed waters, damned species - April

New Zealand’s waters are home to the world’s smallest and rarest marine dolphins, Hector’s and Maui’s dolphins. 

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Cats and the environment - March

The dangers cats pose to wildlife, and the conflict sometimes caused by cats’ visits to hunt or toilet in others’ gardens, are unresolved issues. A cat can kill an average of 20 birds a year, or more on lifestyle blocks and farms.

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Protecting estuaries - February

Estuaries are beautiful. Estuaries are where rivers widen and meet the sea, and because they are ‘ecotones’, where several ecosystems meet, they are naturally rich in biodiversity. But they have other significant values too.

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Predator protection overdue - January

This summer, spare a thought for sharks. Not because they're a huge threat to us, but because of the threats we pose to them. NZ has 112 shark species in our water, with 79 of these caught in our fisheries, including 28 that are listed as threatened by the World Conservation Union.

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