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Environment
Environment – Sanctuary still a safe haven
The world outside the sanctuary has changed dramatically in the last few months, but not that much changed inside it. The lockdown meant that all...
Environment – GrassFed in the City
Not once in the last six weeks has anyone told me that quitting meat will save the planet. It’s nice to have a break. Indeed,...
Environment – Hihi next on SOSSI’s list
As you may have heard there has been another “translocation of ‘Kiwis’” to the open sanctuary, namely the people evacuated from Wuhan who are being...
Environment – Cloak of invisibility
Octopuses are relatives of shellfish and snails that lost their shells. They compensate for the absence of body armour by being strong, intelligent and able...
Environment – Get some greenspace exposure
Winter blues got you down? Did you know that numerous studies have now confirmed that spending time outdoors is good for both your mental and...
Environment – Why protect nature?
There are many good reasons for people to conserve biodiversity. Biodiversity is what our lives and ecosystems depend upon, and it includes natural resources that...
Environment – Drone assists rabbit cull
The annual planting at Shakespear has finally been completed with some 18000 seedlings now enhancing the large slip below the lookout (apart from those which...
Environment – Cat control coming
When I was living in Wellington, on the lower slopes of Mt Kaukau, our two cats would often be found playing with half dead lizards,...
Environment – Networking for the environment
For several years now, conservation groups in the Hibiscus and Bays Local Board area have met periodically for informal discussions on how to work together...
Environment – Challenges for hatchlings
Volunteering at Shakespear Open Sanctuary always goes quiet over the summer break, but the throng of visitors escaping the heat more than made up for...
