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Travis Wetland Ōruapaeroa – Ōtautahi Taonga
Along with my fellow Councillors, we attended a walk and workshop with Colin Meurk today at Travis Wetland Nature Park on his thoughts on biodiversity. As always, inciteful, passionate and an advocate for the natural world.
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“Let Nero fiddle out Rome’s obsequies.”
11 January 2024 The Editor Hot on the heels from the European Union’s Copernicus Climate Change Service that last year was the planet’s hottest on record by a substantial margin, and likely the world’s warmest in the last 100,000 years, The Press reports concerns over the dry conditions and sizzling temperatures in Canterbury, resulting in…
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The wonderful crater rim
22 December I had a fantastic day with Murray from Summit Road Society installing a trapline within the Society’s Ohinetahi Bush Reserve, Whakarapo, Lyttelton Harbour. Korimako song everywhere and a Kereru playing in the breeze. The work being done by the Society and its volunteers is contributing immensely to the area’s ecological and cultural health,…
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Around the motu: David Williams in Christchurch
18 December 2023 David reports on Sail GP and Hectors Dolphins, my resignation as Chair of Biodiversity and Biosecurity Committee and CCC proposed asset sales and vote. On my resignation, David noted the delay for three years of the revitalisation of the Canterbury Biodiversity Strategy and that funds had been set aside for that time.…
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We have to walk the walk
15th December 2023 not published however here is my latest letter to The Press The Editor In response to the item “committee chair steps down after bid to increase funding”. Firstly thank you to The Press for reporting this. It is important however to note that funding had been allocated in the past three years…
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canterbury biodiversity strategy
The Editor In response to the item “committee chair steps down after bid to increase funding”. Firstly thank you to The Press for reporting this. It is important however to note that funding had been allocated in the past three years for the revitalisation of the Canterbury Biodiversity Strategy, arguably, along with the Regional Pest…
Greg Byrnes 