Take action
We all have a role to play in building a climate-resilient future where our communities and our natural environment can thrive. There’s a lot you can do to make a difference, from taking personal steps to reduce your carbon footprint to collective action in your community.
Choose from individual or community actions you can start today, or explore them all.
Individual action
Business
Should your business be ClimateWise
Is your business ready for the impacts of climate change? Do you know what these impacts might be to your business and what you can do? After the high impact of weather-related events on Auckland, Tātaki Auckland have developed a course for small and medium-size businesses called ClimateWise. It simplifies complex climate change information — Read more "Should your business be ClimateWise"
Actions
Get FutureFit
Can you lose some carbon weight? The brainchild of Auckland Council and Wellington City Council, FutureFit works much like a fitness app but instead of tracking your steps, you’re tracking your carbon footprint! Lighten the load on papatūānuku In their own words, “FutureFit provides a snapshot of your impact on the planet, and helps you Read more "Get FutureFit"
Actions
Switching Your Home to Clean Energy
Reducing fossil fuel consumption at home is a significant step towards a more sustainable future. Here are some practical ways to reduce your reliance on fossil fuels by minimising home power use, along with resources specific to New Zealand. Easy, low-cost actions There are things you can do immediately to save money right away. Here Read more "Switching Your Home to Clean Energy"
Community action
Actions
Restoring Nature
Restoring nature has many benefits, including flood mitigation or drought protection, habitat creation as well as absorbing carbon from the atmosphere and helping to reduce climate change
Actions
Community Response Plannning
When a natural disaster hits, there may be little or no warning. All communities may need to take care of themselves for up to three days before help can arrive. A Community Response Plan (CRP) is a proactive way to help to ensure there are measures in place for the community to look after itself. Read more "Community Response Plannning"
Regional action
Actions
Te Taitokerau Climate Adaptation Strategy
Te Taitokerau Climate Adaptation Strategy is a partnership between all four Northland councils and tangata whenua representatives, adopted by Councils in April 2022.
Our latest stories
Individual
Whangārei 94-year-old on board with the car-free movement
Being car free hasn’t meant losing independence for a Whangārei grandmother. After an injury left 94-year-old Marion Ross unable drive, she turned to Citylink buses to keep up with her active lifestyle. “I enjoy getting out,” Marion says. “I like walking the Loop, fine days, and being amongst people where you can have a conversation.” Marion found Citylink an easy and convenient way to get around.
Community
The future is electric with Rewiring Aotearoa
Mike Casey does things differently. As an enthusiastic cherry farmer in Central Otago, he runs the world’s first fully electric cherry orchard. Running 21 electric machines with renewable electricity from the grid, solar and batteries means he saves tens of thousands on his energy bills each year and has no need for damaging fossil fuels on the farm.
Build a Circular Economy
Turning trash into teachable moments: How EcoSolutions is helping schools rethink rubbish
This is the question posed to students and teachers across Te Taitokerau when the Waste Wise programme comes to their school.
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Climate perspectives survey
