NIC and NorthTec plan to organise a Northland Sustainability Day in 2018. The objective is to generate wider awareness for sustainability and share best practices how each of us can make an impact. Transport Air travel generates a lot of carbon dioxide & other greenhouse gases. To offset this, it is suggested to plant trees. … More Northland Sustainability Day 1. March 2018
Have you started a business and are struggling on what to do next? Have you got an idea and want to start a business? Are you looking for trusted business advice and/or funding? Come to us!!! The Flying Kiwis offer free business advice once a month. Book a 20 minute free slot on https://www.adi.clinic/book.html or … More Free business advice
This weekend I was one of the mentors of the Climathon run in the Unleashed makerspace at the University of Auckland from Friday to Saturday evening. Over 120 participants ranging from 19 to 75yrs formed 14 teams to tackle big climate change issues for New Zealand. The Climathon is part of a global movement coming … More Climathon in NZ
Isn’t it ironic that Waste Management (WM), a company owned by Bejing Capital, is the first to show that the circular economy can work well in NZ. Watch this video so learn: what do they do differently… WM is collecting our waste, puts it onto landfills, where the waste is anaerobically split and is producing Methane, … More Circular Economy – Waste to Value
The Whangarei I.T. Group of Professionals is organising the First International Conference on Digital Transformation in Whangarei first quarter 2018. The objective of the Digital Transformation conference is to encourage more Northlanders to consider and pursue careers in I.T. and make the world a better place for themselves and their whanuau. The conference is organised … More 1st International Conference on Digital Transformation, Whangarei Q1Y18
If you are interested in information on climate change, the role of Antarctica, impacts on Whangarei and what you can do about it, please see my June 2017 school presentation. Fig: Intergovernmental Panel for Climate Change (IPCC, 2017) Larsen C shelf is breaking off in Antarctica. The 5,800 skm iceshelf is three times the size … More Global Warming – what can we do in Whangarei?
On 8. June Tony Collins, CEO from North Chamber, organised an excellent networking breakfast in Whangarei. From an engaging discussion on the future of Northland, the following two topics emerged: Smart City Smart Transport Rather than the rest of the country keep talking about cool & innovative topics, it was suggested that Northland leads the … More Onerahi-2-Bridge pre-election transport competition on 28. Aug 7:45am
