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Environment Network Manawatū is a network of over 60 member organisations that fosters and encourages environmental initiatives in the Manawatū river catchment. https://www.enm.org.nz/
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ENM Member Group Events
You can see all our member groups' events in one handy place. Lots to see and plenty of ways to get involved.
enm.org.nz/event
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Empower Your Community Impact
Turning Data into Community Power & Unlocking Wider Funding Opportunities

Tuesday 10th February | 5pm -7pm Globe Theatre 2, 312 Main Street Palmerston North Keynote Speaker: Thea DePetris, PhD in Educational Outcomes for a Sustainable Aotearoa.
RSVP for ENM's Empower Your Community Impact Event 2026
enm.infoodle.com
February 1, 2026 at 3:22 AM
Don't Bin It... Share It!
Free for All is not about if you can afford stuff or not. This is about sharing our resources and keeping usable items out of landfill.
freeforall.co.nz
Free For All
Free For All is all about rehoming unwanted items, for free, with no catch. Reduce, reuse, recycle and repurpose. This is for ALL.
freeforall.co.nz
February 1, 2026 at 3:12 AM
Sign Up to Be a Volunteer!

We'd love to have you join us in the community environmental sector! There are so many ways to get involved with ENM and with our member groups ...

www.enm.org.nz/get-involved...
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www.enm.org.nz
January 30, 2026 at 2:25 AM
Precycle NZ and Central Environmental are thrilled to announce that applications are now live for our Circular Economy Hackathon.

When: February 27th and 28th (you must be able to attend the whole event!)

Circular Economy Hackathon Application Form
form.jotform.com/260037902944...
January 30, 2026 at 2:12 AM
A major insurance company has temporarily stopped offering new home insurance policies in Westport because of the town's flood risk.

A climate change policy expert says AA Insurance's decision will be the first of many, and is urging insurers to be transparent when they withdraw from an area.
Insurer temporarily halts new policies in Westport due to flood risk
The decision will be the first of many as the full force of climate change arrives, a researcher says.
www.rnz.co.nz
January 29, 2026 at 1:45 AM
In the days since last week’s fatal landslides at Mount Maunganui, there has been widespread discussion about what may have caused the slopes above the campground to fail, including the possible role of recent tree removal on Mauao.

theconversation.com/do-trees-pre...
Do trees prevent landslides? What science says about roots, rainfall and stability
After the fatal landslides at Mount Maunganui, attention has focused on recent tree removal from Mauao. But landslides rarely have simple causes.
theconversation.com
January 29, 2026 at 1:38 AM
Palmerston North Repair Cafe
Jan 31, 2026, 9:00 AM – 11:30 AM

Palmerston North Repair Café takes place at Palmerston North Community Leisure Centre, 569 Ferguson Street. with the support of Environment Network Manawatū, PNCC, MENZSHED, SuperGrans and other community organisations.
January 28, 2026 at 12:00 AM
This week, fresh downpours on already saturated ground have again triggered flood warnings and road closures across the upper North Island. These are individual weather events, but they are unfolding against unusually warm seas that load the atmosphere with extra moisture and energy.
NZ is again being soaked this summer – record ocean heat helps explain it
Understanding what is happening deep beneath the ocean surface is key to understanding the weather patterns we are experiencing on land.
theconversation.com
January 21, 2026 at 9:28 PM
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The Australian government is floating a scheme that would share the benefits of solar power with everyone on the grid, offering totally free electricity to ratepayers in the middle of the day, when the sun is shining the strongest.

electrek.co/2025/11/04/a...
Australia has so much solar that it's offering everyone free electricity
Australia's extensive solar power penetration makes so much energy that the government wants to offer free electricity at peak hours.
electrek.co
December 21, 2025 at 6:27 PM
Antarctic penguins have radically shifted their breeding season – seemingly in response to climate change.
Changing temperatures may be behind change in behaviour, which experts fear threatens three species’ survival.

www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...
Antarctic penguins have radically shifted their breeding season – seemingly in response to climate change
Changing temperatures may be behind change in behaviour, which experts fear threatens three species’ survival
www.theguardian.com
January 20, 2026 at 7:46 PM
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The sunken land will rise again
New map reveals landscape beneath Antarctica in unprecedented detail
Scientists believe the map could shed light on how Antarctica's vast ice sheet will respond to climate change.
www.bbc.co.uk
January 19, 2026 at 7:11 PM
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Call to redesign cities for families: ‘Walking is what keeps me sane as a parent’
When we plan with parents in mind, we build cities that are more compassionate, liveable, and healthy for all
#nzpol
Call to redesign cities for families: 'Walking is what keeps me sane as a parent'
Opinion from Victoria University: When we plan with parents in mind, we build cities that are more compassionate, liveable, and healthy for all
newsroom.co.nz
January 19, 2026 at 4:16 PM
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Key Fundamentals in Aotearoa Planning Reform: Standardised Zones and Urban Transformation

How we can move Aotearoa from it car-centric past to a people-centric future As submissions for the Planning Bill are currently open, while the drafting of the Standardised Zones is to get underway in…
Key Fundamentals in Aotearoa Planning Reform: Standardised Zones and Urban Transformation
How we can move Aotearoa from it car-centric past to a people-centric future As submissions for the Planning Bill are currently open, while the drafting of the Standardised Zones is to get underway in February, ready to go live 2027, we need to look at what we are capable of rather than romanticising a failed Past. Using the Notebook LM AI, I summarised into a slide deck twelve of my posts from 2025 outlining that a better Aotearoa is not just possible, but it is actually waiting to be built!
voakl.net
January 18, 2026 at 7:00 PM
Ashhurst Library Community Garden Working Bee
Jan 22, 10am – 12pm

Volunteer Library Gardening happens most weeks led by our wonderful deputy chairperson Suzanne. She updates facebook/Ashhurst Chat weekly, so if you’re keen to get involved you can get in touch there or email: [email protected]
January 18, 2026 at 7:29 PM
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This is an amazing interview. We have the tools, we have the technology.

Now we need the will.
Today on Volts: Swedish tech entrepreneur Jonas Birgersson was once known in his country as "broadband Jesus" for his efforts in spreading decentralized, low-cost broadband access. Now, he wants to bring the same decentralized, peer-to-peer revolution to the electricity grid.
Making the electricity grid work like the internet
Jonas Birgersson joins me to explain how "packet-switching" for electrons can lead to energy abundance and grid resilience.
www.volts.wtf
January 18, 2026 at 7:08 PM
“What’s important in our economy is also what happens in our oceans. If you look at New Zealand territory, it’s 4.9 million square kilometers, so only one 16th is land – the rest is ocean. Our economy is very dependent on what happens in the oceans ..."

newsroom.co.nz/2026/01/16/2...
2025 was New Zealand's hottest year on record
Following NZ's hottest-ever year, a new campaign is asking Kiwis to switch just one car trip a week to active or public transport.
newsroom.co.nz
January 17, 2026 at 11:06 PM
Menzshed Manawatū (P.N)
Jan 20
Every Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday 9am - 2pm
Rangitane Park, Racecourse Rd, Awapuni

Menzshed seeks to keep people involved with the community, and undertake projects to benefit the community. Sharing skills and friendship...

www.menzshedmanawatu.org.nz/contact/
January 16, 2026 at 7:41 PM
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Feilding Repair Cafe
Jan 17, 2026, 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM

10am until 12.30pm at Manchester House Senior Hub, 14 Bowen Street, Feilding.

www.repaircafeaotearoa.co.nz
Home | Repair Café Aotearoa NZ
Repair Café Aotearoa New Zealand is your place to repair, share and care. Our mission is to foster a culture of repair in New Zealand. We aim to develop and connect, inform, and support the network of...
www.repaircafeaotearoa.co.nz
January 12, 2026 at 7:30 PM
The world’s largest asset management firm has quietly abandoned plans for a multibillion-dollar climate fund to help New Zealand reach 100 percent renewable energy, just years after saying the initiative could serve as a global model.
newsroom.co.nz/2026/01/16/b...
BlackRock bails on $2b NZ climate fund
It was hailed as 'a game changer for the clean tech sector' and a model for the world; less than three years later, BlackRock is walking away from its NZ climate fund
newsroom.co.nz
January 15, 2026 at 7:39 PM
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With our joint climate case heading to the High Court in March, this is a timely op-ed from Jessica Palairet at Lawyers for Climate Action. Her wishlist for 2026? A credible plan, bipartisan collaboration, & a govt focused on actually cutting emissions — not just legal risk 🌏

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A future where NZ is lauded, not embarrassed, for its climate action
The year ahead: As a climate lawyer, writes Jessica Palairet, I’m often met with a degree of scepticism. What can lawyers, a privileged profession often defending the status quo, do about climate…
newsroom.co.nz
January 13, 2026 at 9:41 PM
Three quarters of our endemic terrestrial bird, freshwater fish and frog species are now either at risk or threatened with extinction; nine in 10 of our native seabird and reptile species sit in the same categories; and around half of our native vascular plants – including...
Want to be on the right side of biodiversity this summer? It's your choice
New Zealand’s biodiversity is under immense pressure, but we can give native species a boost this summer by making some simple choices.
newsroom.co.nz
January 14, 2026 at 6:54 PM
Species to Watch in 2026

From orangutans to parrots, hellbenders, and a newly discovered Tanzanian grass, these species — and the threats they face — are sure to make headlines in the year ahead.

therevelator.org/species-to-w...
Species to Watch in 2026 • The Revelator
From orangutans to parrots, hellbenders, and a newly discovered Tanzanian grass, these species — and the threats they face — are sure to make headlines in the year ahead.
therevelator.org
January 14, 2026 at 6:50 PM
"As part of the Paris Agreement, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations launched the Food Roadmap at COP28. This was the first time any climate convention put food and agriculture on its agenda—aligning agriculture with climate goals."

www.counterpunch.org/2026/01/12/t...
The Next Frontier of Climate Accountability: Making Big Food Pay Its Ecological Bill
The “polluter pays” principle is a cornerstone of environmental regulation. It raises billions of dollars each year and has been fundamental in pushing
www.counterpunch.org
January 13, 2026 at 7:18 PM
Feilding Repair Cafe
Jan 17, 2026, 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM

10am until 12.30pm at Manchester House Senior Hub, 14 Bowen Street, Feilding.

www.repaircafeaotearoa.co.nz
Home | Repair Café Aotearoa NZ
Repair Café Aotearoa New Zealand is your place to repair, share and care. Our mission is to foster a culture of repair in New Zealand. We aim to develop and connect, inform, and support the network of...
www.repaircafeaotearoa.co.nz
January 12, 2026 at 7:30 PM
"My new research sheds light on the heated debate among New Zealand scientists during the 1860s and 1870s over the possibility of ancient climate change, prompted by geological signs that glaciers in the Southern Alps had once been much larger."
theconversation.com/nzs-earliest...
NZ’s earliest climate change debate: the 150-year-old feud over glacial retreat
In the 19th century, scientists could see landscape signs suggesting glaciers were larger in the past, but they settled on tectonic uplift as an explanation.
theconversation.com
January 12, 2026 at 7:28 PM