Congratulations to the winners of the localeye competition
The winners of the $100 dining vouchers were:
A Tolmay, J Walker, F Stevens, and R Lang
The winners of the gift hampers were N Wilson, W Wong, H Seddon, W
Johnson-Stark, M McDonald, and J Luxton.
Recent News and Events
Consents
granted for Heathcote Valley Park in Christchurch
Eco-educators
courses
Canterbury
conservationist honoured
Canterbury
water report summer overview
Wildlife
Management Conference
Councillors
agree to progress issues relation to landfill sites
Sites Added
Resource
Management Act Guide
Site containing information to assist people and community groups to more effectively participate in processes under the Resource Management Act 1991 (RMA). From the Environmental Defence Society.
Natural Step
Foundation
New Zealand branch of the international non-profit environmental education organization working to build an ecologically, economically and socially sustainable society. |
The localeye editors wish you all a happy and
peaceful Christmas and Summer season.
Submissions open on Waitaki catchment resource consent applications
Although it is outside the Canterbury region many Canterbury people
will be watching with interest the progress of the Project Aqua resource
consents. The land use and construction applications, and one notice of
requirement for designation, from Meridian Energy Limited for its proposed
Project Aqua hydro-electricity scheme on the Lower Waitaki River
were publicly notified and opened for submissions on Saturday 6
December 2003. The resource consent applications for Waitaki catchment
water use called-in by the Minister for the Environment were also
publicly notified and opened for submissions.
The Ministry of the Environment
website has the
Public
Notice, Waitaki Catchment Called-in Resource Consent Applications,
Minister for the Environment [6 December 2003]
Submission
Pack, for making submissions on Resource Consent Applications for Water
Abstraction from the Waitaki River and Catchment [6 December 2003]
Ministry
for the Environment, Information sheet on the submission process –
including details of how to get hard copies of the Submission Pack
[December 2003]
Catchment
Waitaki newsletter, 1st Issue, including details of how to get assistance
with making your submission(s).
Public
Notice, Resource Consent Applications: Project Aqua, Environment
Canterbury and Otago Regional Council [6 December 2003]
Public
Notice, Notice of Requirement: Project Aqua, Waitaki District Council
[6 December 2003]
Buried Treasures
What is your ecological
footprint?
The
government's Environmental Reporting Programme has information
about the "ecological footprint" of each region of the country.
There is also a calculator
to help you work out your own personal ecological footprint.
The ecological footprint calculator estimates the size
of your personal footprint using averaged national data
and information you provide about the things you buy
and use.
You will be asked questions about what you consume, usually
in terms of how much money you spend. So you will need
to know in some detail about household and personal spending
over the period of the year. A useful idea could be to
average your bills over the last twelve months to account
for seasonal differences or average a typical winter and
summer bill, and then try the calculator
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