In 2025 we published Repairing Our Food Web: Accelerating the transition from Industrial Food Systems to Regenerative Food Systems in Te Tai Tokerau, and a shorter graphical summary. The food system is complex, so it is hard to summarise, but we have now condensed it further into a one-page diagram. (Click on the image for … Continue reading What do you think of our food system strategy?
The Kai Sovereignty project funded by the NRC's Climate Communities Resilience Fund continues into 2026. You can read our report Our Food Web here. We are refining our strategy through action to promote local, regenerative food systems. This way, the more we do, the more we learn, and more people's insights help us to ground … Continue reading Kai sovereignty update, Summer 2026
Nations' governments are unreliable actors for climate action. As politics becomes more polarised, we can expect shorter parliamentary terms and greater swings in policy focus. Cities and regions are doing much better, with organisations such as the C40 leading the way. The C40 now includes 97 cities representing 22% of the global economy. The current … Continue reading Working the local-global nexus
Te Piha Niha of NGEN Room is leading a taiao (environment) hackathon with the support of the Northland Regional Council and Climate Action Tai Tokerau. The hackathon will bring together people with diverse skills and backgrounds to generate solutions to address environmental issues. This might include environmentalists, developers, creatives, hapū, entrepreneurs, business, local government, or perhaps you! So what … Continue reading Advance notice – Taiao Hackathon
The new coalition government has moved to undo some good climate policy and take Aotearoa back to the past. These policy moves are: Scrapping the Clean Car Discount Raising speed limits Stopping cycling and walking infrastructure developments Removing or reducing environmental protections Winding back progress on policy diversity (mātauranga Māori). These policies will hamper our … Continue reading Climate change and the great lurch backwards
Climate Action Tai Tokerau 