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Te Ao Tūroa - Environment

Raniera Smyth looking at an insect under microscope, with direction from Jesse Bythell.Raniera Smyth looking at an insect under microscope, with direction from Jesse Bythell.European settlement of the Murihiku plains began in the mid 1850s. The first flock of sheep arrived in 1853, and in subsequent years large areas of land were cleared for pasture. Since these early days, the Murihiku landscape and its waters have changed signficiantly. Land has been cleared, vast wetlands drained, rivers straightened, a large part of the New River Estuary reclaimed, and major industry developed. This has resulted in economic prosperity for Murihiku, however the cumulative effects of these changes are now manifesting as large-scale environmental degradation and ecosystems under stress.

The Te Ao Tūroa - Environment portfolio is about developing a programme of work to address environmental degradation and to bring mana back to our whenua and wai.

Currently the two main project areas in this portfolio are:

The Hokonui Rūnanga Kaupapa Taiao programme

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  • Our Mahi
    • Te Ao Tūroa - Environment
      • Hokonui Rūnanga Kaupapa Taiao
      • Te Tapu o Tāne Ltd
      • Climate change
      • Have your say
    • Green Energy
      • Clean Energy Workstream
        • Working Group - Meet the Team
        • Renewable Energy Strategy
        • Documents - Key Reading
        • Have your say
      • Hydrogen and Green Energy
      • Hydrogen and Climate Change
      • Bell Bay Hydrogen Cluster
      • Lake Onslow Hydro Scheme
    • Tiwai Future
      • Preliminary Closure Study
      • Cultural Significance of Tiwai Point
      • Environmental significance of Tiwai Point and surrounds
      • Tiwai Point - a contaminated site
      • Key documents and further reading
      • Have your say
    • Te Ara Aukati Kore - Education, Training, and Capability
      • LEARNZ Hokonui Restoration: Tech in Te Taiao
      • LEARNZ Hokonui restoration field trip videos
      • Worker Transitions Workstream
      • Have your say!
    • Building Sustainable and Resilient Communities
    • Regional System Leadership
    • Just Transition
      • Have your say!

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Electricity Authority - intervention regarding large power supply contracts

EA restricts 150MW+ contracts over Tiwai concerns … By Eamon Rood, Energy News … The Electricity Authority is restricting generation firms from offering large power supply contracts that it says distort prices on the wholesale market. The EA is aiming to get ahead of negotiations around the Tiwai… Read more

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      • Aditi Cook (Ministry of Education)
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  • Our Mahi
    • Te Ao Tūroa - Environment
      • Hokonui Rūnanga Kaupapa Taiao
      • Te Tapu o Tāne Ltd
      • Climate change
      • Have your say
    • Green Energy
      • Clean Energy Workstream
        • Working Group - Meet the Team
        • Renewable Energy Strategy
        • Documents - Key Reading
        • Have your say
      • Hydrogen and Green Energy
      • Hydrogen and Climate Change
      • Bell Bay Hydrogen Cluster
      • Lake Onslow Hydro Scheme
    • Tiwai Future
      • Preliminary Closure Study
      • Cultural Significance of Tiwai Point
      • Environmental significance of Tiwai Point and surrounds
      • Tiwai Point - a contaminated site
      • Key documents and further reading
      • Have your say
    • Te Ara Aukati Kore - Education, Training, and Capability
      • LEARNZ Hokonui Restoration: Tech in Te Taiao
      • LEARNZ Hokonui restoration field trip videos
      • Worker Transitions Workstream
      • Have your say!
    • Building Sustainable and Resilient Communities
    • Regional System Leadership
    • Just Transition
      • Have your say!
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