CommunityAction For People and Planet
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CommunityAction for People and Planet. P.O. Box 68, Motueka. Phone 021 174 0400 email : duncaneddy@yahoo.com
CommunityAction for People and Planet coordinates community & environmental projects, information & advocacy in and around Motueka, at the top of the South Island of Aotearoa/ New Zealand (Te Waka O Maui).
The key to environmental, social and economic wellbeing lies within the hands of communities. CommunityAction works to educate & empower communities to increase the quality of life in their own backyards and to lead by example.
A VICTORY FOR LOCAL DEMOCRACY!
The Local Government Commision (LGC) has overturned the Tasman District Councils reccomendation that Motueka and Golden Bay Community Boards be disbanded. CommunityAction has campaigned to save these important aspects of local democracy for over two years and welcomes this wise decision by the LGC ...click here to read more about this campaign...
This country's glass recycling capacity has been reached and it's time to take a sustainable approach to glass waste reduction. CommunityAction advocates the reintroduction of the good old bottle deposit system, whereby empty bottles can be traded in for a few cents, sterilised and re-used. This scheme worked fine here before, and has great results overseas. ...read more about bottle deposits...
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Yr Butts! Casually discarded cigarette butts are the most common form of litter in the world. Most of these filters eventually make their way into waterways via storm water drains, wind, & tides. CommunityAction is offering free portable ashtrays around the Tasman District. This grassroots effort is a simple way of reducing human impact on our environment. Click here to find out more...