SECTIONS

Rising to the challenge

The MixJune 12

A caffeinated approach to change

Stimulating the change we need to see will be easier with the government on board.
A caffeinated approach to change
A caffeinated approach to change
The MixFebruary 20

Choosing a resilient future

Our "perpetual cycle of response and recovery" requires a renewed focus on resilience.
Choosing a resilient future
Choosing a resilient future
The MixNovember 14

Investing in our best future

We have everything we need to make the transition.
Investing in our best future
Investing in our best future
The MixJuly 25

Working with nature key in crisis

Birdsong flowing from the trees and along waterways is one of the real benefits of ecosystem restoration projects.
Working with nature key in crisis
Working with nature key in crisis
The MixMay 30

Connecting the south by rail

It’s time to hitch our wagon to rail.
Connecting the south by rail
Connecting the south by rail
The MixApril 5

Our own blueprint for success

South Dunedin is mapping the way forward for a changing world, writes Scott Willis.
Our own blueprint for success
Our own blueprint for success
The MixFebruary 8

We must turn the page, together

We’re in 2025, and it’s a brand new year, and yet it all feels rather surreal — as if the pages of a dystopian novel (similar to those I like to read) have suddenly become our reality.
We must turn the page, together
We must turn the page, together
The MixNovember 22

The future is ahead of us

Our future doesn’t need to resemble a fried chicken promotion.
The future is ahead of us
The future is ahead of us
The MixSeptember 13

Embracing the opportunity

Energy sovereignty is there if we want it.
Embracing the opportunity
Embracing the opportunity
Life & StyleJuly 19

It’s community at its best

It’s often in times of crisis that we see the best in people. 
It’s community at its best
It’s community at its best
Life & StyleMay 25

Science in the public’s interest

We need good science, so we’ll need to invest in it.
Science in the public’s interest
Science in the public’s interest
Life & StyleMarch 29

Decisions fit for the future

All those poles help support our resilience, it makes their ownership important.
Decisions fit for the future
Decisions fit for the future
The MixJune 11

Thinking fit for the future

The future we face demands new ways of doing things, writes Scott Willis.
Thinking fit for the future
Thinking fit for the future
The MixApril 16

Adapting everywhere all at once

There is a need for local-area energy planning, climate-safe housing and a sharing economy, writes Scott Willis. 
Adapting everywhere all at once
Adapting everywhere all at once
The MixFebruary 19

Thinking local

Rural and urban whānau need to work together to safeguard livelihoods and adapt to impacts of climate change. We need to "think  local’’ and shift away from dependence on big corporations, writes Scott Willis.
Thinking local
Thinking local
The MixNovember 20

Putting a better plan together

Better planning can deliver to our rural communities.
Putting a better plan together
Putting a better plan together
Life & StyleJuly 24

Flowers of resistance

Diversity in our rural landscape is producing green shoots of hope.
Flowers of resistance
Flowers of resistance
The MixMay 29

A common sense recipe

A harvest from hell is how some farmers described the aftermath of Cyclone Dovi, when in February arable crops were destroyed from Canterbury through to the Wairarapa, writes Scott Willis.
A common sense recipe
A common sense recipe
The MixApril 3

No time for diluted ambitions

Dramatic changes in the water cycle mean we can no longer go with the flow.
No time for diluted ambitions
No time for diluted ambitions
The MixFebruary 6

Pandemic can demonstrate art of possible

It’s time to act with ambition on transport and much else.
Pandemic can demonstrate art of possible
Pandemic can demonstrate art of possible
The MixNovember 14

Together we can get the mahi done

It’s time to step back from the overshoot, writes Scott Willis.
Together we can get the mahi done
Together we can get the mahi done
The MixSeptember 19

Learning a lesson from nature’s book

It’s time to harness the power of the wind, the flow of the river, the golden sun and the power of the earth, writes Scott Willis.
Learning a lesson from nature’s book
Learning a lesson from nature’s book
The MixJuly 25

Making our way to a regenerative future

We all have someone we know — a brother, sister, parent, child — who practises fatalism in the place of decision-making, writes Scott Willis.
Making our way to a regenerative future
Making our way to a regenerative future
The MixMay 30

A future to build together

Scott Willis is enjoying a time of earlier evenings, warming fires and long conversations - many about how we can boost action on climate.
A future to build together
A future to build together