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Minister Parker to launch sustainable programme
Minister Parker to launch Project Twin Streams
Sustainable Household-Sustainable Living Programme
A whole new era in housing in New Zealand could begin on Friday, 2 November when the Minister for Climate Change the Hon David Parker visits Waitakere City to launch the new Project Twin Streams Sustainable Household - Sustainable Living Programme that day.
The Waitakere City Council demonstration project is designed to assist householders reduce their carbon footprint by reducing electricity and water consumption while gaining quality of life.
If every New Zealand household is energy and water efficient it will not only have a major benefit to the supply situation nationally, it can also contribute significantly to better health and consequent reductions in the cost of health services.
Communities working together to achieve these benefits can massively improve social issues including crime and violence, through stronger neighbourhoods.
In addition the programme will explore ways to reduce solid waste (refuse) from households and also reduce dependence on private cars
The pilot launched by Minister Parker will work at a community level and involve 200 households having water and energy audits with some households then being retrofitted with cylinder wraps and low flow shower heads.
Other households will be assisted to implement other sustainability initiatives.
The Sustainable Household - Sustainable Living Programme is an extension of Project Twin Streams - a stream bank restoration programme which has been running since 2003 and aims to replant 56km of Waitakere stream banks.
Project Twin Streams is funded by Auckland Regional Holdings (a division of ARC), and since it commenced in 2003, over 10,000 volunteers have been involved in planting and maintenance. A total of 309,671 trees have been planted alongside the Oratia, Waikumete, Opanuku, Pixie and Swanson streams. Throughout their lifetime, these trees will absorb the carbon from 13,458 cars doing 15,000km per year
Programme for Minister’s visit
10:00 Powhiri.at Birdwood Rd School, Karepo Cres, Ranui, Waitakere.
Followed by a streamside walk where local children and youth from Te Piataata Trust will talk to the Minister about their involvement in Project Twin Streams
Location: Birdwood Rd School, Karepo Cres, Ranui, Waitakere
10:45 Retrofitting demonstration of cylinder wrap and low flow shower head.
Location: 2/208 Waitemata Drive, Ranui, Waitakere City
11:10 Launch of the Project Twin Streams Sustainable Household-Sustainable Living Programme
Welcome from Mayor Bob Harvey
Opening remarks, Chairman Lee, ARC
Official launch by Minister Parker
Location: Ranui Action Project (RAP) House, 476 Swanson Road, Ranui, Waitakere
12:00 Minister Parker leaves
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