What we’re doing in regions across Aotearoa
Ōtepoti | Dunedin
Dunedin is full of opportunities and challenges. The city's population is changing as we move from a low to a medium growth city - which will require new ideas and strategies to ease future growing pains. As an organisation we like to collaborate with minded groups on particular issues; mainly urban design, waste management, and reaching Carbon Zero emissions by 2030. Here you can keep up-to-date with everything Generation Zero Dunedin.
The Dunedin team also takes part in our own plans around the nation and in our region.
If you want to get involved with us, don’t hesitate to contact us! You can sign up to Generation Zero or email one of the leaders at [email protected]
As a bustling city, it is important that we all work together towards our distinct but still highly intertwined goals to decarbonise Ōtepoti. Building relationships is vital in ensuring coherent messaging and building strong support behind movements. We build relationships with our communities and allies through working together, trainings, and fun social gatherings. Fundings are needed to purchase digital tools, book venues, buy kai (very important to get people coming!), hire trainers, and many more for all of these to happen. If you'd like to support us, please consider signing up to be a regular donor! All funds donated via this page will be used to help decarbonise Ōtepoti.
Tāmaki Makaurau | Auckland
Tāmaki Makaurau faces unique challenges as a large city with a rapidly growing population. The Generation Zero Auckland team is made up of a diverse bunch of high school and university students and young professionals that focus on lobbying local government for low emissions transport across our city, advocating for greater urban density and engaging young people in policy decisions to improve outcomes for everybody. 2022 is shaping up to be another massive year!
As a big city, it is important that we all work together towards our distinct but still highly intertwined goals to decarbonise Tāmaki Makaurau. Building relationships is vital in ensuring coherent messaging and building strong support behind movements. We build relationships with our communities and allies through working together, trainings, and fun social gatherings. Fundings are needed to purchase digital tools, book venues, buy kai (very important to get people coming!), hire trainers, and many more for all of these to happen. If you'd like to support us, please consider signing up to be a regular donor! All funds donated via this page will be used to help decarbonise Tāmaki Makaurau.
Ōtautahi | Christchurch
Ōtautahi and the surrounding regions following the post-earthquake rebuild has become one of the fastest growing areas in Aotearoa. As a city with ideal characteristics for rapid growth, Generation Zero Ōtautahi Christchurch has been hard at work empowering people to make their voices heard and ensure we shape our city into a smart, liveable city that supports everyone.
We are actively campaigning for more public and active transport infrastructure, greater public transport accessibility, higher density and more green spaces to create a liveable city. We aim to make sure that a wider range of people can have a say on the long term planning of our city. We make information from technical, often boring, documents like the City and Regional Councils’ policies and plans more accessible to the wider public. We also take a stand on social and climate related issues that affect the Greater Christchurch and Canterbury community.
Recently we have held debates for mayoral candidates and local members of parliament, held campaigns for long term, annual, transport and district plans for CCC and ECan, and successfully prevented the Riccarton Bus Lounge, a vital public transport infrastructure on one of the busiest bus stops in city, from shutting down. We have also held various council submission and civics education workshops, movie nights and seminars.
For 2022, we are empowering young people to make their voices heard in the local body elections. We are working together with various community groups to ensure the upcoming leaders of our region listen to the issues that affect the youth and the wider community and commit to solutions that will solve them. We successfully pushed for cheaper flat-fare travel on public transport in Greater Christchurch.
As a bustling city, it is important that we all work together towards our distinct but still highly intertwined goals to decarbonise Ōtautahi. Building relationships is vital in ensuring coherent messaging and building strong support behind movements. We build relationships with our communities and allies through working together, trainings, and fun social gatherings. Fundings are needed to purchase digital tools, book venues, buy kai (very important to get people coming!), hire trainers, and many more for all of these to happen. If you'd like to support us, please consider signing up to be a regular donor! All funds donated via this page will be used to help decarbonise Ōtautahi.
Te Whanganui-ā-Tara | Wellington
Te Whanganui-ā-Tara is the capital city of Aotearoa and is bustling with opportunities to get involved with climate action at both the national and local scale. Our city is growing rapidly and key decisions are going to be made over the next few years to decide how it looks and feels in the next few decades.
Generation Zero Wellington is a diverse group of young people who focus on lobbying government and advocating for better policy decisions for everyone. Recently we have done campaigns for Wellington City Councils Spatial Plan, District Plan, and Bike Network Plan, as well as the Let's Get Wellington Moving Programme. 2022 is looking to a big year for us, with a focus on Local Body Elections and creating a submission for the last District Plan consultation.
We love welcoming new volunteers, so if you’re keen to get involved in our mahi get in touch at [email protected].
Our weekly catch ups are on Tuesday evenings, and they’re a great chance to make new friends, learn, and get stuck in. Our regular venue is fully accessible, there is parking onsite if you need it, and there is a Zoom link option available. Please let us know if there is anything else we can do to make our meetings accessible to you. All backgrounds and skill sets are welcome, there is opportunity for everyone!
As a bustling capital city, it's important we all work together towards our distinct and intertwined goals to decarbonise Te Whanganui-a Tara. Building relationships is vital in ensuring coherent messaging and building strong support behind movements. We build relationships with our communities and allies through working together, trainings, and fun social gatherings. Fundings are needed to purchase digital tools, book venues, buy kai (very important to get people coming!), hire trainers, and many more for all of these to happen. If you'd like to support us, please consider signing up to be a regular donor! All funds donated via this page will be used to help decarbonise Te Whanganui-a Tara.
