Co-Founder of Permaculture Speaking in Auckland

 Friday evening 4^th of May David Holmgren will be speaking on how our NZ towns and cities can be adapted quickly to the converging threats of climate change and peak oil decline.  I listened to him speak in Matakana and it’s a brilliant talk.  He starts with explaining the impacts of what it means if energy reserves decline slowly and climate change happens slowly to what happens if the energy reserves decline quickly and climate change happens quickly.  There are four basic permutations of these scenarios --one of which is most likely for NZ.  Each scenario has different implications on governance, economics, social stress,  energy and urban planning.  From listening to his Matakana talk Australia and NZ may be going very different ways and planning for changes very differently.  Indeed, some scenarios seem to bring the most effect changes at a regional and community level with national government possibly becoming very weak.

Regardless which of the four scenarios NZ falls into, there are urban planning adaptations that can be made very quickly and for very little money if we think about it now.  Retrofitting Suburbia goes into more detail about the city planning implications, particularly   the practical and positive modifications to our housing that could metamorphosis the problematic ‘Burbs into an abundance of food production and community revitalisation.  Hope you can come.  Your family’s future might be redirected by what you learn on this night.

 6:30 pm Friday evening, 4^th of May

Clocktower Lecture Theatre

University of Auckland

$15 per person or $10 for student with ID

Pay at the door

 PS for Maps of how to get there or Posters please email dbkettle784@slingshot.co.nz [Remove 784 if emailing - Ed] and I will email you one back to print out.

Questions please call Betsy Kettle 09 426-4909

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