Kia ora koutou, Greetings everyone. Welcome to Sustainable Wellington Net's Newsletter #19. This newsletter covers changes to the site since the last newsletter, and news about a new subdivision in Wellington. SITE NEWS: There's been a redesign of the site behind the scenes, to make maintenance slightly easier and allow us to store some reference documents on the site instead of always linking to external sites. If you've got specific pages bookmarked these may need to be updated. SITE NEWS: NEW LISTINGS Able Solar Ltd A privately owned and operated New Zealand company specialising in renewable energy systems utilising Solar and wind powered generating equipment, storage batteries, and control equipment. Their mission is to supply High quality products and service at affordable prices where possible, the staff are committed to this growing industry and use solar power everyday in their homes and office in Waitakere City. Conservation Emergencies Line For injured wildlife (e.g. reporting a native bird with a broken wing), infringement of conservation law (e.g. fishing in a marine reserve), and marine mammal strandings (e.g. stranded whales). Reid Technology Specialises in the design, supply, and installation of all aspects of alternative energy, including Solar Modules, Regulators, Batteries, Inverters and Inverter Chargers, Petrol and Diesel Generators, Energy Efficient Refrigeration and Lighting, and Water Pumping and Wind Generators. Roof Top Permaculture (PDF) Report about the benefits of inner city permaculture for Wellington as well as ideas about how to go about it - the report focuses on roof top permaculture as an example. Roof Top Permaculture Wellington Submission (PDF) Report about the benefits of inner city permaculture for Wellington as well as ideas about how to go about it. Thermocell New Zealand's foremost thermodynamics research, development, and production company; with expertise in solar energy, heat transfer solutions, heat-pipes, and energy efficiency. Volunteer Wellington Provides the essential voluntary workforce needed to maintain and sustain the work of more than 250 community based and not-for-profit organisations in the greater Wellington region. URBAN WILDLIFE-FRIENDLY SUBDIVISION Extracts from Rahui, Oct 2001 Thanks to the efforts of Wellington Forest & Bird branch, the city will soon have New Zealand's first urban wildlife-friendly subdivision - a big step forward in increasing public understanding that domestic cats kill huge numbers of native birds. This is especially important in and around bird corridors. Wellington City Council last month released its decision to allow Harbourside Development Ltd to go ahead with a 104-unit subdivision on the old railway settlement land at Kaiwharawhara (corner Ngaio Gorge and Hutt Road). This land is now in regenerating bush and a key link in the main bird corridor into the city from the north. Unfortunately, the City chose not to buy the site for a reserve when the opportunity arose. There are already several cat-free subdivisions in or adjacent to important rural wildlife areas in the Coromandel, Northland, and Horowhenua, but as far as Forest & Bird knows, the Kaiwharawhara development will be the first of its kind in an urban area. Last year, and in conjunction with DoC, F&B ran a closely monitored 84-day trial to find out what's being caught by Wellington cats. A sample of 130 suburban cats of all ages showed the average local domestic moggy is killing at least 8 birds a year - 4 times as many birds as rats. YOUR FIRST STOP FOR FOR STARTING ON THE WELLINGTON ENVIRONMENT _ Hei kona mai, Goodbye for now.