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New Zealand Walking Conference 2008
Date: 04-Aug-2008 to 05-Aug-2008
Venue: Waipuna Hotel and Conference Centre
Location: Panmure, Auckland
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GreenFleet Tree Planting
Date: 07-Aug-2008 to 07-Aug-2008
Venue: Oakley Creek Walkway, Access through Unitec Mt. Al
Location: Auckland
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The three practical steps to GreenFleet:
Step 1: Be transport efficient
Step 2: Support alternative fuels and vehicles
Step 3: Offset the impacts of your vehicle
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6 simple things you and your business can do to take action on air quality and climate change:
1. * When you buy a new car, choose a more fuel efficient and low emission vehicle.
2. Check your tyres weekly to ensure they are properly inflated and keep your car regularly tuned.
3. * Reduce the number of kilometres you, your staff and your family drive by walking, biking, or taking passenger transport wherever possible.
4. * Carpool with your colleagues or classmates, even just 2 days a week.
5. * Plant trees to absorb the carbon your travel generates. Click here for information about GreenFleet tree planting.
6. Try Telecommuting from home.
* As a member, GreenFleet can help you with these.
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TOYOTA PRIUS CONTINUES TO BE A POPULAR CHOICE (17/08/2008)
Toyota’s environmentally friendly Prius petrol-electric hybrid car is experiencing a sharp surge in demand as consumers search for a fuel efficient and eco-friendly alternative to negate escalating fuel costs.
Toyota New Zealand’s general manager of Sales and Operations, Steve Prangnell, said Prius sales are subject to at least a two month waiting list in New Zealand, as local demand has gone through the roof in response to raising international oil prices.
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ONE IN FOUR WELLINGTON CYCLISTS DANGEROUSLY UNDER-LIT (1/07/2008)
The winter months are well and truly here, and many cyclists are commuting to and from work in the dark. Unfortunately not all cyclists are using adequate lighting and reflective gear- placing themselves and other road users in danger.
Cycle Advocates report that over the past three weeks, Council road safety officers and Police have been stopping cyclists throughout the city to discuss visibility issues and enforce Road Code requirements. They stopped more than 400 cyclists and found one in four were riding dangerously under-lit bicycles.
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Biofuel bill to go ahead but with sustainability tests (24/06/2008)
The Biofuel bill is to proceed with standards in place to ensure reduction in greenhouse gases over their lifecycle.
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