People powered well-being, together

Tena koe, welcome! CEN is a network of organisations dedicated to delivering effective energy-efficient solutions for warmer homes, job creation and healthier communities. Our members have been improving the lives of New Zealanders through genuine community engagement and reach, since 2004. Members of the Community Energy Network, or CEN, have worked with well over 100,000 […]

Government passes Healthy Homes bill, requiring all rentals to be warm and dry

After several tries in opposition, the new Government have passed a law requiring rentals to be warm, dry, and well ventilated. The law will require landlords to guarantee that any new tenancy from July 1, 2019 must be either properly insulated or contain a heating source able to make the home warm and dry. All […]

Landlords aren’t insulating rental properties fast enough, insulation industry says

The insulation industry says landlords aren’t insulating rental properties fast enough and tens of thousands of properties could fail new standards with a deadline now less than two years away. The Insulation Association of New Zealand, which claims it represents more than 90 per cent of the industry, says a survey of members has returned […]

Impact Measurement and the Healthy Homes Guarantee Act

The cold of winter is here and housing, energy and health are firmly at the top of the country’s agenda. We are approaching a “fork in the road” with the passage of the Healthy Homes Guarantee Act (HHGA) into law and the major changes that will follow from July 2019. It’s a once-in-a-generation opportunity for […]

Zero Waste Network

Contact name: Dorte Wray – National Coordinator Contact phone:  021 975 352 Contact email: dorte@zerowaste.co.nz We represent community enterprises across Aotearoa New Zealand who are working towards zero waste. Our mission is connect, educate, enable and inspire them to reach their goal and to be a unifying voice at local, regional and central government levels. Our […]

Environment Hubs Aotearoa

Contact name: Georgina Morrison – National Coordinator Contact phone: 027 340 3808 Contact email: projects@environmenthubs.nz Environment Hubs Aotearoa is a Charitable Incorporated Society whose members are independent local community hubs that provide practical support for people to look after themselves, their neighbours and their environment. Each of our members has strong local connections and individual strengths. In […]

Environment Centre Hawke’s Bay

Address: 809 Karamu Rd North, Hastings Contact phone: (06) 870 4942 At the Environment Centre Hawke’s Bay, we offer information on sustainability, run courses and events, sell worms and worm farms, collect dead batteries, printer toners, fluorescent lights, coffee pods, mobile phones and e-waste (electronic waste) and much more for recycling and safe disposal. You can also view our demonstration […]

Sustain and Enable

Address: 4 Orchard Lane, Huapai, Auckland For Bookings: info@se.org.nz (09) 412 2911 For strategic conversations, contact:  kyle@se.org.nz  021 206 9646 Sustain and Enable is an Environmental Social Enterprise – a business set up to design and enable environmentally sustainable projects for the benefit of the planet and provide goods and services to individuals and organisations that enhance […]