E C O M A T T E R S A N N U A L R E P O R T

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FROM THE CHAIRWhat a year of change 2017 has been. If this year was an environmental roller coaster we would be hanging on for dear life. In this turmoil, surely each of us must do what we can to make sure the future of our planet is secure?

I am proud to be associated with EcoMatters Environment Trust as an organisation that strives through example, partnerships, and (when necessary) leadership to make a real difference in our quest for a sustainable future. The combined EcoMatters team of staff, board, volunteers, and supporters continues to work in the community and build meaningful relationships with like-minded individuals and organisations wherever we can.

It is often hard to measure the impact and contribution of a community organisation, but this report attempts to do just that.

Please read, enjoy, and consider becoming a supporter of EcoMatters.

FROM THE CEOWelcome to EcoMatters’ second annual report. Within these pages, we try to tell the story of some of the ways our community came together to do good for the environment between July 2016 and June 2017.

This year there was a real emphasis on reaching new parts of our community. We started the Bike Hub at Olympic Park, started an insulation business, created a Zero Waste Depot on Rosebank Road, and ran new educational programmes such as Co.Starters, a social enterprise start-up course to help get new social and environmental initiatives underway in our community.

And in between all this, we have of course continued to enjoy the amazing support of our funders and the community. We are hearing a lot of positive feedback about the direction EcoMatters is taking and the impact we are having.

We’re confident that we are set for our biggest year ever in 2018 and we are looking forward to carrying on our work together with you.

Damon Birchfield EcoMatters CEO

Tam Alexander EcoMatters Chairperson

OUR VISIONA society where aroha, wairua and

kaitiakitanga is restored.

OUR MISSIONTo be a tohu to connect

people and place; to nurture kaitiakitanga

and help restore the mauri of our environment.

7,560TREES PLANTED

29,977POST ENGAGEMENTS

ON FACEBOOK

556,000 KILOS

WASTE DIVERTED FROM LANDFILL

63,500TOTAL VOLUNTEER

HOURS GIVEN

395,000 KILOS O F W E E D S C O L L E CT E D 4,000

S E E D L I N G S G R O W N

29.5 KILOMETRESSTREAMSIDES RESTORED

1,846 WORKSHOPS AND EVENTS

3,500 APPROX. ECODAY ATTENDEES

$1,904,000VALUE OF VOLUNTEER HOURS

ECOMATTERSOUR YEAR AT A GLANCE 2016/17

AT THE ECOHUB

ECOHUB

The EcoHub is our home and a place where we hope you feel at home too. It is a space where you can learn new skills, gain inspiration to help our precious planet, and an EcoShop where you can pick up cool environmentally friendly goodies.

This year we’ve painted the EcoHub, featuring a new mural by the Kākano Youth Arts Collective. We opened a community Bike Hub, renovated our EcoShop, and continued to broaden the mix of workshops and education opportunities we offer.

Next year we want to continue to grow the EcoHub as a place for inspiration. Our ultimate vision is a community space which is home to a wide range of socially and environmentally focussed businesses and organisations - a true EcoHub in the heart of West Auckland. Watch this space!

VISITORS

3600

ECOHUB

21,765 ENGAGEMENTS VIA FACEBOOK

FB POST ENGAGEMENT

29,977WEBSITE PAGE VIEWS

62,008FB UNIQUE IMPRESSIONS

593,211

GREATER ONLINE INTERACTION

75%

ECOMATTERS BIKE HUBOur brand new community bike hub is now up and running! We’re busy supporting cycling in the city, and it’s a place for you to learn new riding skills and get your hands greasy.

We’re on a mission to make cycling affordable and fun. Look out for exciting workshops and events taking place this summer.

Our main highlight has been meeting and interacting with all the wonderful people from the community who want to cycle or learn more about cycling! We’ve been really inspired by the enthusiasm the community has shown for the bike hub. Every interaction is unique and special in its own way.

“THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR GIVING ME THE BIKE. I PRAY FOR YOU TO HAVE A LONG LIFE FULL OF HAPPINESS. YOU DON’T HAVE ANY IDEA HOW MUCH YOU HELPED ME.”

BIKES REPAIRED

78 BIKES DONATED

47

IN THE THREE MONTHS WE HAVE BEEN OPERATIONAL...

CYCLE HUB FUNDED BY: WHAU LOCAL BOARD

VOLUNTEERS

10

FREE BIKES PROVIDED

13VALUE GENERATED:

$7600

NUMBER OF VISITORS:

624

FUNDED BY WHAU LOCAL BOARD

ECOWEST FESTIVAL

ORGANISATIONS PARTICIPATING

43 EVENTS

114

ATTENDED FOR THE FIRST TIME

65% SATISFACTION

100%

MORE THAN 10,000 ATTENDEES OVERALL

FUNDED BY WHAU, HENDERSON-MASSEY AND WAITĀKERE RANGES LOCAL BOARDS

EcoWest Festival is a month-long celebration of our proud eco-city heritage and a time to explore new ways of living more sustainably - and it’s going from strength to strength! This year we helped organise and promote more than 100 community events attended by more than 10,000 people. We’re grateful to all of the community groups and organisations participating and hosting activities - there are too many to name but you know who you are, thank you!

The festival is made possible with the support of our Western Local Boards. Without funding for EcoWest we wouldn’t be able to hold the festival so a special shout out also goes to them.

ECODAY

NUMBER OF VISITORS:

3500AVERAGE TIME SPENT:

3 HOURS INCREASE SINCE LAST YEAR

75%

“THANKS TO ALL YOUR EFFORT. IT GIVES HOPE FOR TOMORROW”

“HAD A GREAT TIME WITH MY GRANDDAUGHTER. LOVED THE COOK ISLAND DANCERS AND THE GREAT ATMOSPHERE!”EcoDay is our free, fun, family-friendly event at

Olympic Park every April which brings the EcoWest Festival to an end. It showcases great food with zero waste, soulful music, interesting creatures, cool new technology, and simple ways to take direct action towards a sustainable lifestyle.

Funded by the Trusts Community Foundation and supported by amazing sponsors such as Greenstar Energy Solutions, we’ve been watching EcoDay grow steadily over the past 3 years.

FUNDED BY THE TRUSTS COMMUNITY FOUNDATION

LEARN WITH USWe are proud to host a diverse workshop programme of sustainability-related topics for free or at low cost.

This year, workshops featured low-carbon living subjects such as tiny house design, electric bikes, an eco-home design course, in depth information on hot water heat pumps and solar PV.

We also held practical sessions on building your own pizza oven, harvesting rainwater, making compost, using Rongoā Māori (traditional Māori medicine), permaculture design, gardening without harsh chemicals, and weaving harakeke. Sometimes we host workshops at libraries and community centres too.

NUMBER OF ATTENDEES:

1185WORKSHOP SATISFACTION:

100%

FUNDED BY WHAU, HENDERSON-MASSEY AND WAITĀKERE RANGES LOCAL BOARDS, MINISTRY FOR THE ENVIRONMENT AND FOUNDATION NORTH

“VERY INFORMATIVE AND INFORMATION WAS PRESENTED IN A WAY THAT WAS EASY TO UNDERSTAND.”

“AN ENGAGING AND EXCELLENT PRESENTER ON A VERY INTERESTING SUBJECT.”

“I REALLY ENJOYED THE WORKSHOP, VERY INSPIRING!”

NUMBER OF WORKSHOPS:

179

FOSTERING SOCIAL ENTREPRENEURS

“THE GUEST SPEAKERS WERE GREAT. IT WAS GOOD TO SEE REAL LIFE EXAMPLES OF SOME OF THE THINGS WE WERE LEARNING.”

“IT WAS GREAT CONNECTING WITH LIKE-MINDED PEOPLE; FEELING INSPIRED BY OTHER PEOPLE’S PROJECTS; BEING HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR MY GOALS.”

We’re passionate about fostering a new breed of EcoWarrior - a person who develops products and services which benefit people and our planet as well as generating a modest profit. We want to stimulate and nurture innovation and ultimately demonstrate that one can care for the environment and still afford to buy a house (at least a tiny house!).

CO.STARTERS for Causes is EcoMatters’ social enterprise start-up course. Originating from Chattanooga in the United States, we’ve teamed up with AUT to bring the Causes programme to Auckland.

CO.STARTERS for Causes is aimed at individuals or organisations who would like to test and develop a social enterprise idea. Participants gain a deeper understanding of how to create a sustainable business, identifying whether or not an idea is good and how to change it to make it work. We work with local experts and mentors who share their business knowledge.

S H O W C A S E

Y O U ' R E I N V I T E D T O O U R

6:00pm - 8:00pm, Tuesday, 31 October EcoMatters, 1 Olympic Place, New LynnPlease RSVP to

emily@ecomatters.org.nz

CO.STARTERS FOR CAUSES

Join us for light refreshments and short presentations to celebrate the graduation of our newest cohort of social entrepreneurs  

VOLUNTEERS & INTERNSHIPS

ACTION VOLUNTEER HOURS:

32000INTERN HOURS:

4800

MEET AN INTERN: ALLAN SØRENSON Allan joined EcoMatters from Denmark and spent nearly six months with us developing an idea for an e-waste recovery service.

His insights led to prototyping an electrical repair service at our EcoDay - with retired electricians to help fix people’s broken down electrical appliances. He then went on to refine the concept and shared his thoughts for how EcoMatters could offer an ongoing service around this to prevent our old electrical appliances end up from going into landfill. Now that’s the kind of thinking that can really make a difference!

EDUCATION VOLUNTEER HOURS:

26600VOLUNTARY HELP:

$1.9M

Volunteers are at the heart of EcoMatters. Whether it’s turning up week after week to help beside a stream, work on bikes or nurture our native nursery plants, our volunteers enable us to achieve far more than we could on our own.

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FOR YOUR HOME, SCHOOL OR BUSINESS

HEALTHY HOMES

ECOMATTERS INSULATION TEAM

PROJECT HOMEWISE IS FUNDED BY WHAU, HENDERSON-MASSEY AND WAITĀKERE RANGES LOCAL BOARDS. HEALTHY RENTALS IS FUNDED BY WHAU AND PUKETĀPAPA LOCAL BOARDS.

“GREAT GUYS, TURNED UP ON TIME, THEY WERE FRIENDLY AND DID A GREAT JOB. I’M A BUILDER, IT JUST MADE SENSE TO HAVE PROFESSIONALS INSTALL THE INSULATION, SO I COULD CARRY ON BUILDING!”

“I WOULD HIGHLY RECOMMEND ECOMATTERS INSULATION, THE TEAM WERE ALL FRIENDLY AND KNOWLEDGEABLE.”

Everyone deserves to live in a warm, dry and snug home. Through Project HomeWise, we engage with ethnic minority groups to share tips on how to heat homes efficiently and keep them dry. We also provide advice to rental property owners through Healthy Rentals.

We know from experience that one of the best things you can do to keep your home healthy, reduce electricity bills and decrease your environmental footprint is to ensure your home is well-insulated. We’ve been providing advice on how to make houses more efficient for more than a decade, and now our team can also install insulation.

Quality insulation can reduce your annual power bill by as much as 30%! Call us for more information or visit our website.

YOUR WATEREcoMatters has been working with Watercare Services to develop its Water Advice Line and in-house water audits over many years. This is a free service that offers support and practical tips to help reduce household water usage.

Being a water conscious city is going to be a critical part of being a sustainable place to live in the coming century, and water efficiency is something everyone can be part of - and the best part - it also helps your household to save money and resources!

HOUSEHOLDS AUDITED:

271

FUNDED BY WATERCARE SERVICES LTD.

AMOUNT OF MONEY SAVED:

$18,600SAVINGS UP TO

22%

3X THE NUMBER OF HOME AUDITS THIS YEAR!

“I JUST WANT TO THANK YOU AND ESPECIALLY KIRSTIE WHO CAME OUT YESTERDAY TO REVIEW OUR WATER USAGE AND PROVIDED MANY USEFUL HINTS ON HOW TO CONSERVE WATER USAGE. REPLACING AND INSTALLING SOME OF THE DEVICES THAT WILL ASSIST IN REDUCING WATER USAGE WAS A REAL BONUS, THANK YOU VERY MUCH, THIS IS A GREAT SERVICE TO HOME OWNERS”

ZERO WASTEWe’re passionate about making it easy for everyone to minimise waste. We love recycling some of the items that don’t get collected as part of the council kerbside recycling. Our EcoHub is a handy drop off point for e-waste, soft plastics, polystyrene, batteries, curtains and even used toothbrushes!

Our new multi-purpose zero waste trailer attends community events and is used for Wash Against Waste, composting demonstrations and other waste minimisation projects. We’ve also helped Auckland Council create a Zero Waste Events website for event organisers, check it out at www.zerowasteevents.org.nz.

FOOD WASTE DIVERTED:

1163KGPEOPLE EDUCATED:

6800

WASH AGAINST WASTE AT NEW LYNN NIGHT MARKET, FUNDED BY WHAU LOCAL BOARD

NUMBER OF E-WASTE ITEMS COLLECTED:

3900KG EWASTE:

5.3

EcoMatters

Please take

your dishes up to

the waste station

for washingWASTE DIVERSION AT NEW LYNN NIGHT MARKET

93%

ZERO WASTE TRAILER

COMPOSTING

FUNDED BY AUCKLAND COUNCIL SOLID WASTE UNIT

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NUMBER OF WORKSHOP PARTICIPANTS:

6793AMOUNT OF FOOD WASTE DIVERTED:

555,000KG

NUMBER OF RUBBISH BAGS AVOIDED:

70,000

NEW COMPOST SYSTEMS:

924COMMUNITY VALUE CREATED:

$140,000 “VERY, VERY HELPFUL. I FEEL MORE EQUIPPED TO START COMPOSTING.”

Households annually produce an average of about 200kg of organic waste which often ends up in landfill instead of becoming garden compost. Supported by Auckland Council, the Compost Collective is a partnership between EcoMatters and the Kaipātiki Project who are working together to get Aucklanders turning their household food waste into compost. The ethnically diverse programme employs 18 compost facilitators across the region. This year 527 workshops took place.

WOOD FOR GOOD SHOWCASE

Wood for Good is a start-up social enterprise operating out of our new depot that diverts useable untreated wood from landfill and redistributes it. We currently collect wood from local furniture manufacturers and then make them available at a low cost. They’re reused at preschools for carpentry, for DIY activities at events, and for keeping warm in winter.

PLANTER BOX MADE FROM WOOD FOR GOOD

WEED FREE HOMES

PHILLIPA, HENDERSON VALLEY TRISH, LAINGHOLM

“I COULDN’T MANAGE THE STEEPNESS OF THE SECTION HAVING A BAD BACK AND TWO BAD KNEES THE GINGER TOOK HOLD. THEN ECOMATTERS CAME TO ME AND SAID THAT THEY WERE GOING TO TRY AND GET RID OF ALL THIS GINGER, AND WOULD I BE INTERESTED? I SAID YES, VERY INTERESTED. NOW THE WEEDS ARE GONE IT’S OPENED UP THE FRONT SECTION, IT’S JUST WONDERFUL AGAIN. THERE IS SUNSHINE COMING THROUGH ONCE MORE – THERE IS JUST NO WAY I COULD HAVE DONE THAT. SO, I JUST CAN’T PRAISE THEM ENOUGH. I DO FEEL IT’S GIVEN ME A NEW LEASE OF LIFE. INSTEAD OF BEING DEPRESSED, LOOKING AT THAT GINGER ALL DAY.” - TRISH FROM LAINGHOLM

AREA OF WEED REDUCED:

272HA

ENGAGEMENT LEVEL

90%RESIDENTS’ SATISFACTION RATE

100%PROPERTIES INVOLVED

740

Invasive weeds can spread from gardens and threaten our native ecosystems, but dealing with these pest plants can be daunting. We’re working on a three year project with the people of Piha and Huia to achieve zero density of climbing asparagus on private land. Climbing asparagus has been identified as the highest threat species to the Waitākere Ranges Heritage Area.

We’re also working with residents to help create a weed-free buffer zone around our precious Waitākere Ranges Regional Park. We work in seven buffer zone hotspots on around 200 properties. Work is highly challenging with massive weed issues and often steep terrain.

CLIMBING ASPARAGUS AT CORNWALLIS

FUNDED BY WAITĀKERE RANGES LOCAL BOARD

POLLUTION PREVENTIONOur pollution prevention programme includes work in some of Auckland’s most iconic and vulnerable locations. We’re helping homeowners in Rodney and those close to the west coast lagoons reduce septic system contamination by offering free advice and technical checks.

We also educate businesses in industrial areas about how to prevent stream pollution and remind them about the consequences of contaminating our waterways, through innovative approaches which engage school children.

FUNDED BY RODNEY, HENDERSON-MASSEY AND WAITAKERE RANGES LOCAL BOARDS, ECOMATTERS ENVIRONMENT TRUST

TUNA (LONG FINNED EEL) NEAR THE KAREKARE LAGOON. PHOTO CREDIT: TED SCOTT

“REALLY APPRECIATE THE SERVICE AND BEING SPURRED TO ACTION”

NUMBER OF EVENTS:

11PEOPLE ENGAGED:

487TECHNICAL CHECKS:

22

“THANK YOU! FIRST TIME I HAVE EVER HAD A SEPTIC SYSTEM, SO GOOD TO HAVE SOME ONE-ON-ONE ADVICE”

RISK REDUCTION:

80%

SCHOOLS & YOUTH GROUPS

MURAL BY SUNNYVALE PRIMARY SCHOOL KIDS

We love the energy, vibrancy and new ideas that young people bring to environmental challenges. This year we’ve supported kids and young adults to take environmental action through stream clean-ups, plantings, paintings and murals. We help to guide stream activities like bug monitoring and even offer equipment that kids can use to search for bats!

SCHOOL VISIT TO ECOHUB

DRAIN PAINTING WITH WEST HARBOUR SCHOOL KIDS

We love to host business groups for volunteer days on our environmental projects, and often volunteering is just the start of an ongoing relationship. Earlier in the year we took a group from Treasury Wine Estate Global out for a day of stream restoration volunteering, and that evolved into them supporting the conservation groups working on the North-West Wildlink by supplying wine for events for the groups to network and plan our conservation activities. BNZ - Closed for Good, Auckland Council staff, Corrections staff helped with garden and painting the building.

GET IN TOUCH WITH US TO HELP PLAN A FUN AND INSPIRING DAY WITH YOUR COLLEAGUES!

CORPORATE TEAM BUILDING

MULCHING AROUND NATIVE PLANTINGS WITH BNZ STAFF

PLANTING WITH TREASURY WINE ESTATE STAFF

FOR YOUR COMMUNITY

NATIVE PLANT NURSERYWorking together to help care for our parks and nature reserves is core to what we do. The process starts at Our Olympic Park nursery where eco-sourced native plants are grown from seeds collected locally in the Waitākere area. An expanding team of regular volunteers join our resident seed whisperer, Chrissy, to pot up plants, learn and share propagation knowledge while forming friendships and having fun.

NUMBER OF PLANTS READY TO PLANT:

4000NUMBER OF VOLUNTEER HOURS:

484VALUE GENERATED:

$16,000

FUNDED BY WHAU AND WAITĀKERE RANGES LOCAL BOARDS

“WORKING ALONGSIDE ECOMATTERS EXPERTS AND CONSERVATION-MINDED PEOPLE IS LIKE DIVING INTO A POOL OF KNOWLEDGE, WHICH CREATES MEMORABLE MOMENTS AS WE BOTH GROW AND LEARN TOGETHER.”

LOVE NATURE

WEEDS COLLECTED:

395 TONNES

PLANTINGS:

7600

Our aspiration is to see flourishing native ecosystems, seeds germinating without human intervention and safe habitats for native birds.

At present our mighty forests face wide range of threats, including pathogens such as Kauri dieback, climate change, and a variety of invasive pest species. Restoring the mauri of our bush requires a community effort which connects us more closely to each other and to our whenua.

AREA OF LAND ENHANCED:

211 FOOTBALL FIELDS

WAR ON WEEDSWe love it how weeds can inspire creativity and action! Our War on Weeds campaign takes place every March when hundreds of volunteers get stuck into eradicating invasive pest plants that threaten our native habitat.

SERENADING SOME KEEN WEEDERS

GETTING SERIOUS ABOUT THE WAR ON WEEDS

WEEDS REMOVED

84,000KGBIN LOCATIONS

18BIN EXCHANGES

56

FUNDED BY WAITĀKERE RANGES LOCAL BOARD

LOVE YOUR STREAMSWe’re passionate about improving the health of our waterways and enhancing connection to our streams. Our involvement with Project Twin Streams has supported the Glen Eden community since 2006.

A key part of our work is education and getting the community involved in many streamside restoration activities, such as planning, implementation and monitoring. We love to see people feeling empowered to take action and care for the environment where they live.

WATER MONITORING AT MURIWAI. PHOTO CREDIT: TATJANA RATSDORF

YOUTHS FROM VISIONWEST WHO HELPED US SET UP FOR A STREAM PLANTING

STREAM KM ENHANCED:

29.5

LOVE YOUR NEIGHBOURHOOD

AMOUNT OF MONEY DISTRIBUTED:

$27,050 AVERAGE AMOUNT:

$550

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We’ve found many small groups passionate about helping to look after our favourite places but lacking the financial means to get their projects started. A little support goes a long way, and with the rapid response Love Your Neighbourhood funding we are able to assist with costs doing stream clean-ups, planting days and weeding bees. If you need a bit of help to get your project underway, come and see us!

Love Your Neighbourhood funding is made available from the three Western Local Boards and EcoMatters would like to acknowledge their willingness to provide this quick turnaround funding available for the community.

NUMBER OF APPLICATIONS APPROVED:

50

FUNDED BY WHAU, HENDERSON-MASSEY AND WAITĀKERE RANGES LOCAL BOARDS

BUILDING COMMUNITYNORTHWEST WILDLINK GET TOGETHER

We’re always looking for ways to partner with others, for practical reasons and because we know we that sharing knowledge and inspiration helps us all achieve our goals. We’re host to a low carbon community of individuals, organisations and businesses interested in working together to minimise greenhouse gas emissions.

We’re also heavily involved in group restorative action, such as the North-West Wildlink helping to create an eco-corridor from the Hauraki Gulf to the Waitākere Ranges, the Waitākere Ranges Conservation Network, and the new Pest Free Waitākere initiative!

WAITEMATĀ LOW CARBON NETWORK PECHA KUCHA NIGHT

OUR STRATEGYOur strategy wheel that we created at the start of 2015 has continued to guide and inform our work in the past year.

The process of better aligning the organisation with the vision and mission is an ongoing one. But when EcoMatters adopted its new vision and mission we were serious about embodying the aspirations that it contains.

We didn’t want to be tokenistic in terms of our commitments to important Māori concepts such as kaitiakitanga (guardianship), wairua (spirit), and aroha (love). And restoring the Mauri (lifeforce) of our environment is indeed a task for all of us over the next century.

Recognising the special role that tangata whenua have in the NZ environmental landscape was another key reason why we adopted these important ideas. Iwi across the country have consistently shown the way to sustainably manage the future of our precious natural resources requires both a deep connection with te taiao (the environment) and intergenerational thinking.

We’re continuing to unpack the implications of our new vision and mission, but it’s driving everything that we do, and everything in our strategy wheel is an important part of that journey.

Align organisation with newvision and mission

Explore the staffingrequirements for

attaining vision andmission

Improve staffretention and

demonstrate valuethrough fair

employment contracts

Deepen ourkaupapa

Build credibility and astronger identityWork together more

effectively

Enhance ourservices

Develop betternetworks

Measure ourimpact

Diversify ourfunding

OUR STRATEGYAt the start of 2015 we adopted a new vision and mission andreorganised our operations and staff to make this happen.

We moved towards improved staff contracts in a bid toprovide greater job security to our team and ensureEcoMatters was an employer of choice in the environmentsector.

Adding in better research and evaluation capacity meant wecould start to deepen our environmental knowledge andmeasure our progress.

Our rebranding served to increase our credibility and helpsus reach and work effectively with the community and ourfunders.

A focus on improving our services, developing betternetworks, and measuring our impact all followed.

We plan to continue to ensure the financial sustainability ofthe organisation as we find new sources of revenue for theorganisation.

Auckland Council 20%

Local Board 45%

Administrative 7%

Corporate 11%

Sponsors & Donor 1%

Government 2%

Philanthropy 11%

Self Generated 3%

$1.6 million

FUNDING

We are incredibly grateful to the support we receive from all the organisations we work with. Our most significant partner is Auckland Council, with whom we work in partnership with to undertake a range of environmental activities. We are also deeply appreciative of the support we receive from Portage Licensing Trusts, Watercare Services Limited, Foundation North and the Ministry for the Environment.

Over the past year EcoMatters has extended our range of services and begun to diversify our funding and income. We now have a team to help you with your home insulation requirements!

Next year we’ll be deepening our collaborations with individuals and public and private organisations who share our passion for the environment.

If you find joy in what we do, please consider becoming a supporter of EcoMatters. You won’t regret it.

Auckland Council Regional Funding

Auckland Council Local Board Funding

45%

Sponsors & Donors

OUR TEAMMeg Liptrot

EcoHub Co-Manager

Gabriela EzetaEnvironmental and

Engagement Advisor

Barbara FolkardEcoHub Co-Manager

Damon BirchfieldCEO

Olivia TukuogoSustainability Advisor

Kirstie MacDiarmidSustainability Advisor

Myrthe BraamFunding & Event

Coordinator

Emily HarrisEvent & Sponsorship

Manager

Deborah TehDigital Communications &

Media Coordinator

Dr Dan DuckerResearch & Strategy Lead

Tina IvoryAccounts Manager

Carla GeeExecutive & Operations

Assistant

Alanah MullinStream Ranger

Pamela GillManager - Restorative

Projects

Simon GrantWeedFree Manager Phil Needle

WeedFree CommunityServices Supervisor

Chrissy YatesSeed Whisperer

(& Nursery Manager)

Sarah Jane MurrayWaste Programme

& Development Manager

Abe HarrisInsulation Team Leader

Wiremu Epapara Insulation Installer

Matt WrattenInsulation Installer

Sarah JamesEcoHub & Education

Coordinator

Claude Gavey Market - Zero Waste

Coordinator

Josca Craig-SmithCommunity Bike

Mechanic

Brent BielbyBike Hub Manager

TRUSTEES & PATRON

Nicola CampbellSpirited Leadership

Executive Coach

Tam AlexanderChairman

Not for ProfitSpecialist

Lauola SchusterCommunity Advisor

Community OperationsDepartment of Internal Affairs

Charlotte MooreWAVES

Research Analyst andNetwork Coordinator

David HallAuckland Airport

Aeronautical Planner

Sandra MurrayZenzic

Senior EnvironmentalConsultant

David KenkelUnitec

Lecturer Social Practice

Sharon DaviesWaitakere Ranges Local Board PA

Denise YatesWaitakere Ranges Local Board

Member

Mark HarveySenior Lecturer/Artist

Faculty of Creative Artsand Industries

The University of Auckland Christine MitchellIndependent ContractorEnvironmental Planning

Specialist

Sir Bob HarveyEcoMatters Patron

TRUSTEES &PATRON

FUNDERS AND SUPPORTERS

MEMBERSHIPS

FUNDERS & SUPPORTERS

EcoMatters

LOVE YOUR ENVIRONMENT