Sustainability
A DigitalNZ Story by National Library of New Zealand Topics
This topic looks at sustainability and its 3 pillars: environmental, economic and social. It also gives examples from an Aotearoa New Zealand perspective. SCIS no; 1976522
social_sciences, arts, science, Māori, technology, history, health
Sustainability with Style
Christchurch City Libraries
Economic Sustainability
DigitalNZ
An anxious kiwi wonders about his own economic sustainability while the cost of living keeps rising.
Alexander Turnbull Library
Waiwhetū means 'star reflecting stream' — but in 1975, the polluted Waiwhetū stream bore the impact of economic growth.
Alexander Turnbull Library
Protesters against the World Dairy Summit gather outside Fonterra, New Zealand’s dairy giant’s office in Wellington.
Alexander Turnbull Library
Lotto has provided millions of dollars of funding for New Zealand social and cultural groups, locally and nationally.
Manatū Taonga, the Ministry for Culture and Heritage
Wai 262 recognises the rights of traditional Māori knowledge and customs as it relates to the whenua.
Manatū Taonga, the Ministry for Culture and Heritage
Demand for timber from English shipbuilders saw large tracts of New Zealand's native forests logged in the 1800s.
Manatū Taonga, the Ministry for Culture and Heritage
Geothermal energy is just one source of renewable energy harnessed in New Zealand to generate power.
Manatū Taonga, the Ministry for Culture and Heritage
Developing sustainable fishing practices is vital to the protection of marine ecosystems and biodiversity in our oceans.
Manatū Taonga, the Ministry for Culture and Heritage
Māori waiata can be used to transfer important cultural knowledge through music.
Manatū Taonga, the Ministry for Culture and Heritage
Small and often unnoticed, fungi like these play important roles in ensuring the health of our forests.
Manatū Taonga, the Ministry for Culture and Heritage
This poster produced in America during WWI shows the importance placed on minimising food waste at that time.
Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa
This diagram illustrates the adverse effects of sediment finding its way into waterways and inevitably, our oceans.
Manatū Taonga, the Ministry for Culture and Heritage
Water
DigitalNZ
