The Oxfam Trailwalker event will be held in Taupo, April 10/11 2010. The event raises money to support Oxfam's humanitarian work.  Participants walk or run 100km in under 36 hours. The organisers are looking for keen volunteers to help run this major event and are looking for people to be involvved in their green team. The material forwarded by the organisers states that  Oxfam Trailwalker is at the forefront of sustainable event management in New Zealand. In 2008 and 2009 Oxfam Trailwalker was awarded Best Environmentally Sustainable event by the NZ Association of Events Professionals.

To find out more about the event visit www.oxfamtrailwalker.org.nz   or contact the coordinator below

The Environmental Defence Society website deals with many hot topic environmental issues. In the last few weeks we've seen media releases on land use consents relating to cows in cubicles, High Court decisions relating to Maui dolphins and the release of the National Policy Statement on Freshwater. Visit  http://www.eds.org.nz/ to catch the latest news and when the rush of the start of semester settles, we'll investigate these matters further.