Te Rōpu Whakakore Para Kirihou, AKA the Aotearoa Plastic Pollution Alliance (APPA) is a collaborative forum of researchers, educators, artists, activists and community leaders working to prevent plastic pollution in Aotearoa, Te Moana-nui-a-Kiwa, and beyond.

Oct 29, 2024 · Featuring many important updates from the Aotearoa Plastic Pollution Alliance, including upcoming events such as the Zero Waste National Summit and INC-5 and lots of photos from our members’ work in action. If you’re an APPA member with something to include in our next newsletter, email us at [email protected]

Plastic pollution and throwaway culture are two sides of the same coin and must be tackled together. Join Hannah Blumhardt of The Rubbish Trip, Reuse Aotearoa, the Zero Waste Network and more in this wānanga/Q&A to hear about why replacing single-use plastic with single-use items made from other materials is a false solution to the plastics crisis. Hannah Blumhardt, Lead Researcher of Reuse ...

Tāngata Whenua Coalition for an Effective Plastics Treaty The Tāngata Whenua Coalition for an Effective Plastics Treaty (TWC) is a collaborative forum of Māori plastic pollution experts including scientists, researchers, educators, and community leaders committed to upholding He Whakaputanga, Te Tiriti o Waitangi, Mātauranga and Tikanga Māori and ensuring the effective participation and ...

Featuring many important updates from the Aotearoa Plastic Pollution Alliance, including upcoming events such as the Zero Waste National Summit and INC-5 and lots of photos from our members’ work in action. If you’re an APPA member with something to include in our next newsletter, email us at [email protected]

Resources & Publications Listings with an APPA logo are members' publications or publications that featured substantial input from an APPA member Aotearoa / Te Moananui-a-Kiwa Regional Plastic Pollution Research Eriksen M et al. (2013) “Plastic pollution in the South Pacific subtropical gyre”, Marine Pollution Bulletin 68. First scientific paper to identify and quantify micro-plastic particles

Namaskaram and Bula vinaka. Isabell Sami is a current Masters student in the Marine division at the University of the South Pacific. Isabell’s research is based on evaluating the population genetic structure, taxonomy and connectivity of the winged pearl oyster for Fiji and Tonga. Isabell’s research is using two different toolsets: population …

Liam Prince - Chairperson Liam began his zero waste journey travelling around Aotearoa with his partner Hannah Blumhardt as The Rubbish Trip, giving talks, presentations, and creating zero waste resources. Now based in Pōneke, Liam is currently working with the Zero Waste Network and Kaicycle. Liam sees APPA as a unique entity in …

Apr 4, 2024 · Friday 9 February 2024 Statement The Aotearoa Plastic Pollution Alliance (APPA) condemns the violence, genocide, and ecocide currently being inflicted by the Israeli Government against Palestinians and their territories, particularly in Gaza and the West Bank. APPA equally condemns the New Zealand Government who, simultaneous to their efforts to unilaterally redefine Te Tiriti o Waitangi

Oct 23, 2020 · stic pollution leakage in New Zealand’s commercial fin fishing industry supply chains. Drawing on a case study approach, this research investigates how sea and land-based plastic material flows are perceived by those working for commercial fishing company Moana NZ. It considers current global, regional and national policies, as well as current initiatives that seek to minimise marine plastic ...