Inspired by Jeanette and Pat's workshop earlier this year, a group of Christians from several Rotorua churches began a climate and environment Bible study. After just a few meetings, they began putting the studies into action locally.

Margaret Blay’s Mt Eden Climate Action Group has a mailing list of over 70 but only four members who are active. They run a monthly street stall in the inner Auckland suburb. Margaret describes her motivations for setting up MECAG.

Blueskin Bay is a low-lying alluvial plain through which the Waitati river meanders and intermittently floods. It’s home to a modest coastal community of 2,800, 20k from Dunedin – where Scott Willis has lived for 20 years. He is the guiding spirit of the Blueskin Resilient Communities Trust which has been working for almost ten years to set up a blueprint for resilience in the face of the uncertainties of climate extremes.