by Niki Bould | Sep 25, 2020 | Uncategorized
Working closely with CRAZE, a European-based marketing company, to develop a fun and educational resource all about insects, James was keen to draw some attention to many of our little-known native species. For him, this was a great opportunity to open kids’ eyes to...
by Niki Bould | Sep 2, 2020 | Uncategorized
Here at Whirika (formerly Ahikā), we are excited to have been selected as finalists in four categories for this year’s Sustainable Business Awards! Rhys Millar, Sustainability Superstar Our managing director, Rhys Millar, has been chosen as a finalist in the...
by Lloyd McGinty | Aug 16, 2020 | Uncategorized
Our energy geek, Lloyd, is stoked that we have been selected to assist in the development of the Biomass Boiler standards for Standards New Zealand. We are joining the Technical Advisory Group that will develop the New Zealand publicly available specification for...
by Niki Bould | Jul 12, 2020 | Uncategorized
Ahikā has been assisting Pukaki Forestry to create a biomass business model using a 1,200 ha (hectares) of wilding forest in the MacKenzie area. The model being proposed by Ahikā is to harvest wilding trees and generate income via log sales while creating a secondary...
by Niki Bould | Jul 3, 2020 | Uncategorized
The collaborative recycling hub project between the Dunedin City Council and Otago Polytechnic opened for students on the 12th June. Ahikā is really proud of our fourth recycling hub, together with Zealsteel we have created a unique hub for the students to drop off...
by Niki Bould | Apr 10, 2020 | Uncategorized
Hilary is Project Manager of the Wakatipu Beech Seedling Project, photographed here, on site above Lake Wakatipu. The project is a community collaboration between the Wakatipu Wilding Conifer Control Group and the Wakatipu Reforestation Trust and aims to find viable...
