Environmental Considerations

NZPS is committed to reducing the impact of our conferences on the environment.  To this end we have engaged the following protocols :
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Fly with Air New Zealand!
Take the opportunity to offset your carbon footprint and fly with Air New Zealand.  FlyNeutral supports New Zealand travellers to offset the carbon emissions associated with their Air New Zealand flights. See here for more information about FlyNeutral.

Contribute when you Register
You will have the opportunity to offset your carbon footprint in attending this conference by making a small contribution during the registration process. We estimate that we need approximately $4 per delegate to offset your carbon footprint. Contributions will go towards Native Forest Carbon Credits with https://ekos.org.nz

Recycling & Conservation
Our venue endorses sustainable practices for the good of the environment. Recycling stations are located throughout. Assistance with recycling and conservation of power and water is appreciated.

Te Papa Tongarewa on Sustainability

Te Papa is an organisation tasked with protecting and sharing New Zealand’s taonga. Extending our role as kaitiaki to the natural resources we use in our operations, and the communities we serve, is a natural extension of our work.

Te Papa is Carbon Emission Measurement and Reduction Scheme (CEMARS) accredited under what was Enviro-Mark Solutions. We are now accredited as a Carbon Reduce Organisation under the rebranded Toitu Envirocare.

Where possible, Te Papa uses recycled products in our daily operations.
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Catering
We are working with our venue to minimise food waste plus we will be offering a great variety of delicious selections for our lunches throughout the conference, along with a good number of vegetarian options. Please ensure you bring along a refillable water bottle so we minimise the usage of disposable plastic cups!

Delegate Handouts
We will NOT be supplying  plastic name badges, rather we will print your name directly onto a recyclable paper. Please feel free to hand in your lanyard for recycling at the end of the conference. We won't be offering delegate satchels/bags this year so if you need a bag please feel free to bring one along with you.

Printed Material
We endeavour to minimize printing in general and will provide as much electronic information as possible, via email and the conference mobile app.

Sponsors and Exhibitors
We are working with our supporters to ensure the environmental message is passed along. Sponsors and exhibitors will be asked to ensure they reduce their waste and environmental impact by providing appropriate information about themselves and their services in electronic format.

Any ideas as to how we can reduce our impact on the environment are welcome!