Camden Howitt's guest appearances

Camden Howitt

The Mike Hosking Breakfast

The Sunday Session with Francesca Rudkin

Well & Good with Art Green

Gavin Grey

Peter Montgomery

Julie Chapman

Barry Soper

Greg Harford

Jon Toogood

Todd Muller

Nathan Wallis

Bernadette Hunt

Peter Burling

Anika Moa

Michelle Dickinson

Kirk Hope

Helen Clark

Mark Watson

OwlTail

Could video games help us solve some real world issues?Playstation has a game on it called "Dreams" where you can create any kind of world and scenario as long as you are smart enough.A game called "Pick up Quick" has been launched in "Dreams" by Sustainable Coastlines as part of its litter intelligence project where real life coastlines have been created and you have to help get litter off the beaches.It's designed to showcase the real world problem and think about how best to solve it.Co-founder of sustainable coastlines and the litter intelligence programme Camden Howitt joins Mike Hosking to talk about the game.LISTEN ABOVE

Could video games help us solve some real world issues? Playstation has a game on it called "Dreams" where you can create any kind of world and scenario as long as you are smart enough. A game called "Pick up Quick" has been launched in "Dreams" by Sustainable Coastlines as part of its litter intelligence project where real life coastlines have been created and you have to help get litter off the beaches. It's designed to showcase the real world problem and think about how best to solve it. Co-founder of sustainable coastlines and the litter intelligence programme Camden Howitt joins Mike Hosking to talk about the game. LISTEN ABOVE

Camden Howitt: Sustainable Coastlines launches video game to help tidy up NZ's beaches

Matilda and Arts chat with Camden who is a passionate advocate for our oceans and a driving force behind positive solutions in the Pacific Region. Howitt is Co-Founder and Coastlines Lead of multi-award winning charity Sustainable Coastlines, and an Edmund Hillary Fellow.  Since 2008, the charity group has delivered large-scale coastal clean-up, waterway restoration, education, capacity development and data collection activities around New Zealand and in its branches in Papua New Guinea and Hawaii. A regular contributor to national, regional and global dialogue on marine litter, Howitt relentlessly pushes for innovative solutions; twice addressing the United Nations at its headquarters in New York and most recently consulting and presenting at the United Nations Environment Assembly in Nairobi, Kenya in March 2019.  Working alongside the Ministry for the Environment, Statistics New Zealand and the Department of Conservation, Howitt is helping to spearhead a ground-breaking new programme ‘Litter Intelligence’, combining grass roots community engagement with innovative technologies; training Citizen Scientists to collect long-term marine litter data, report on Sustainable Development Goals, and scale-up action. The trio begin right back where it all started for Camden, growing up with parents that were passionate about the environment and sustainability. It is very clear that is rubbed off on Camden. While most return from Mexico with a tan and a few tales that should never be repeated Camden was (believe it or not) inspired by the amount of rubbish he saw while he was there. What started as Camden being more self-aware and conscious of his consumption grew into a charity that Matty perfectly describes as ‘an organisation full of hope’. Sustainable Coastlines, acknowledge that even countries like New Zealand need to do more to reduce the refuse that ends up in our waterways so their mission is ‘to enable people to look after the coastlines and waterways they love.’  Camden talks us through the various ways that they do this and the things that you can do at home to make a difference - Because YOU really can make a difference.   This is not to be missed! Settle in for a wonderful chat. 

Matilda and Arts chat with Camden who is a passionate advocate for our oceans and a driving force behind positive solutions in the Pacific Region. Howitt is Co-Founder and Coastlines Lead of multi-award winning charity Sustainable Coastlines, and an Edmund Hillary Fellow.  Since 2008, the charity group has delivered large-scale coastal clean-up, waterway restoration, education, capacity development and data collection activities around New Zealand and in its branches in Papua New Guinea and Hawaii. A regular contributor to national, regional and global dialogue on marine litter, Howitt relentlessly pushes for innovative solutions; twice addressing the United Nations at its headquarters in New York and most recently consulting and presenting at the United Nations Environment Assembly in Nairobi, Kenya in March 2019.  Working alongside the Ministry for the Environment, Statistics New Zealand and the Department of Conservation, Howitt is helping to spearhead a ground-breaking new programme ‘Litter Intelligence’, combining grass roots community engagement with innovative technologies; training Citizen Scientists to collect long-term marine litter data, report on Sustainable Development Goals, and scale-up action. The trio begin right back where it all started for Camden, growing up with parents that were passionate about the environment and sustainability. It is very clear that is rubbed off on Camden. While most return from Mexico with a tan and a few tales that should never be repeated Camden was (believe it or not) inspired by the amount of rubbish he saw while he was there. What started as Camden being more self-aware and conscious of his consumption grew into a charity that Matty perfectly describes as ‘an organisation full of hope’. <a href="http://sustainablecoastlines.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Sustainable Coastlines</a>, acknowledge that even countries like New Zealand need to do more to reduce the refuse that ends up in our waterways so their mission is ‘to enable people to look after the coastlines and waterways they love.’  Camden talks us through the various ways that they do this and the things that you can do at home to make a difference - Because YOU really can make a difference.   This is not to be missed! Settle in for a wonderful chat.

 Camden Howitt

What is to be done about single-use plastics? The ban on plastic bags has come into effect, the same day that Plastic Free July kicked off, continuing the conversation about what is to be done about our plastic dependency. With straws, balloons and coffee stirrers amongst other items being eyed for bans by countries around the world, what are the alternatives? Camden Howitt runs the data collection and education services for Sustainable Coastlines, which looks for ways to ensure our coastlines and waterways remain protected from rubbish and damage. He told Andrew Dickens that the plastic bag ban is a good step, but we need to keep making small steps to change our behaviours if we want to reach zero waste.

What is to be done about single-use plastics?  The ban on plastic bags has come into effect, the same day that Plastic Free July kicked off, continuing the conversation about what is to be done about our plastic dependency.  With straws, balloons and coffee stirrers amongst other items being eyed for bans by countries around the world, what are the alternatives?  Camden Howitt runs the data collection and education services for Sustainable Coastlines, which looks for ways to ensure our coastlines and waterways remain protected from rubbish and damage.  He told Andrew Dickens that the plastic bag ban is a good step, but we need to keep making small steps to change our behaviours if we want to reach zero waste.

Camden Howitt: What are the alternatives for plastics?