The AllBlackEarth website was established in 2013 with the help of Earl Mardle and the late John Allen to support efforts to grow interest in biochar production and applications in New Zealand. The AllBlackEarth newsletter followed and continues to be circulated monthly to the membership list (table below).
A new biochar organisation was kicked off with an IGM in Pukekohe in February 2019. Biochar Network New Zealand has a formal society structure with a fee paying membership, committee and a big agenda… “BNNZ promotes and supports activities that provide widespread awareness, understanding and acceptance of biochar in New Zealand, leading to a diverse range of production and application scenarios for the benefit of New Zealand’s agriculture, industry and environment”
There is a plan for BNNZ to take over the production of the AllBlackEarth newsletter when resources are available. Meanwhile, you can sign up for the newsletter here at no cost. But we would much prefer you to sign up as a paid member of BNNZ to help support the mission statement above. All BNNZ members will also receive the ABE newsletter.
To learn more about biochar, check our About biochar pages and for more on what is happening in NZ, use the Areas of Interest link at the top of every page or just click on a tag or category that interests you. Also check out the link (top, right) to the ABE / BNNZ Facebook page which has more international content. BNNZ has also kicked off an NZ focused discussion group at BNNZ.groups.io
If you would like to be kept informed on biochar developments in NZ, please sign up. Your contributions to, and comments on posted articles are most welcome. And let us know if you want to be connected to folk in your region.
Membership by Regional Council | |
Southland | 6 |
Otago | 22 |
Canterbury | 39 |
West Coast | 3 |
Marlborough DC | 3 |
Nelson CC | 4 |
Tasman DC | 15 |
Wellington | 30 |
Manawatu-Wanganui | 21 |
Hawke’s Bay | 13 |
Gisborne DC | 10 |
Taranaki | 4 |
Bay of Plenty | 22 |
Waikato | 44 |
Auckland | 72 |
Northland | 21 |
Overseas | 63 |
As at Mar. 2023 | 392 |