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OMV exit signals end of offshore oil exploration in NZ
Austrian oil giant OMV has announced today that it’s indefinitely postponing its last remaining oil and gas exploration plans in the Taranaki Basin. Greenpeace is claiming “a win of generational significance” that…
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Where the wild things are: how nature might respond as coronavirus keeps humans indoors
Intriguing things sometimes happen in places deserted by people. Plants creep back, animals return and, slowly, birdsong fills the air.
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Recovery for people and planet: NGOs urge a green COVID-19 recovery
Environmental groups from across New Zealand have written to the Prime Minister urging the Government to restore Aotearoa in the economic recovery after lockdown. Forest & Bird, Greenpeace, WWF-New Zealand, Generation Zero,…
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Victory for the oceans, and all of New Zealand
Amid the avalanche of coronavirus-related news, a great beacon of hope beamed out on Friday. A monumental victory was won for New Zealand oceans as the Court of Appeal upheld…
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Milking the Covid
Certain people, organisations, and whole industries exhibiting behaviour which can only be regarded as self-serving. Businesses seeking to game the pandemic for their political or pecuniary advantage.
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Explore the ocean from home: videos to transport you
Protect the Oceans. Swim with seals, escapism videos involving the oceans.
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An ecology reading list for self-isolating environmentalists
The social isolation response to the COVID-19 pandemic is unprecedented in our lifetimes. Perhaps not since the economic depression of the 1930s and World War II has the human family…
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This is our moment: How the Covid crisis could change everything
This is an unprecedented opportunity to re-imagine and rebuild a more caring and resilient Aotearoa New Zealand. Amid the crisis, a small window has cracked open. It’s one of those rare ‘nothing to lose’ moments, and it could change everything.
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8 films to watch in lockdown
The self-isolation that many of us are practicing to help tackle the COVID-19 pandemic is challenging, for many reasons. For those who are left stuck at home for days or…
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Victory for the ocean: Court rules protecting the environment is bottom line in seabed mining case
The court of appeal has blocked a seabed mine from going ahead in the South Taranaki Bight; the only known foraging ground for New Zealand’s population of blue whales.
