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Tropical Cyclone Yasa’s climate-charged 345 km/h winds cut a path of destruction through Fiji’s two major islands
Tropical Cyclone Yasa struck with wind gusts up to 345 km/h overnight as it tore through Viti Levu and Vanua Levu, destroying homes and schools and forcing the evacuation of thousands of residents.
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Share your vision for the future of food in Aotearoa
Covid-19 exposed how vulnerable our food system is, and how important it is that everyone can access fresh, local food.
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The difference you’re making in the world – Kākāriki, Issue 145
Together, we are making such a difference. Here are some of the things we've achieved recently.
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50,000 strong petition calls for an end to bottom trawling on seamounts
Wellington, 18 November 2020: A coalition of environmental groups delivered a 50,000 strong petition to Parliament today, calling on the Government to ban bottom trawling on seamounts.
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Covid-19 Build Back Better: A disability lens on digging deep
I’m a blind twenty-something from Aotearoa, and when the Covid pandemic hit in March, I got lucky.
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Jacinda Ardern’s ‘Nuclear-Free Moment’: Here’s three things that would make it a reality
New Zealanders have gone to the polls and decided to keep Jacinda Ardern at the helm for another three years. The Labour leader’s promise of kindness, hope and protecting nature…
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MfE report shows Govt action needed to reduce agribusiness emissions
A new report released today by the Ministry for the Environment highlights how the climate crisis is already affecting Aotearoa, and underscores the need for urgent action on New Zealand’s biggest climate polluter, agribusiness
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The climate catastrophe and industrial dairying: our embarrassing aunty
Why is it that no-one can talk frankly about New Zealand’s dairy industry and the climate crisis? It seems to be out of bounds, like some embarrassing aunty at
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Bringing New Zealand’s cherished native dolphins back from the brink
Following a ream of new protection measures introduced by the Department of Conservation this year, things are looking up for New Zealand’s most endangered dolphins. The long-overdue measures to save them should serve as a lesson for protecting the rest of the oceans.
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Brazil is up in flames—here’s why: industrial agriculture
It is no accident that there are fires all across Brazil, and it is no accident that the fires this year are worse than last. In fact, the fires in 2020 are the worst in the last decade.