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Dramatic scenes as Fonterra HQ hit with climate protest
There are dramatic scenes unfolding at Fonterra’s corporate HQ in Auckland this morning as employees arrive at work to find the dairy giant’s head offices have been turned into a…
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Floods, cyclones, thunderstorms: is climate change to blame for New Zealand’s summer of extreme weather?
The final months of New Zealand’s summer carried a massive sting, bringing “unprecedented” rainfalls several times over, from widespread flooding in Auckland at the end of January to ex-tropical Cyclone…
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The fossil fuel industry is inherently patriarchal and criminal
Today is International Women’s Day. Every year, fossil fuel companies exploit this day to advertise their career options for women, call out the gender gap in science and engineering, and…
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Living here as if it were forever: In memory of Ans Westra
Ans Westra died last month. She was a New Zealand thinker who used photography to ask us questions about our society. She was most well known for her photography of…
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Why Fonterra was targeted by the climate strike
On Friday thousands of us around Aotearoa, and around the world, marched for climate action and climate justice.
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World Oceans Day – Why protecting the oceans means protecting people
The phrase ‘ocean protection’ will usually conjure up images of how human activities and our rapidly changing climate are impacting marine life. From fishing vessels with nets the size of…
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Historic UN Ocean Treaty agreed
A historic UN Ocean Treaty has finally been agreed at the United Nations after almost two decades of negotiations.
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How we stopped the Biofuels Obligation | Guest post
Jake Roos, from the Don’t Burn Our Future campaign, describes how they helped change Government policy with people power.
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Why restoring long-distance passenger rail makes sense in New Zealand – for people and the climate
A recent parliamentary inquiry into passenger rail drew 1700 submissions, suggesting growing support for the return of long-distance trains in Aotearoa.
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What’s wrong with deep sea mining? 5 reasons deep sea mining is bad for the planet
The depths of our oceans hide a unique living world that we barely understand – but these mysteries are already under threat from a controversial new industry: deep sea mining.
