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NZ has a vast sea territory but lags behind other nations in protecting the ocean
Conrad Pilditch, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau; Elizabeth Macpherson, University of Canterbury; Joanne Ellis, University of Waikato; Karen Fisher, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau; Karin Bryan, University of…
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Coral killers – the bottom trawling image that shocked the world
On June 12 2005 Greenpeace captured evidence that bottom trawling was destroying deep sea coral in the Tasman Sea. This is the story of that photo.
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Did Jacinda Ardern take politics out of climate with the Zero Carbon Act as she claims?
Former New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern gave an interview to the Guardian newspaper recently about her new book in which she says she succeeded in “removing the politics from…
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Legacy of US nuclear weapons tests in the Marshall Islands created global radiation exposure: new study
Nearly seven decades since the US government ended nuclear weapons testing in the Marshall Islands, a new study has revealed the impacts were far greater than what the US…
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Greenpeace lights up Fonterra HQ with NZers’ passionate calls for environmental action
This morning, Fonterra’s Auckland HQ was lit up with messages from New Zealanders calling on the dairy giant to take action on environmental pollution.
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Leading international climate scientists rubbish Luxon’s ‘Methane Review’, call on PM to take methane seriously
Over 25 international climate scientists have written an open letter to NZ PM Christopher Luxon, calling on him to take methane emissions seriously.
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NZ First or ACT first – Will Winston bend the knee to the Regulatory Standards Bill?
The Government passed the first reading of David Seymour’s Regulatory Standards Bill through Parliament and alarmingly, it appears that NZ First might support it all the way to becoming law.
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Regulatory Standards Bill inflicts ACT’s far-right principles on Aotearoa
The Government is facing backlash over David Seymour’s controversial Regulatory Standards Bill which passed its first reading today, under the shadow of the Budget.
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Budget 2025: The Handmaid’s Tale meets Don’t Look Up
In the middle of the global climate emergency, the New Zealand government is proposing to spend $200m of taxpayer money investing in new fossil gas production. Not renewable energy, not…
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Our broken sea(food) system
How much does the label on the packaging tell us about a fish's journey from ocean to plate?
