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We must demand a Green Covid Response – Petition
Health and wellbeing under the Covid 19 Coronavirus pandemic needs our attention right now, but a Green Covid Response could be part of the solution to the climate emergency.
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Beating the Covid-19 Coronavirus, together
The coming days and weeks will be tough. But as New Zealanders, we’re pretty resilient. When things get tough, we pull together. We can do this.
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How Jacinda Ardern’s Coronavirus stimulus package could change everything
Right now, the New Zealand Government is poised to announce a sweeping stimulus package to deal with the economic impacts of Covid-19. Done right, it could...
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Coronavirus: Ten reasons why you ought not to panic
This is a serious situation, but we must not panic. It would be wrong to say there is good news coming out of COVID-19, but there are causes for optimism; reasons to think there may be ways to contain and defeat the virus. And lessons to learn for the future.
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RIP Jeanette Fitzsimons, you will be missed
We are deeply saddened by the loss of Jeanette Fitzsimons today. Our thoughts are with her family, friends and colleagues. Her passing will be felt keenly by so many people…
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NZ’s rising climate emissions and Jacinda Ardern’s big chance to cut them
When it signed onto the Paris Climate Agreement, New Zealand pledged to increase its net greenhouse gas emissions by 10% by 2030, compared to 2005. The latest NZ Government report…
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OMV’s deep sea oil drill fails
South Islanders will be bidding ‘Auf Wiedersehen’ to Austrian oil and gas giant OMV, which has come up empty handed following a controversial deep sea drill in the Great South…
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Never Buy Gift Paper Again: the Ultimate Guide to Zero Waste Wrapping
At this time of year, New Zealanders generate a lot of extra waste, from Gift wrapping and shopping bags. Most gift wrapping is made out of hard-to-recycle mixed materials and…
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5 reasons modern slavery at sea is still possible in 2019
It is a sad truth that even now, on the cusp of 2020, slavery is very much alive in the modern context. This is particularly true in the fishing industry…
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Protestors chase OMV henchboat north
A group of people who have been occupying Austrian oil giant OMV’s support vessel in the Port of Timaru are now racing north to New Plymouth – the destination of…
