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LIVE STREAM: The Fast Track is the wrong track – Public Meeting
In this special in-person event, speakers will dive into what’s at stake, and what chance we have to stop the worst impacts of the proposed Fast Track Approvals Bill.
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Honouring fresh water: What is Te Mana o te Wai?
Te Mana o te Wai is a world-leading policy framework that aims to restore and preserve the balance between the environment, people and the use of water.
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Some say the Treaty of Waitangi divides NZ – a new survey suggests the opposite is true
Te Tiriti o Waitangi provides a powerful symbol that promotes mutual understanding and reconciliation.
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Australia can have a future for the gas industry, or meet its climate commitments – but not both
Samantha Hepburn, Deakin University
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There is some-fin special about the oceans
Alex Hearn is a professor of Marine Biology and joined the Greenpeace Galápagos expedition onboard the Arctic Sunrise.
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How the fast-track law could expose future NZ governments to expensive trade disputes
Resources Minister Shane Jones has reportedly asked officials for advice on whether oil and gas companies could be offered “bonds” as compensation if drilling rights offered by the present government…
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4 false solutions that won’t solve the plastic pollution crisis
Plastic pollution has managed to invade even the most remote areas of our environment and has also been reported in several tissues of the human body.
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Emperor Seamounts – oases of life governments are failing to protect
Deep beneath the northern Pacific Ocean lies a remote chain of more than 800 seamounts. These oases of life, known as the Emperor Seamounts, are home to a rich variety…
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Just 56 multinationals are responsible for more than half of the world’s plastic pollution – Coca-Cola is the worst
A new study has shown that just 56 big multinationals are responsible for more than half of the world’s plastic pollution, with six responsible for a quarter of that, based…
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Can granting legal ‘personhood’ to nature stem biodiversity loss?
Biodiversity is declining at rates unprecedented in human history. This suggests the ways we currently use to manage our natural environment are failing. One emerging concept focuses on giving legal rights to nature.