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Nick Young

Nick has worked with Greenpeace for more than 10 years and is now Head of Digital at Greenpeace NZ.

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  • Rhys Darby: "I’ll get John Key to the ball"

    Blogpost by Nick Young - October 10, 2009 at 17:42

    Comedian Rhys Darby has helped kick off a nationwide fund-raising drive to help pay Prime Minister John Key’s way to the UN climate talks in Copenhagen in December, with a “Darby Barbie” in Auckland.

    “Some say I'm pretty handy on the barbie after two ... Read more >

  • Darby barbie

    Blogpost by Nick Young - October 7, 2009 at 18:24

    Just a quick post to let you know there’s something we didn’t tell you about Rhys Darby – he’s really good with sausages.  And he’ll be hosting a Sign On BBQ in Newmarket on Saturday whichHe's calling it the 'Darby Barbie'.

    "Some say I'm pretty handy... Read more >

  • The casts catch on

    Blogpost by Nick Young - October 6, 2009 at 13:29

    It was 2 months before Copenhagen, all was quiet at Key's house  nothing was stirring, not even a mouse.
    But in the dead of the night, teams of Sign Oners,
    Snuck about with a message: “C’mon John, or we’re goners!”

     
    Come dawn this morning, local stat...

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  • In collaboration with the Danish government and others, Google is launching a series of Google Earth layers and tours to allow you to explore the potential impacts of climate change on our planet and possible solutions. Soya field. It is illegal in Brazil to destroy Brazil nut trees so  they are left standing when the forest is cleared. Many of the Brazil  nut trees die from the fires that are used to clear the forest.Last week a set of tours, narra... Read more >

  • Logan Brown serves up $3.50 lunches for the climate

    Blogpost by Nick Young - September 28, 2009 at 15:43

    There’s no such thing as a free lunch so how about a blimmin cheap one? Award-winning Wellington restaurant Logan Brown is offering three-course lunches for less than the price of a coffee in support of climate action.

    Eighty people will win the chanc... Read more >

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