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"It's very poor law making. This government has had a lot more urgency than previous governments ... I think we're seeing one of the effects of that..." This govt's #waronnature through sweeping legislative reform, including a shonky Fast Track Bill is bad for nature & democracy

New Zealand's license to pollute, for personal profit. stuff.co.nz/nz-news/360518…

This. I was proud to know the late Sir Paul Callaghan, he'd be horrified by what Anne has described. Especially that "It makes no sense, for example, to undermine tourism & global markets for New Zealand’s primary products with 3rd-world environmental practices." #makeitmakecents

The regulatory standards bill is sneaking through while everyone's on holiday with some pretty shocking outcomes for our natural heritage. Submissions close on 13th Jan, have a look here for some comprehensive context & get submitting with your friends. linktr.ee/regulatorystan…

Let’s grow the economy by picking a dinosaur industry which gives peanuts in royalties and impacts on the bottom line of our highest export earners… oh and let’s do it by mining on public conservation land, which belongs to everyone… 🤦‍♀️& I thought this was a govt of business.

I spoke to rnz today to correct the untrue statements by senior Ministers about the legal status of Stewardship Land. The Conservation Act is clear that it "Shall be so managed that its natural and historic resources are protected" Forest & Bird rnz.co.nz/national/progr…

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"There's a bit of alternative facts going on, I think, with respect to stewardship land. It's… really naughty of the ministers, particularly senior ministers who should know better, because it's important that the public are aware of the facts." rnz.co.nz/news/political…

Nicola Toki rnz Forest & Bird Absolutely right - there is a reason for it being under DOC. It is not there to be destroyed by incompatible activities.

Read this carefully: “Last year, New Zealand taxpayers forked out more money for the ongoing clean-up of a single mine site’s acid drainage in waterways, than the entire coal mining sector brought in through royalties” forestandbird.org.nz/resources/coal…

Brian Turner: Some reasons why I got this job The poem he wrote when becoming NZ Poet Laureate bestnewzealandpoems.org.nz/past-issues/20…

Calling out naughty ministers who say that public conservation land with high natural values in the Stewardship Land category is just "scrubby land" (so they can accelerate mining interests who want to dig it up) on Q+A today. #tooprecioustomine 🌳🐦 youtu.be/faoNND9i4Jg?si…

Shocker in the latest on the #fasttrackwrongtrack #waronnature 🤦‍♀️ Texts reveal govt was warned fast-track bill broke rules rnz.co.nz/news/in-depth/…

“Holy mother of nature!” 🌿🐦 We’re delighted that TVNZ+ Endangered Species Aotearoa is back for a second season on TVNZ1 and TVNZ+ 🎬✨ Join Forest & Bird’s chief executive Nicola Toki 🌳 and comedian Pax Assadi 🎤 and a host of incredible creatures from around Aotearoa and

7.30 on TV One, enjoy!

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❗We’re fighting to save the Denniston Plateau, again. ❗ The Denniston Plateau isn’t just a landscape – it’s a ‘lost world’ that holds ancient, fragile ecosystems found nowhere else. Think: ancient sandstone pavements, rare wetlands, endangered carnivorous snails, and iconic