Fast track concerns. 4000 homes. On rural land. With no planned infrastructure. A large part of it in a flood plain. Interview here: Papakura Chair Kelvin Hieatt speaks for the first half and me in the second half. rnz.co.nz/national/progr… RNZ: rnz.co.nz/news/national/…

Join us virtually for a celebration of the life and work of Kristina Gjerde and for the presentation of the first Ocean Stewardship Awards. Register here for the livestream ➡️ bit.ly/4aPYgmi IUCN @DOSI savingoceans NRDC 🌎🏡 The Pew Trusts

Petrol Stop. Time to look more seriously at other energy sources? My #cartoon today #NZpol #USA #Iran #Fuel #FossilFuels

We need to take the billion dollars planned for this terminal and urgently spend it on decarbonising our economy. Proceeding with LNG imports in this market would be madness.

Cameras on boats revealed massive under-reporting of wildlife deaths: +700% more dolphin captures, +1250% undersized snapper, +950% kingfish discarded, +350% albatross bycatches & six endangered dolphins killed just in 3 months NZ First & Nat banning public access to cameras #NZ

This week, Convention on Migratory Species (CMS) #CMSCOP15 highlights the importance of universal ratification & implementation of the #HighSeasTreaty. Both have mandates for the conservation of biodiversity in areas beyond national jurisdiction, with significant synergies. highseasalliance.org/resources/the-…

wholesale electricity prices are back over $200MWh Why? We're burning gas & coal despite having spare hydro capacity. It's been raining less than usual in hydro catchments, so they're burning rather than use hydro to keep lakes fuller for winter We should use solar for this!

The govt back-tracked on part of the Fisheries Amendment Bill – removing minimum size limits for commercial fishers – and then squabbled over credit. But all the other issues remain. My #cartoon today #NZpol #Fisheries #Environment #MarineLife

🥳 Congratulations to the winners of the Ocean Stewardship Award! These awards were founded by the late Kristina Gjerde, who was instrumental in bringing about the #HighSeasTreaty. Learn more about these three incredible women: synchronicityearth.org/inaugural-ocea…

Statement of the obvious from an expert. NZ had a world-leading quota management system, but we failed to collect the necessary data that would allow us, with political will, to manage fish stocks before having to close entire ecosystems as they collapse. thepost.co.nz/nz-news/360959…

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Oil reserves last for weeks. Solar panels last for decades. It’s time that we got serious with solar! #EnergyRevolution

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Jono Ridler, what an absolute legend. “I want my generation to be the generation that says, not “do you remember how good it used to be?” but “do you remember how bad it used to be?”” 🩵🌊🐟⛰️🪸 1news.co.nz/2026/04/04/sti…

The decision by Luxon/Seymour/Peters to increase the fossil fuel dependency of the NZ economy, reversing policies to decrease it, is costing the nation dearly.

Not UK, not USA, not Australia, not Norway, not Switzerland not Singapore. New Zealand.

Three Antarctic species have been uplisted on the IUCN Red List, reflecting rapid environmental change across the Southern Ocean. The need for climate action and precautionary ecosystem management has never been clearer. 🌏 iucn.org/press-release/…

The same week the NZ state of the environment freshwater report was released, showing dire river and lake pollution caused by agribusiness, the Govt changed the rules to allow beef cattle and deer into rivers and wetlands (previously excluded). environment.govt.nz/acts-and-regul…

Acclaimed New Zealand actor Sam Neill speaks out against a new gold mining proposal for one of New Zealand's most beautiful places. Neill says ‘one of the most beautiful and remote places in the world’ will be permanently changed if Australian mining company Santana Minerals'

ASOC member Agenda Antartica spotlights Antarctica as a leading example of international cooperation in the new book "Antarctica as a Model for Global Peace." In a recent interview, Horacio Werner reflects on the unique governance of the white continent: english.elpais.com/international/…