These were some of Rod's last written words. ''We, along with the rest of humankind, must figure out how to achieve an utterly unprecedent speed of change, scale of change and complexity of change. Everything, everywhere, all at once – to borrow from the multiverse film that

Indisputably, Rod Oram was one of Aotearoa’s leading voices on #climatechange and #nature loss. Our public discourse on these twin existential crises will be so much poorer without him. Moe mai rā e te rangatira, we will miss you dearly. WWF New Zealand

Creating a Rangitāhua Kermadec Ocean Sanctuary is critical to our efforts to halt nature loss and mitigate climate change - the twin crises of our time. It’s the latest affront in the Govt’s shameful and shortsighted war on nature. #waronnature #nzpol tkr.ro/e/F3RMdiFbF6V6…

Given that the sole predator of rāpoka / New Zealand sea lions is actually great white sharks (not killer whales), I’m afraid the Minister is mistaken… Perhaps DOC could amend the biology info page on rāpoka to include him as well, though? Isobel Ewing Shane Jones @avancenz

There’s a wonderful piece by @avancenz in today’s Sunday Star Times… In which our Minister of Oceans and Fisheries refers to conservation groups in Aotearoa as “green politburo banshees.” Cool. Very mature. Chief Banshee here, reporting for duty 🫡 #nzpol WWF New Zealand

Concerns raised by experts - grounded in evidence-based decision-making and predicated on the Govt’s own data - deserve a considered response, not dismissive name calling. Kiwis deserve better. Also: call me a banshee again and I’ll tell you where to go. #waronnature #nzpol

The Rangitāhua / Kermadec region is 1 of only 4 pristine marine ecosystems left on Earth, and Shane Jones wants to mine it. 6% of the vote is no mandate to strip mine the ocean. What happened to ‘Blueprint for a Better Environment’, NZ National Party? beehive.govt.nz/release/kermad…

Speaking as someone who has personally been called a “green politburo banshee” and “screaming wetland bird” by Shane Jones, I find it interesting that he’s now complaining about being heckled by protesters. Really. rnz.co.nz/news/political…

“It's a dark day for nature and democracy," says Kayla Kingdon-Bebb The list of fast-track projects published today by the Govt has laid bare the full extent of this Bill's environmental destruction. Read our full response: wwf.org.nz/news/our-plane…

In both the short and long term, NZ’s energy security needs can be met via better, cheaper, more sustainable options. Repealing the ban on offshore O&G is a dumb policy. Ministers are dispensing with science, expert opinion, and democratic process purely to serve political ends.

Today at the Global #NaturePositive Summit: “A person with a drinking problem doesn’t go from whisky to beer” - Carlos Manuel Rodriguez, CE of the Global Environment Facility, on the notion of using gas as a “transition fuel”. Shame there’s not a single NZ Minister in the room.

“We’re seeing real leadership from Australia and the Pacific on advancing marine protection...Aotearoa New Zealand is now falling wildly – and embarrassingly – out of step" says Kayla Kingdon-Bebb newsroom.co.nz/2024/10/11/aus…

The Government's decision to allow commercial fishing to take place in high protection areas in the Hauraki Gulf is a devastating blow for all those who’ve worked to revive Tīkapa Moana and protect it for future generations. thepost.co.nz/environment/35…

Sign our open letter and urge our Prime Minister Christopher Luxon to reverse this rash, last minute change to the Hauraki Gulf Marine Protection Bill: only.one/act/protect-ha…

Not a day seems to go by without another front being opened by #NZ Govt in its #waronnature & on due process & good governance. Cabinet decision after full parliamentary process allows commercial fishing in areas of #HaurakiGulf designated for protection: thepost.co.nz/environment/35…

At a time when New Zealand should be doubling down on our investment in biodiversity, DOC is now having to seek private donations to fund core conservation work. IMO this is unacceptable. #WarOnNature

Nature is critical to New Zealanders’ lives and livelihoods. Generating new sources of revenue for conservation is arguably a good thing - but it should not be taken by Gov’t as licence for further cack-handed defunding of Department of Conservation.

"Any time you're doing extractive fishing, extractive activity in what is supposed to be a sanctuary you're undermining its purpose," says Kayla Kingdon-Bebb via Benedict Collins 1news.co.nz/2024/12/22/hau…

A new WWF New Zealand / Horizon Research poll, exclusively released to Newsroom, shows even the Government’s own supporters were ‘concerned’ and ‘disappointed’ by its track record on ocean protection and called for more marine sanctuaries. newsroom.co.nz/2025/01/20/pol…

🌊 “It’s time for NZ to act, rejoin the global conversation, and start looking after our blue backyard.” As leaders gather for the #UNOceanConference, our CEO Kayla Kingdon-Bebb & former PM Helen Clark urge NZ to step up and show leadership: theguardian.com/world/2025/jun…