Category: Aotearoa
The Minerals Blockade: A View From the Frontline
By Melanie Vautier I recently found myself in Dunedin for the first time in a decade. It was...
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Coal in Aotearoa – Discussion Day, Sunday 26 May
A day of discussion, information…. and plotting the end of coal in Aotearoa. Sunday...
Read MoreRise for Climate Report: Aotearoa to the World
Saturday 8 September was a wonderful, inspiring moment to be a part of the climate justice movement. An international day “Rise for Climate,” organized by 350.org, resulted in over 250 000 people, 900+ events, in 95+ countries,...
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Protesters greet mining conference field trip, demanding rapid phase-out of coal
PRESS RELEASE Protesters today greeted mining conference delegates on their field trip to the...
Read MoreRise for Climate on Saturday 8 September
Updated 6/9/18 with Invercargill event details – see below. Mark your calendar – on Saturday 8 September find a Rise for Climate event in a city or town near you (or create one!). Real climate leadership rises from...
Read MoreTe Kuha protection a “victory for the people, climate change, and great spotted kiwi”
PRESS RELEASE 16 June 2018 The decision to protect a section of the West Coast’s Mt Rochfort Conservation area from becoming a coal mine – announced today by the Government – will come as an enormous relief to a lot...
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“This Day, We Fight!”: Aragorn, Bill McKibben, And Climate Change
by Melanie Vautier On Sunday the 6th of May I had the privilege of seeing climate change activist...
Read MoreUpdated Livestream Details: Fossil Free Acceleration Tour with Bill McKibben: Wellington, Sunday 6 May, and Auckland, Monday 7 May, Plus Livestream on 7 May
UPDATE: Here are the latest livestream details: There are several livestream events happening at 7pm on the 7th of May in Otaki (in partnership with Māoriland Film Festival), Christchurch, Dunedin (in partnership with Wise...
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Good News For Your Health, Bad News For The Coal Industry: Christchurch Hospital Decides To Use Biomass For Heat
Together with friends from OraTaiao: New Zealand Climate and Health Council, I spent a wet, cold...
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Fundraising Appeal: Help Us Save Te Kuha
It’s 2018. Coal belongs in the last century. Can you believe there are 14 new coal mines on the...
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Changing Hearts And Minds At Mossburn Sunday Market
by Jenny Campbell Changing hearts and minds takes a long time but continuing the conversations...
Read MoreSign The Petition: Stop Te Kuha Coalmine
Sign the petition here: https://actionnetwork.org/petitions/stop-te-kuha-coal-mine Read our press release: http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO1712/S00201/not-too-late-for-govt-to-say-no-to-mining-doc-land.htm The Buller...
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