The Conservation Amendment Bill as currently drafted is a major threat to conservation with its new purpose of "development to the greatest extent practicable", opening up over 60% of the land to potential sell-off or exchange. 1/4 www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...

Stopping Court cases on climate liability shows the Government clearly doesn't want to do anything about climate change and wants to let the major climate polluters off scot free. It is unprecedented to use legislation to axe an active court case. www.rnz.co.nz/news/environ...

Ministers have amazingly agreed to Fast Track a series of offshore marine farms in core Maui dolphin habitat & marine mammal sanctuary. This critically endangered dolphin should be protected from all human impacts. www.fasttrack.govt.nz/projects/wai....

Mining in any World Heritage site should not be permitted. The NZ Government should include World Heritage sites in the 4th Schedule no-go areas of the Crown Minerals Act. 1/4 whc.unesco.org/en/extractiv...

Congratulations to Ours Not Mines for winning its court case against Hauraki District Council consent and Oceana Gold building structures on and occupation of a paper road within conservation land Wharekirauponga in Coromandel Conservation Park.1/2 www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/3609...

This Lignite to fertiliser proposal must be the ultimate in climate madness. This is a project that should be rejected with further thought. It has high carbon emissions, opencast mining, and then there's the water impacts. #climatemadness www.rnz.co.nz/news/busines...

Wellington deluge - a tragedy - An ‘ordinary’ storm with extraordinary impacts - infrastructure can't cope with these weather events and sadly its likely to get worse. Climate scientist James Renwick set out the problem: theconversation.com/an-ordinary-...

ECO supports the call on the fast-track panel to decline controversial West Coast hydro proposal. This is a zombie project that has previously been turned down. 1/2 www.rnz.co.nz/news/environ...

in gold mine assessments - eg "in comments made public this week, the Department of Conservation (DOC) estimated as many as 600,000 native lizards could be killed as a result of the project." Santana mining proposal another Fast Track to environmental destruction. www.rnz.co.nz/news/environ...

Councils that have gone ahead and invested in electric buses will have some insulation against rising fuel prices. The is resilience planning which all governments, government agencies and local government should be investing in. #electricbuses www.thepost.co.nz/nz-news/3609...

Another Fast Track project and more problems. The Fast track panel have agreed to a subdivision near Ardmore in South Auckland in a flood plain. This is just asking for problems as intense rainfall events are only going to get worse under climate change. www.thepost.co.nz/nz-news/3609...

Another Fast Track project with wide environmental impacts and large opposition - the proposal to mine up to 8 million cubic metres of sand in Bream Bay over 35 years - starting with 150,000 cubic metres of sand per year rising to 250,000 cubic metres per year. 1/ www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...

The fast tracking of the proposed Hydro scheme on the Waitaha River is another example of why fast track law is bad process and bad for the environment. It’s a zombie project that’s been rejected in the past but Fast track Ministers resurrected it. www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...

ECO welcomes the High Court Case on the Government's climate change plans by Lawyers for Climate Action and the Environmental Law Initiative. The Government has repeatedly ignored climate change in its decisions. www.rnz.co.nz/news/environ...

NZ proposal to weaken deep-sea coral protections rejected at Pacific fisheries meeting. Barry Weeber said the Government was increasingly isolated on the issue. "Ministers were ignoring scientific advice, including research undertaken by New Zealand scientists. www.thepost.co.nz/nz-news/3609...

A victory for the moana and people power! Trans-Tasman Resources withdraws its application to start seabed mining off the Taranaki coast. Now it's time to ban seabed mining for good! #banseabedmining www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...

Trans-Tasman Resources has withdrawn its seabed mining application after rejecting the Fast Track panel’s findings – but the evidence against seabed mining is crystal clear. #banseabedmining greenpeace.nz/c1g0cx

The Luxon Government’s RMA reform and Natural Environment Bill will make it easier for companies kill kiwi and other protected wildlife. Make your submission against this kiwi-killing plan before Friday, 13 February. #climatecrisis #biodiversity greenpeace.nz/z4au0v

A reminder that submissions on the RMA replacement legislation closes at 4.30 pm today at Parliament.

Clean drinking water is a basic human right - but the Government's RMA replacement will put it at risk. Read more 👇 thespinoff.co.nz/politics/12-... #nzpol

Public Health Researchers concerns about the new Natural Environment Bill which "introduce a suite of provisions and exemptions that allow polluters and regulators to avoid responsibility for protecting and providing for communities’ access to safe drinking water. www.phcc.org.nz/briefing/our...

Govt decision to go ahead with LNG imports is bad for the climate, bad for the environment, & will just increase electricity prices when there are cheaper renewable alternatives. This is further indication of the lack of Govt commitment to climate action www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/3609...

Great news with the Fast Track Panel proposing the declining of the Taranaki Seabed mining project under the Fast Track law just shows just how bad this project is. Congratulations to all those involved in opposing the project. www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...

#BBNZ the high seas treaty is now international law. Over 83 countries and the EU have ratified the treaty. NZ is behind the times & has yet to ratify. NZ needs to introduce & pass ratification legislation if its going to influence high seas management from the start. #BBNJCOP

Make High Seas protection one of your New Year's resolutions: call on your country to ratify the #HighSeasTreaty & help advance to universal ratification. Let’s keep the momentum going. Every ratification counts. https://highseasalliance.org/treaty-ratification/a-wave-of-messages-for-the-high-seas/

This summer the Coromandel is under siege from gold mining companies. This is a threat to the environment plus tourism and recreation opportunities as the mining companies only want to make short term profits for their overseas shareholders. #nofasttrack

One of the environmental success stories of 2025 was the #BBNJ Treaty reaching the required number of ratifications to come into force on 17 January 2026. The country ratifications continues to grow yet NZ has yet to ratify - we look forward to the legislation to do this in early 2026. #60ToGlobal

Season's Greetings from the High Seas Alliance! Thank you for standing up for High Seas protection & helping achieve the milestone of 60+ ratifications of the #BBNJ Agreement and the upcoming entry into force. We look forward to making waves together in the new year. #60toGlobal

Recommended read: In the Guardian, Barbados prime minister Mia Mottley wrote that the world must “urgently target methane” to avoid the worst impacts of climate change.

Fast track Wrong track : Fast decision Wrong decision. For those who want a read, link to decision doc that grants mining in conservation land, new toxic dams and even another pit at Waihī .. doc link at the top of the page… all 346 pages of it.. www.fasttrack.govt.nz/.../waihi-no...

A disaster for the Coromandel & conservation as Government Fast Track panel greenlights mining in conservation land, new toxic tailings dams, long tunnels, & another pit at Waihi. This occurred without a hearing, absence of public input, & consent shopping, and absent management plans. #nofasttrack

Temperatures over global land areas so far this year are still the 2nd warmest on record (after last year)... 🫥 Data from www.ncei.noaa.gov/products/lan...

The tragedy of entanglement of a humpback whale with a rock lobster pot buoy. As whale population recover there should be further efforts to prevent these deaths in the future.

The Govt cost mining clean-up continues to rise with a $256 million bill estimated for just one coal mining. These costs are just one of the growing costs of mining coal - its doesn't include climate change impacts & loss of endangered species & habitat. www.thepost.co.nz/nz-news/3609...

Latest PBS Terra - Weathered episode is absolutely a must watch - extremely fast sea level rises are likely very soon!

Minister announces decisions on some stewardship land rejecting most proposals for addition to National Parks & proposes to dispose of 3286ha of stewardship land, including World Heritage land. This is a huge area in comparison the review panels proposed only disposing of 66.1ha.

The temperature is not going down like a rock. Graphic from zacklabe.com/climate-chan...

PRESS RELEASE The passing of the Fast-Track Approvals Amendment Bill makes an already damaging law even more dangerous for Aotearoa’s environment. #nzpol #climatecrisis www.greenpeace.org/aotearoa/pre...

Govt passes Fast Track Amendment Bill in urgency & removes some of the worst proposals but leaves provisions that make a bad law worse. The Government Policy Statement provision has no criteria or "guardrails"and could be on anything Ministers want - www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...

Government is intending to pass in urgency this week an amending climate Bill which severely weakens the methane reduction climate target, delay emission budgets, & remove the link between the Paris Agreement Commitments (NDCs) and the emission trading scheme. bills.parliament.nz/v/6/067c6e6f...

Government is passing an RMA Bill (Resource Management (Duration of Consents) Amendment Bill) through all stages under urgency which was not available when debate started, for which there is no regulatory impact statement and no analysis of its implications. www3.parliament.nz/en/pb/hansar...

People really don't like the fast track but the Government isn't listening. Over 95% of submissions opposed to Fast Track Amendment Bill a repeat of the thousands opposed to the original Fast Track Act. www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...

The NZ Coalition Govt has been actively dismantling climate action & has rejected Climate Commission call for greater action. What NZ needs is a clear plan for action on climate change - lets stop loading costs on the future. #ClimateAction www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...

The NZ Coalition Government rejection of all the Climate Commission recommendation shows it has no commitment to deal with climate change and wants to load costs on current and future generations. Climate chaos is already affecting NZers. #ClimateAction www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...

NZ's backsliding on climate policies leads to 'winning' 'Fossil of the Day' award at the COP30 Climate talks for its decision to weaken methane emissions target. CAN International noted the weakened methane target was "not science-based". #fossiloftheday www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...

Tieke: ECO News, Alerts & Events November 2025 - Fast Track Amendment Bill and Climate change back sliding, etc mailchi.mp/eco.org.nz/t...

Only 5 days to makes submissions on Govt Fast Track legislation which will make the law even worse for the environment and community engagement. Make a submission @greenpeace.org.nz is one guide on the crucial issues in the Bill. #FastTrack

More questions raised over the proposed Sth Taranaki fast tracked seabed mine - it could produce devastating sediment flows, panel told. The economics fail to stack up & the environmental impacts are devastating - time this project was buried for good #noseabedmining newsroom.co.nz/2025/10/28/s...

Another lost opportunity at negotiations at Antarctic marine meeting CCAMLR - China and Russia blocking agreement on new marine protected areas in Southern Ocean or spatial distribution of the krill fishery. #AntarcticMPAs