Government rewrote fast-track law after mining companies (Oceana Gold and Bathurst) pushed for changes - the Fast Track law & procedures lacks transparency, good process & leads to poor outcomes for the environment & communities. This law needs to be repealed. www.thepost.co.nz/politics/361...

The parlous state of Tarakihi stocks shows that drastic action is needed. The Eastern stock is below 10% - the supposed hard limit - it should be closed. The Western stock is not as bad but is heading that way. Then warmer seas are linked to a decline in young fish. www.rnz.co.nz/news/environ...

Orange roughy court decision is an important step in protecting spawning areas & habitats of significance. The Court's decision will mean that after 30 years decision makers will finally have to take seriously the principles of the Act. Thanks ELI for taking this case. www.rnz.co.nz/news/crime-a...

Where on earth did the Minister get the idea councils are spending too much on climate resilience? Yes, the "worse case" scenario has been retired (because of global action), but councils not coping with 1.3˚C of warming: nobody's using the worst case scenario for central planning. #nzpol

"The High Seas belong to all of us. We all have a responsibility to look after it." High Seas Alliance's Nathalie Rey outlines the key points of the historic Treaty to @euronews.com https://www.euronews.com/2026/06/20/it-belongs-to-all-of-us-how-the-high-seas-treaty-is-shaping-global-waters

The proposed Waitaha Hydro scheme shows all the flaws of the Fast Track law. A zombie project that was recently turned down. Key interests ignored, submissions ignored, no public submission process, key impacts ignored, key risks ignored - this is bad law & bad practice. Repeal the Fast Track law.

It is good to see the Government listening but the sale clauses are but one of many flaws in the Conservation Amendmt Bill. Other issues include: the introduction of requirement for "economic opportunities... to the greatest extent practicable" on conservation areas; www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...

The deaths of thousands of baby seals on Australia's Heard Island is why NZ needs to be very precautionary when trying to prevent "bird flu" reaching us & spreading further. H5N flu has been devastating on populations of birds and mammals around the globe. www.rnz.co.nz/news/world/5...

The Conservation Amdmt Bill has lots of fish hooks in it. Why allow the sale of 60% of conservation land when the current law allows the sale of "bits & bobs"? Why does the Bill allow the sale of World Heritage Areas, scenic reserves, or conservation parks? www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...

Fisheries Bill delay opens the door for a major reset - the Minister and MPI could start with some meaningful consultation and discussion with all parties including environmental groups. Withdrawing the Bill would be a good start to that process. waateanews.com/2026/06/20/f...

Good to see the Government restore funding for wilding pine control after cutting funds over the last 2 years. Past funding was to run out next month. The Govt needs a long term strategy on biosecurity pest control which includes increase funding for DOC. www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...

Government quietly drops an energy strategy after consulting on it. NZ really needs an energy strategy which is a transition to a carbon zero renewable energy system, includes energy conservation & efficiency of use, & accelerates the reduction in imported fuel. newsroom.co.nz/2026/05/20/b...

ECO joins with others in opposing the Government's proposal to introduce legislation to block legal action in favour of climate change action. The joint letter notes this proposal would undermine international legal obligations & cuts across basic legal principles. www.rnz.co.nz/news/environ...

Government Conservation Bill undermines conservation & biodiversity protection in many ways, including changing the Act's focus “to enable greater economic development on conservation land”. thespinoff.co.nz/atea/19-05-2...

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!