The final parallel session programme for LSAANZ is out! www.canterbury.ac.nz/study/academ...

Episode 12 of Law at the End of the World is out, featuring the fabulous @emilyjones.bsky.social Bouncing off Liz’s chat with Emily, @prof-mac.bsky.social and I talk about how academics can contribute to positive transformative change, especially within environmental law.

Ep 11 of Law at the End of the World is now out. @prof-mac.bsky.social and I were thrilled to host Alessandro Pelizzon for this episode to talk about his new(ish) book: Ecological Jurisprudence: The Law of Nature and the Nature of Law. www.buzzsprout.com/2489596/epis...

Episode 10 of Law at the End of the World is now live. @prof-mac.bsky.social and I are thrilled to host Prof Aoife Nolan as our guest for this episode focused on climate change, the rights of children, future generations, and to care - and the question of how to have an impact as an academic.

After a short hiatus, @prof-mac.bsky.social and I are back with Season 2 of Law at the End of the World. And our fabulous guest is @ezzyod.bsky.social talking river personhood, Indigenous water rights and heaps more! www.buzzsprout.com/2489596/epis...

Absolutely thrilled to join @cristyclark.bsky.social and @prof-mac.bsky.social on their wonderful podcast! Series two begins now, and if you haven't already listened to season one, every single episode is a delight.

Despite enduring a constant stream of false and malicious rumours throughout this term, I’ve chosen to stay focused on our city’s progress. Now, mayoral candidates who have helped spread these rumours are standing for election. This behaviour is not acceptable and voters deserve to know. #nzpol

🎉 Registration is now open for the 2025 LSAANZ Conference: Rights, Relationality, Resilience, Reciprocity — taking place 3–5 December 2025 at Te Whare Wānanga o Waitaha I University of Canterbury, in Ōtautahi Christchurch! www.canterbury.ac.nz/study/academ...

On our latest episode of Law at the end of the world, @prof-mac.bsky.social helped me launch my new book, Legal geographies of water: the spaces, places and narratives of human-water relations

🔥The daughter of a woman killed by extreme heat is suing oil companies over the death of her mother. Maria Antonia Tigre, director of Global Climate Litigation at the Sabin Center, said that this argument "could create a novel but plausible basis for liability" 🔗‪@news.dw.com‬: buff.ly/zyZqmAH

Episode 7 of Law at the End of the World is out now. This one from @prof-mac.bsky.social and I focuses on green transitional justice and the tricky questions around ecocide, and features the ✨fabulous✨ @rachelkillean.bsky.social

Episode 6 of Law at the End of the World is now up. This oceans special from @prof-mac.bsky.social & I features Karen Fisher, Emily Parke, Dan Hikuroa & Linda Faulkner and explores the complexities of foregrounding local & Indigenous knowledge in ocean governance. Plus updates on environmental law.

NZ has a vast sea territory but lags behind other nations in protecting the ocean theconversation.com/nz-has-a-vas...

New Zealand must take the helm to protect the ocean - New Zealand marine researchers give their takeaways from the zone Ocean Science Congress and United Nations Oceans Conference www.thepress.co.nz/nz-news/3607...

5 episodes of #Law at the End of the World with the lovely @cristyclark.bsky.social and going strong! check it out: www.buzzsprout.com/2489596/epis...

In Episode 5 of Law at the End of the World we 'dive deep' into interdisciplinary water research collaborations with Aurora Kagawa-Viviani, drawing on multiple knowledge systems in university and community settings. @cristyclark.bsky.social www.buzzsprout.com/2489596/epis...

Episode 4 of Law at the end of the world is now out. This episode features the fabulous @birshao.bsky.social And @prof-mac.bsky.social and I discuss prefigurative legalities, utopian politics and my failed attempts at slow scholarship - www.buzz-sprout.com/2489596/epis...

In Episode 3 of Law at the end of the World @prof-mac.bsky.social shares some golden tips for surviving (and thriving) as an academic, while I reveal just how clueless I was when I was first starting out. (And, of course, we talk about environmental law.)

The state of NZ science and research. Grossly underfunded. Watchdog warns of ‘grave danger’ if science reform botched newsroom.co.nz/2025/05/09/e...

Episode 3 of Law at the end of the world is now out. In addition to sharing updates on environmental law, this episode focuses on thriving as an academic (and pracademic) and Liz spills the tea on our ‘I said no, cheer for me’ support group. @prof-mac.bsky.social

In case you missed it, the New Zealand Auditor General raises serious alarm bells about the Government failing to comply with Treaty Settlements: oag.parliament.nz/2025/treaty-...

I highly recommend this course!

What I wish I knew: 33 thoughts for early career researchers Reflections I wish someone had shared with me early in my research career. predirections.substack.com/p/what-i-wis...

Episode 2 is out. This one has an awesome interview with Ritodhi Chakraborty focused on his academic journey, including his work on climate adaptation. And @prof-mac.bsky.social & I discuss the fact that there’s nothing neutral about science. Link to full episode in second post.

The first episode of our podcast with @prof-mac.bsky.social 'Law at the End of the World' is now available on Spotify. In this episode we are joined by the fabulous @juliadehm.bsky.social who talks about her research, methodology, collaboration, building community, & attempting to find balance.

Come join us in Christchurch in December! I am co-organising the 2025 #Law and #Society Association of Australia and New Zealand conference. The theme is #rights, #relationality, #resilience, #reciprocity. www.canterbury.ac.nz/study/academ...

TEASER!! - The incredible @cristyclark.bsky.social and I have been working away on a new project. We are soon to lauch a #podcast series, where we will talk about the #future of #environmental #law. Here we are having way too much fun recording the series.... Riverside.fm

Last few days if people wish add their voice to the call for the Royal Society to stand up for its values. The meeting of the Fellowship to discuss these matters takes place on Mon 03 March. occamstypewriter.org/scurry/2025/...

save the date!!!

My Rutherford Discovery Fellowship programme 'Blue Carbon Futures in Aotearoa New Zealand: Law, Climate, Resilience' funded by Te Apārangi The Royal Society of New Zealand now has an online presence! elizabethmacpherson.co.nz/blue-carbon-...

Full article: Facilitating the ecosystem-based management transition in Aotearoa New Zealand www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Anne Salmond: Hunger Games in the Beehive newsroom.co.nz/2025/01/04/a...

NZ Government takes an axe to HASS funding www.mbie.govt.nz/science-and-...

We are very excited to announce that we will be hosting the Law and Society Association of Australia and New Zealand (LSAANZ) conference at Te Whare Wānanga o Waitaha I University of Canterbury in Ōtautahi I Christchurch from 3 – 5 December 2025. Please pencil these dates in your diaries....

Within 5 mins of putting a post back up on Twitter I was trolled by a self-confessed “far right, racist, neonazi” Etc etc. staying over here thanks v much.

My latest post. Six of the nine planetary boundaries have been crossed and it turns out most of the contribution towards these transgressions is from the wealthiest 10% of consumers. I discuss a recent paper that uncovered these results and some of the potential to turn things around.

I'm really proud of our bold and carefully crafted letter to the Minister about the NZ research fundng cuts. Link to teh full letter via this article: www.rnz.co.nz/news/top/536...

Marsden Fund cuts a win for 'convenient' evidence newsroom.co.nz/2024/12/06/m...

This post from the ACT Party says it all in terms of what the Government is trying to target with yesterday’s announcement.

I am joining the chorus of deeply concerned researchers who are absolutely flabbagasted by the New Zealand Government's decision to devalue and defund humanities and social sciences research through the Marsden Fund.