Minister for Agriculture Damien O’Connor said he believes it is appropriate to delay the Essential Freshwater Regulations in response to pressure from the rural sector - just one example of how lobbying groups are delaying crucial environmental action

Stop using Covid-19 as cover for lobbying-as-usual

Published: April 30, 2020

The cost of the Government making concessions to agricultural lobbying groups amid the Covid-19 crisis will end up being paid for by our environment and our people, writes Māori Climate Commissioner Donna Awatere Huata

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Carolina Schmidt, Chile's Minister of Environment and U.N. Climate Change Conference (COP25) President, closes the COP25, in Madrid, Spain

Office of the Māori Climate Commissioner MAORI WORLD VIEW BEST PATH FORWARD ON CLIMATE CHANGE

Published: December 20, 2019

For Immediate Release

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Climate Change Commission Committee members: Dr Rod Carr, Catherine Leining, Professor James Renwick, Professor Nicola Shadbolt, Dr Harry Clark and Lisa Tumahai pose with Minister for Climate Change James Shaw after the announcement.

Office of the Māori Climate Commissioner: GOVT PAYING LIP SERVICE TO MAORI IN CLIMATE COMMISSION

Published: December 19, 2019

For Immediate Release 

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Land Information Minister and Green MP Eugenie Sage

Office of the Māori Climate Commissioner: WRONG-HEADED STRATEGY ON TREE PLANTING EVIDENT IN GOVT’S PAN PAC DECISION

Published: October 29, 2019

Office of the Māori Climate Commissioner: WRONG-HEADED STRATEGY ON TREE PLANTING EVIDENT IN GOVT’S PAN PAC DECISION

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WARWICK SMITH

Māori Climate Commissioner: GOVERNMENT ABANDONING MOST VULNERABLE TO CATER TO FARMING LOBBY

Published: October 24, 2019

For Immediate Release

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Māori Climate Commissioner: 'Everyone who love their children should march with students this Friday against climate change'

Published: March 12, 2019

For Immediate Release

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Greta Thunberg

Māori Climate Commissioner: Overseas Holidays, Rugby World Cup, America's Cup vs Catastrophic Climate Change

Published: March 7, 2019

For Immediate Release

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Hon Simon Bridges MP and Todd Muller MP

Māori Climate Commissioner: "National's Environment Discussion Document thinks it can buy it's way out of climate change consequences"

Published: February 25, 2019

For Immediate Release

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Māori Climate Commissioner: It's time NZ children went on strike to shame adults over climate change inaction

Published: February 20, 2019

For Immediate Release 

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National Party MP Stuart Smith

Māori Climate Commissioner: National Party MP promotes woeful fake news on methane

Published: February 19, 2019

 For Immediate Release

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Māori Climate Commissioner: Greta Thunberg : A Wahine Toa of our Times

Published: February 11, 2019

For Immediate Release 

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Māori Climate Commissioner: The Petroleum Exploration and Production Association of New Zealand (PEPANZ) are not the future

Published: February 4, 2019

*For Immediate Release*

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Big Oils propaganda campaign

Published: February 4, 2019

Big Oils propaganda campaign starting tonight on television is all about profits at the expense of our mokopuna. Shame on them. Kia kaha Jacinda. Stand up for the one brave step you’ve taken to protect your babies future.

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If you're old, white and racist, you're more likely to be a climate change denier

Published: February 4, 2019

Some research that speaks to the number of old, white and racist climate change deniers commenting on this page. And also speaks to Big Oil interests pushing their climate harming agenda through the TV campaign that starts tonight.

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Is Jacinda's 'Nuclear-free moment' on climate change nothing more than a bumper sticker?

Published: January 30, 2019