US court bans NZ fish imports caught in Māui dolphin habitat
Last month the United States Court of International Trade issued a preliminary injunction on the export of New Zealand seafood caught in Māui dolphin habitat. This ruling is a big
Last month the United States Court of International Trade issued a preliminary injunction on the export of New Zealand seafood caught in Māui dolphin habitat. This ruling is a big
To reach their goal of making New Zealand a low-waste, circular economy, the government has initiated a three-year phase out programme which will see the banning of single-use, hard-to-recycle plastic
Last week, a groundbreaking hearing between Students for Climate Solutions and the Minister of Energy and Resources began. The Victoria University group is suing Minister Megan Woods for her decision
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has released their third assessment report addressing climate change mitigation, concluding a three-part series. The first report discussed the physical basis of climate
Last week, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) released their latest assessment report. This report is the second in a three-part series. Where the first outlines the physical basis
Send a message directly to the Director General of the Ministry of Primary Industries, Ray Smith, calling on him not to issue any new High Seas Permits for the New
I’ve been very crap (excuse the pun) at keeping my finger on the beat in terms of keeping a weekly diary for this journey. I think this is due to
As part of its budget update on Wednesday, Minister of Finance Grant Robertson announced that the Government has created a $4.5 billion Climate Emergency Response Fund (CERF) for the Budget
“The current government must establish cohesive and holistic policies that are led in partnership with tangata whenua, local councils and communities, so that we are able to achieve these targets.”
This is our chance to have a say about how we would like to see Aotearoa reach its climate targets within the next 15 years.
LOOKING BACK TO MOVE FORWARD I think we’ve all experienced that glee (or frustration) from elderly relatives when they get to say “that’s how we used to do it!”. From
Man down! Or as those crazy men from Monty Python once screamed, ‘runaway’ from the apparently harmless white rabbit. I feel like there are almost not enough analogies to describe
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) have released their most comprehensive report on the physical science of climate change to date. This report is the result of three years
Marine conservation non-profit Our Seas Our Future (OSOF) welcomes the Government’s announcement on Sunday confirming the phase out of more single-use plastics, but is disappointed by the time frame of
What a failure I am! For my first big zero waste shop, I thought that I would still be able to just go to my normal supermarket and do my
Marine conservation non-profit Our Seas Our Future (OSOF), has today launched a new petition, calling for the protection of at least 30 percent of our oceans by 2030, or 30
Oh my, I’m really throwing myself into the deep end here, and I have no one to blame but myself. My goal with this blog, is to record the journey
Marine conservation non-profit Our Seas Our Future (OSOF),strongly supports a plan to prohibit filters in smoked tobacco products, as included in the Government’s proposed Smokefree 2025 Action Plan. As well
Our Seas Our Future (OSOF) welcomed the opportunity to comment on the Climate Change Commission’s (CCC) 2021 Draft Advice. As the CCC acknowledged in its report, Aotearoa is not doing
We want the New Zealand Government to phase out Single-Use Priority (SUP)** items by 2023. The Government has indicated that these SUP items are next to be phased out, however