The Govt replacement law has come back worse from the Select Committee. Its not good for our threatened species and habitats and its not great for communities. There are more than five reasons why these Bills will fail to protect the environment for current and future generations.

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The Luxon Government has torn up the Resource Management Act (RMA) — the law that has protected Aotearoa's rivers, forests, coastlines and wildlife for more than 30 years. 1/7

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 This law needs to be repealed.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...

Government rewrote fast-track law after mining companies pushed for changes

Cabinet quietly changed the legal descriptions of Bathurst’s Buller coal project and OceanaGold's Macraes gold mine after lobbying.

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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...

Tarakihi stocks in shocking state after decades of overfishing, advocates warn

The Environmental Defence Society (EDS) says the stocks of iconic New Zealand fish tarakihi are in a shocking state after decades of overfishing.

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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...

Environmental group hails court decision on orange roughy catch-limit

An environmental group is hailing a High Court decision on an orange roughy fishery as a significant victory.

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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

Mayor calls Simon Watts’ ‘gold-plated’ climate letter ‘tone deaf’ after flooding

Wellington mayor Andrew Little, who has been taking an increasingly bolshie stance against the Beehive, insists his city is making only necessary improvements to keep people safe.

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"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

How a global treaty is bringing control to international waters

The High Seas Treaty entered into force in January 2026. Euronews Earth spoke to the High Seas Alliance's Nathalie Rey about what it means.

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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.

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“No public submissions were considered on the application.” #nzpol www.rnz.co.nz/news/communi...

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...

Controversial clause in Conservation Amendment Bill that allows sale of conservation land to be removed

*This story has been updated to clarify what the money raised from land sales would've been used for.

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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...

Bird flu kills thousands of baby seals on Heard Island in Southern Ocean

Research has revealed the devastating impact of bird flu on a remote Australian territory where more than 13,000 baby seals are now believed to have been killed by the virus.

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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...

Spat erupts in Parliament over proposal to sell off conservation land

A scrutiny hearing at Parliament devolved into a rowdy spat with accusations of lying, cries of hypocrisy and a demand that the minister "shush".

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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...

#national: Fisheries Bill Delay Opens Door For Major Reset, Say Conservation Groups - Waatea News: Māori Radio Station

Environmental organisations and fisheries advocates say the Government’s decision to delay the controversial Fisheries Amendment Bill presents an opportunity to completely rethink the future of fisher...

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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 doubles funding for wilding pine control efforts under a Budget 2026 boost

The announcement would lift annual spending on the control efforts to around $36 million a year on average.

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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...

Businesses dismayed as Govt scraps 'bumper sticker' energy strategy

Last week, Christopher Luxon backed an energy strategy, to the delight of the sector pleading for one. Now, he says it's all 'waffle'. Marc Daalder reports.

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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...

Climate law changes have 'clearly struck a nerve' - experts

An open letter signed by more than 100 lawyers, climate scientists and legal academics attacks the government's moves to amend climate laws to prevent companies from being sued over damage.

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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 quiet but major shift slipped in among the conservation law reforms

A late addition to the suite of reforms changes the overarching purpose of the Conservation Act. Its impact could be profound.

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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...

Opposition warns reforms open up conservation estate to sale as government pushes on

The government is pushing on with changes it says cut red tape and let it charge foreign tourists.

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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...

Government changes climate law to prevent lawsuits

Mike Smith, whose case has now been blocked, says the move is unprecedented, while other activists are calling it a "shocking abuse of power".

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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...

World Heritage and Extractive Industries

Over the years, and based on the many cases which have arisen at natural World Heritage properties, the World Heritage Committee has expressed many times its clear position that that mineral, oil and ...

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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...

The 40-year mining deal that the Court of Appeal labels unlawful

The Court of Appeal has ruled a 40-year licence granted by Hauraki District Council to Oceana Gold for mining structures was unlawful.

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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...

Australian company plans $3b lignite-to-fertiliser plant in Southland

Victorian Hydrogen says the plant could deliver 1.5 million tonnes of urea fertiliser using Southland's lignite.

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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-...

An ‘ordinary’ storm with extraordinary impacts: what made Wellington’s deluge so intense?

Wellington’s extreme deluge was caused by an unfortunate combination of weather factors. But a warming climate is upping the odds of more of these events in future.

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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...

Groups call on fast-track panel to decline controversial West Coast hydro proposal

Outdoors and environmental groups are calling on a fast-track panel to decline a controversial West Coast hydro proposal.

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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...

Wildlife deaths, intergenerational harm flagged in gold mine assessments

The Department of Conservation says the proposed mine is an unprecedented threat to wildlife, while Heritage NZ fears it will modify or destroy most of the area's archaeological sites.

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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...

Northlanders stage windblown protest against Bream Bay sand-mining application

McCallum Brothers have applied for fast-track consent to mine up to 8 million cubic metres over 35 years.

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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...

Anger over West Coast hydro scheme's fast-track approval

A plan to fast-track a controversial West Coast hydro scheme has been given an initial go-ahead.

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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...

Government's climate change plans go to the High Court

Climate advocates argue the government broke the law when it dismantled dozens of climate policies, before consulting the public.

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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...

NZ proposal to weaken deep-sea coral protections rejected

Ocean conservationists say New Zealand has been left isolated after its plan to raise coral bycatch limits for bottom trawlers failed to gain support from other South Pacific nations.

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