Fridays For Future Aotearoa, Te Upoko Te Ika (Wellington, New Zealand)
We protest at the Parliament Lawn on Tuesdays, from 12.30 to 1.30pm. Join us to talk about your concerns and try catching a Government MP on the hop!
The Treaty Principles Bill undermines the relationship that New Zealand was built upon. Te Tiriti is an agreement between two sovereign nations which affirms the sovereignty of tangata whenua, provides a framework for tangata Tiriti to govern their own people, and creates a basis for kotahitanga (unity) between both parties.
Email the Prime Minister and ask him to stop the Bill (from the Green Party website). (You can customise the email if you prefer.)
The Hauraki Gulf / Tīkapa Moana Marine Protection Bill introduces 12 new High Protection Areas, alongside 5 seafloor protection zones and 2 marine reserve expansions.
The Government is trying to sneak through a last-minute change to allow commercial fishing in the Gulf’s new High Protection Areas.
Our email address is back, replacing the gmail one we’d been using since the beginning of 2024.
If you’d like to tell us about a climate justice event that’s coming up, please do. But try to let us know a couple of weeks in advance, as we only check our emails weekly.
Fonterra is stuck in the past, while many dairy farmers and businesses here in Aotearoa have already ended their use of rainforest-destroying palm kernel. There’s no excuse for Fonterra’s continued contribution to rainforest destruction.
The Future Is Rail/Save Our Trains has started a petition asking that the government ensure replacement Cook Strait ferries are rail-enabled.
The ageing Interislander ferries must be replaced. It’s crucial that new ferries are rail-enabled and publicly owned, letting rail freight and equipment move easily between the North and South Islands.
Without rail-enabled ferries, the two islands’ rail networks will be disconnected, restricting the movement of goods and putting the national rail network at risk. Current and future passenger rail services also rely on a viable national rail network.
Less rail means more trucks on our roads, and that’s not good for people and our environment.
The government said in its transport policy statement that it would prioritise making the best use of existing transport infrastructure. The only decision consistent with this policy is to ensure future ferries are rail-enabled.