#Clip: Mike Smith: The Government Is Protecting Big Polluters
Environmental activist Mike Smith returns to The Bradbury Group to discuss his new High Court legal challenge, the latest revelations surrounding government transparency, the alleged influence of New Zealand’s biggest polluters, and why the battle over climate accountability is now shifting from the courtroom to the public.
Smith explains why he believes the Government intervened after the Supreme Court allowed his landmark climate case to proceed, discusses the Ombudsman’s criticism of private government emails, and outlines why the coming election could determine whether New Zealand’s largest polluters are ever held legally accountable.
The discussion also explores:
🌏 Mike Smith’s new High Court judicial review
⚖️ The Supreme Court climate case
🏛️ Government transparency and private emails
🏭 Big polluters and political influence
🌦️ El Niño and extreme weather
🌊 South Island flooding
🐄 Fonterra and climate responsibility
🗳️ Election 2026 and climate policy
Can New Zealand hold its biggest polluters accountable, or has politics overtaken the rule of law?
We vote governments in to run our country if we do not like what they do we vote them out .Judges are appointed to pass judgement of actions based on the guide lines from government. The voter has no say in their appointment so their opinion is theirs not the voters which is wrong