Government Ignored Advice to Shield Big Polluters
Officials said do not intervene. Big Polluters wanted protection from Mike Smith’s court case. The Government went ahead and gave them exactly what they wanted.

Officials said do not intervene. Big Polluters wanted protection from Mike Smith’s court case. The Government went ahead and gave them exactly what they wanted.

National has abolished the Ministry for the Environment and folded nature’s voice into a development mega-ministry. It feels less like reform than an institutional bonfire.

Private companies sought protection from climate lawsuits. The public found out through court action, not the Prime Minister’s Office. Labour says Luxon now owes New Zealand an explanation.

Fonterra and Z Energy wanted protection from climate lawsuits. Luxon’s Government moved to give it to them. Now the Greens want an inquiry into who knew what.

John Campbell asks why big polluters appear to be getting the law rewritten in their favour, and Luxon responds with a warning. That alone tells you how rotten this looks.

Fonterra and Z Energy lobbied the Prime Minister’s Office over climate litigation. The public only found out through the courts. That should alarm everyone.