Oh look, another extreme NZ weather event – it’s getting worse
Two cyclones. Record heat. And we’re still calling it unusual. This is what denial looks like.

Two cyclones. Record heat. And we’re still calling it unusual. This is what denial looks like.

You turn on the tap — and you’re told not to drink it. How is this still happening in New Zealand?

If it’s safe, drink it. That’s the challenge Greenpeace just laid down on Parliament’s lawn — and it cuts straight through years of political avoidance on nitrate contamination.

They can call it fisheries management all they like, but bottom trawling in the Hauraki Gulf looks more like sanctioned vandalism. Now a flotilla is heading out to make that impossible to ignore.

If kids can’t trust the water at school, something fundamental has gone wrong.

When even Government MPs hesitate, it’s worth asking: who does this bill really serve?

100,000 voices ignored. Cameras blocked. Bottom trawling protected. This isn’t just a fisheries bill — it’s a political line in the sand.

NZ First says mining will enrich the regions. But with just 2% royalties and profits heading offshore, this looks less like development — and more like vandalism.

Matt Watson, recreational fishers and Greenpeace have forced a political retreat over Shane Jones’ Fisheries Amendment Bill, but critics warn the wider attack on public oversight and ocean protection remains.

Free climate workshops in Taranaki aim to help communities respond to the fuel crisis and build local resilience.