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ECO NZ - Environment & Conservation Orgs
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Environment and Conservation Organisations of NZ Aotearoa (ECONZ) coalition of groups with a concern for the environment in NZ Aotearoa
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econz.bsky.social
#BBNZ the high seas treaty is now international law. Over 83 countries and the EU have ratified the treaty. NZ is behind the times & has yet to ratify. NZ needs to introduce & pass ratification legislation if its going to influence high seas management from the start. #BBNJCOP
highseasalliance.bsky.social High Seas Alliance @highseasalliance.bsky.social · 14d
The #HighSeasTreaty is officially international law!

🌍The High Seas belongs to everyone, and everyone must help protect it.

Call on your country to ratify the High Seas Treaty and join the first #BBNJCOP
➡️ https://bit.ly/4aNEvO8

#60toGlobal
Promotional image for the High Seas Treaty, featuring a humpback whale breaching at sunset. Text encourages countries to ratify the treaty to participate in shaping ocean governance. Credit: Renata Romero/Ocean Image Bank.
January 18, 2026 at 8:25 AM
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highseasalliance.bsky.social
Make High Seas protection one of your New Year's resolutions: call on your country to ratify the #HighSeasTreaty & help advance to universal ratification.

Let’s keep the momentum going. Every ratification counts. https://highseasalliance.org/treaty-ratification/a-wave-of-messages-for-the-high-seas/
January 2, 2026 at 12:38 PM
econz.bsky.social
This summer the Coromandel is under siege from gold mining companies. This is a threat to the environment plus tourism and recreation opportunities as the mining companies only want to make short term profits for their overseas shareholders. #nofasttrack
corowatchdog.bsky.social Coromandel Watchdog of Hauraki @corowatchdog.bsky.social · Sep 25
There are so many miners targeting Te Tara o te Ika a Maui in 2025! Bliimin Shane Jones been pimping it out hard! Check out who is here...
December 28, 2025 at 9:31 AM
econz.bsky.social
One of the environmental success stories of 2025 was the #BBNJ Treaty reaching the required number of ratifications to come into force on 17 January 2026. The country ratifications continues to grow yet NZ has yet to ratify - we look forward to the legislation to do this in early 2026. #60ToGlobal
highseasalliance.bsky.social High Seas Alliance @highseasalliance.bsky.social · Dec 19
🌐 Universal ratification is key to build an inclusive and effective Treaty.

Make sure your country has a seat at the table at the first #BBNJCOP.

Urge them to ratify now! https://highseasalliance.org/treaty-ratification/a-wave-of-messages-for-the-high-seas/

#60ToGlobal
Promotional poster with text "The Treaty is here. The momentum is real. Let's make it global! #60toGlobal" on a blue background featuring swirl designs.
December 24, 2025 at 1:20 AM
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highseasalliance.bsky.social
Season's Greetings from the High Seas Alliance!

Thank you for standing up for High Seas protection & helping achieve the milestone of 60+ ratifications of the #BBNJ Agreement and the upcoming entry into force.

We look forward to making waves together in the new year. #60toGlobal
December 22, 2025 at 3:48 PM
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carbonbrief.org
Recommended read: In the Guardian, Barbados prime minister Mia Mottley wrote that the world must “urgently target methane” to avoid the worst impacts of climate change.
This is another ‘ozone layer’ moment. Now, we must urgently target methane | Mia Mottley
The oil and gas industry must be legally bound to cut methane emissions. With climate tipping points approaching, time is running out, says the prime minister of Barbados, Mia Mottley
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December 20, 2025 at 11:32 AM
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corowatchdog.bsky.social
Fast track Wrong track : Fast decision Wrong decision. For those who want a read, link to decision doc that grants mining in conservation land, new toxic dams and even another pit at Waihī .. doc link at the top of the page… all 346 pages of it..

www.fasttrack.govt.nz/.../waihi-no...
www.fasttrack.govt.nz
December 18, 2025 at 11:17 PM
econz.bsky.social
A disaster for the Coromandel & conservation as Government Fast Track panel greenlights mining in conservation land, new toxic tailings dams, long tunnels, & another pit at Waihi. This occurred without a hearing, absence of public input, & consent shopping, and absent management plans. #nofasttrack
corowatchdog.bsky.social Coromandel Watchdog of Hauraki @corowatchdog.bsky.social · Dec 18
Fast track Wrong track : Fast decision Wrong decision. For those who want a read, link to decision doc that grants mining in conservation land, new toxic dams and even another pit at Waihī .. doc link at the top of the page… all 346 pages of it..

www.fasttrack.govt.nz/.../waihi-no...
www.fasttrack.govt.nz
December 19, 2025 at 1:57 AM
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cindybax.bsky.social
#nzpol
December 19, 2025 at 12:26 AM
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zacklabe.com
Temperatures over global land areas so far this year are still the 2nd warmest on record (after last year)... 🫥

Data from www.ncei.noaa.gov/products/lan...
Line graph time series of global land mean surface temperature anomalies for each January-November period from 1850 through 2025. There is a long-term increasing trend and large year-to-year variability. The mean surface temperature anomaly averaged for January-November 2025 was 1.85°C for global land areas. Anomalies are computed relative to a 1901-2000 climate baseline. Data from NOAA/NESDIS/NCEI NOAAGlobalTemp v6.0.0.
December 19, 2025 at 12:31 AM
econz.bsky.social
The tragedy of entanglement of a humpback whale with a rock lobster pot buoy. As whale population recover there should be further efforts to prevent these deaths in the future.
December 18, 2025 at 9:26 AM
econz.bsky.social
The Govt cost mining clean-up continues to rise with a $256 million bill estimated for just one coal mining. These costs are just one of the growing costs of mining coal - its doesn't include climate change impacts & loss of endangered species & habitat. www.thepost.co.nz/nz-news/3609...
Govt's whopping $256m clean up bill for one coalmine
The Government will have to fork out $256m to clean up Stockton coal mine on the West Coast - more than triple earlier estimates.
www.thepost.co.nz
December 15, 2025 at 11:16 AM
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climatenews.bsky.social
Latest PBS Terra - Weathered episode is absolutely a must watch - extremely fast sea level rises are likely very soon!
You’re Not Worried Enough About Sea Level Rise
YouTube video by PBS Terra
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December 4, 2025 at 7:05 PM
econz.bsky.social
Minister announces decisions on some stewardship land rejecting most proposals for addition to National Parks & proposes to dispose of 3286ha of stewardship land, including World Heritage land. This is a huge area in comparison the review panels proposed only disposing of 66.1ha.
December 11, 2025 at 3:36 AM
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zacklabe.com
The temperature is not going down like a rock.

Graphic from zacklabe.com/climate-chan...
This graphic shows four line graph time series and each are monthly from January 1984 through November 2025. The first graph is a 12-month running mean of global mean surface temperature anomalies. Anomalies are computed relative to a 1991-2020 baseline using ERA5 data. The second graph is monthly carbon dioxide abundance. The CO2 graph is the Keeling Curve. Current levels are 426 ppm. The third graph is monthly global methane abundance. Current levels are 1931 ppb. The fourth graph is monthly global nitrous oxide abundance. Current levels are 339 ppb. The three greenhouse gases show seasonal cycles and long-term increasing trends using data from NOAA ESRL. The global mean surface temperature anomaly record also exhibits decadal variability and a long-term increasing trend. All graphs are rising and shown in four different colors, including white, yellow, orange, and pink.
December 10, 2025 at 1:26 PM
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greenpeace.org.nz
PRESS RELEASE
The passing of the Fast-Track Approvals Amendment Bill makes an already damaging law even more dangerous for Aotearoa’s environment.
#nzpol #climatecrisis
www.greenpeace.org/aotearoa/pre...
Dangerous Fast-Track changes made as nature is reaching breaking point - Greenpeace
Greenpeace says the passing of the Fast-Track Approvals Amendment Bill last night makes an already damaging law even more dangerous for Aotearoa’s environment.
www.greenpeace.org
December 10, 2025 at 8:00 PM
econz.bsky.social
Govt passes Fast Track Amendment Bill in urgency & removes some of the worst proposals but leaves provisions that make a bad law worse. The Government Policy Statement provision has no criteria or "guardrails"and could be on anything Ministers want -
www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...
Fast-track amendment passes under urgency, backtracks on controversial proposals
Infrastructure Minister Chris Bishop says one specific aspect of the fast-track regime "didn't go down well with people".
www.rnz.co.nz
December 10, 2025 at 11:33 PM
econz.bsky.social
Government is intending to pass in urgency this week an amending climate Bill which severely weakens the methane reduction climate target, delay emission budgets, & remove the link between the Paris Agreement Commitments (NDCs) and the emission trading scheme. bills.parliament.nz/v/6/067c6e6f...
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December 9, 2025 at 9:45 PM
econz.bsky.social
Government is passing an RMA Bill (Resource Management (Duration of Consents) Amendment Bill) through all stages under urgency which was not available when debate started, for which there is no regulatory impact statement and no analysis of its implications.
www3.parliament.nz/en/pb/hansar...
Radware Page
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December 9, 2025 at 11:57 AM
econz.bsky.social
People really don't like the fast track but the Government isn't listening. Over 95% of submissions opposed to Fast Track Amendment Bill a repeat of the thousands opposed to the original Fast Track Act. www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...
95 percent of fast-track amendment bill submitters opposed to changes
The government intends to pass the legislation by the end of the year.
www.rnz.co.nz
December 5, 2025 at 9:52 PM
econz.bsky.social
The NZ Coalition Govt has been actively dismantling climate action & has rejected Climate Commission call for greater action. What NZ needs is a clear plan for action on climate change - lets stop loading costs on the future. #ClimateAction

www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...
Government quietly rejects advice to set more ambitious 'net negative' emissions goal
The decision to retain the 2050 net-zero target ignores Climate Change Commission advice that New Zealand can, and should be, doing more.
www.rnz.co.nz
December 4, 2025 at 12:09 AM
econz.bsky.social
The NZ Coalition Government rejection of all the Climate Commission recommendation shows it has no commitment to deal with climate change and wants to load costs on current and future generations. Climate chaos is already affecting NZers. #ClimateAction

www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...
Government rejects all of Climate Change Commission's emissions target recommendations
It comes despite a Climate Change Commission warning that New Zealand is being hit sooner and more severely than expected.
www.rnz.co.nz
December 4, 2025 at 12:02 AM
econz.bsky.social
NZ's backsliding on climate policies leads to 'winning' 'Fossil of the Day' award at the COP30 Climate talks for its decision to weaken methane emissions target. CAN International noted the weakened methane target was "not science-based". #fossiloftheday

www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...
New Zealand awarded dubious 'Fossil of the Day' at COP30 climate talks
The government's decision to weaken methane emissions targets have garnered it the award for a fourth time, after avoiding it last year.
www.rnz.co.nz
November 18, 2025 at 8:34 AM
econz.bsky.social
Tieke: ECO News, Alerts & Events November 2025 - Fast Track Amendment Bill and Climate change back sliding, etc
mailchi.mp/eco.org.nz/t...
Tieke ECO newsletter
ECO's newsletter of news and events for the ECO community
mailchi.mp
November 16, 2025 at 3:23 AM
econz.bsky.social
Only 5 days to makes submissions on Govt Fast Track legislation which will make the law even worse for the environment and community engagement. Make a submission @greenpeace.org.nz is one guide on the crucial issues in the Bill. #FastTrack
greenpeace.org.nz Greenpeace Aotearoa @greenpeace.org.nz · Nov 11
The Government is proposing changes to the Fast Track Act that would make it even more dangerous and undemocratic. Make a submission against this escalation to show this Government that New Zealanders will not accept this assault on our environment.
#FastTrack #ClimateChange
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Fast-Track Amendment Bill submission guide
The Government wants to change the Fast Track Act to make it even more dangerous and undemocratic. Take a stand and make a submission.
greenpeace.nz
November 12, 2025 at 9:54 AM