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2025
11 December 2025 | RNZ
Coalition reveals Resource Management Act replacement, but will it stand the test of time?
11 December 2025 | NZ Herald
Government bins RMA, promises new planning laws will slash consents, add $3b a year to economy
11 December 2025 | RNZ
RMA changes: transformational or concerning?
11 December 2025 | Newsroom
RMA overhaul puts private property rights first
11 December 2025 | Newsroom
Even with the RMA gone, the fast-track survives
11 December 2025 | Newsroom
‘Entire system more permissive’: How to fix the RMA fixes
26 November 2025 | BusinessDesk
Fast-track amendment could trigger surge in judicial reviews
17 November 2025 | Newsroom
Fast-track changes may speed up ministers’ pet projects, critic warns
17 November 2025 | RNZ
Dipping into Lake Pūkaki: Locals and experts conflicted over Meridian Energy proposal
13 November 2025 | Newsroom
Fishing industry to appeal Coromandel trawl ban
13 November 2025 | Otago Daily Times
Confusion at Macraes consent process
10 November 2025 | Newsroom
Housing projects account for most of Govt’s fast-track progress
10 November 2025 | Newsroom
Fast-track changes increase ministerial powers
10 October 2025 | Newsroom
Council to notify massive Coromandel bottom trawl ban, picking fight with Govt
08 October 2025 | NZ Herald
New Zealand is asleep at the wheel on environmental policy
06 October 2025 | The Post
Marine protections for Hauraki Gulf on the way
01 October 2025 | RNZ
Santana Minerals close to lodging application for $4.4 billion Central Otago gold mine
10 September 2025 | The Post
Hipkins teases Labour’s emissions-reduction ambitions
10 September 2025 | Newsroom
‘Frustrated’ ministers ready to accelerate fast-track
10 September 2025 | Newsroom
Ex-climate tsar likens squabbling politicians to toddlers
10 September 2025 | The Post
Climate change minister Simon Watts mounts tame defence of ‘solid’ emissions policies
10 September 2025 | The Post
Ten takeaways from Auckland climate conference
09 September 2025 | Newsroom
Who Benefits: How a tiny charity rewrote NZ’s environmental law
09 September 2025 | Newsroom
Who Benefits: After 50 years at the table, environmentalists feel the cold shoulder
25 August 2025 | Carbon News
Adaptation under the spotlight at climate conference
18 August 2025 | The Post
Government’s promise to protect the environment in tatters
18 August 2025 | The Press
Is this the last ECan election?
13 August 2025 | Newsroom
Last minute RMA changes ‘cave to farm lobby’
11 August 2025 | Newsroom
Small Kiwi fishing firm builds low emissions super-trawler, at nearly $100m
11 August 2025 | Newsroom
Fishing firms fight fire with science
07 August 2025 | The Post
Overhaul of fisheries rules sparks alarm and gratitude
06 August 2025 | Newsroom
NZ now one of the most attractive nations for mining investment
06 August 2025 | Newsroom
Court rules minister must monitor Rakaia order
31 July 2025 | NZ Herald
Cancelling regional councils is a very bad idea
24 July 2025 | NZ Herald
‘We need to be thinking about moving’ – call to shift towns ahead of climate change impact
24 July 2025 | Newsroom
Who Benefits: The power of the farm lobby, part one
17 July 2025 | Stuff
Pines and politics: The frustrations behind Molesworth manager’s ‘shock’ exit
14 July 2025 | 1 News
Panel recommends end to weather damage buyouts in 20 years
14 July 2025 | RNZ
No climate change buy-outs in future, expert group tells government
14 July 2025 | Insurance Business
Climate plan sparks concern over insurance, development gaps
10 July 2025 | RNZ
Preserving New Zealand’s unique marine environments
04 July 2025 | Te Awamutu News
Safety last? What counsel said
25 June 2025 | Newsroom
UN labels NZ a fisheries leader, while NGOs call foul on coral
18 June 2025 | Waikato Times
Controversial Te Awamutu waste plant would burn plastic and tyres
11 June 2025 | RNZ
QEII National Trust prepares to dramatically scale back work
05 June 2025 | Newsroom
Gold standard: fast-track mining project must pass environmental audit
29 May 2025 | Newsroom
Fast-track decision gives communities more info on local projects
26 May 2025 | Newsroom
‘It was a bombshell’: Govt culls pest eradication company
21 May 2025 | Politik
Reforming the RMA; the tensions and the problems
15 May 2025 | Politik
Environmental conference debates the economy
15 May 2025 | Newsroom
Hauraki Gulf bottom trawling corridor proposals chucked on ice
07 May 2025 | Newsroom
New group to hold Govt to account on trade deals
02 May 2025 | Newsroom
New RMA’s ‘chilling effect’ on councils threatened with court action
27 April 2025 | Newsroom
Court bolsters Mackenzie protection but Govt reforms cast a shadow
12 April 2025 | The Spinoff
‘Scam’ or ‘efficiency’? The proposed amendments to the Fisheries Act, explained
10 April 2025 | Farmers Weekly
Clarity still elusive on Crown tree plans
07 April 2025 | RNZ
Pine planting: Ministers ‘dreaming’ about amount of suitable land, say green groups
03 April 2025 | newsroom
Declarations might improve water quality, environment group says
28 March 2025 | Business Desk
Southland windfarm rejection appropriate: EDS
25 March 2025 | RNZ
RMA overhaul will need a watchdog to keep environment in check says Environmental Defence Society
25 February 2025 | Farmers Weekly
QEII Trust welcomes budget reprieve
20 January 2025 | RNZ
Fears high country land could be planted in pine under government’s climate plan
16 January 2025 | Newsroom
The environment’s most important year for decades
2024
30 November 2024 | Newsroom
A river has its day in court
15 November 2024 | RNZ
Environmental Defence Society on charges to national parks
21 October 2024 | Radio NZ
The big change to the Resource Management Act very little is known about
18 October 2024 | Newsroom
Hauraki Gulf protections – perfect can be enemy of the good
14 October 2024 | NZ Geo
What’s the point of the Fast-track Bill?
08 October 2024 | RNZ
Fast track list, questions over expert panels
08 October 2024 | Newsroom
The fast-track bill: the good, the bad and the clumsy
07 October 2024 | NewstalkZB
Nick Leggett & Gary Taylor: The projects picked for fast track approval
07 October 2024 | RNZ
Government unveils 149 projects selected by Fast-track Approvals Bill
07 October 2024 | Newsroom
Fast-track list: ‘zombie projects’ among the first 149 in line
05 October 2024 | Newsroom
Rushed minerals changes ‘bad lawmaking and they know it’
24 September 2024 | Newsroom
Otago’s simmering water wars bubble towards boiling point
11 September 2024 | RNZ
‘There’s coal and there’s coal’ – Climate Minister defends opening up for mining
11 September 2024 | RNZ
NZ’s next climate target needs to be more ambitious, says diplomat
09 September 2024 | RNZ
Great Barrier Reef already been dealt its death blow – scientist
28 August 2024 | RNZ
Fast-track bill still skewed in favour of economy – environmentalist
13 August 2024 | Newsroom
Bishop: Releasing list of fast-track applicants ‘would lead to lobbying’
21 July 2024 | Vimeo
EDS speaks to Primary Production Committee on proposed aquaculture amendments
18 July 2024 | Newsroom
The climate action within our control
21 July 2024 | Newsroom
$3b a small price to pay for future of Interislander ferries
13 July 2024 | The Press
Is the Govt’s need for speed undermining democratic processes?
21 July 2024 | Newsroom
Minister foreshadows hard choices for conservation department
17 June 2024 | Newsroom
Winds of political change blow through environmental conference
17 June 2024 | RNZ
Does New Zealand have a global responsibility to mine more locally?
14 June 2024 | Newsroom
Environmentalists confronted by inconvenient truths
06 June 2024 | Newsroom
Govt rethink needed for mining on stewardship land
04 June 2024 | Newsroom
Urgent bill to extend all marine farm consents by 20 years
04 June 2024 | Newsroom
Environmental legal aid fund killed in Budget cuts
29 May 2024 | The post
An unacceptable, preposterous attack on nature
15 May 2024 | RNZ
New book details New Zealand’s biggest environmental battles
13 May 2024 | 1News
Environmentalist: Govt’s fast-track bill is going back to the 80s
14 May 2024 | NZ Herald
Those fighting for the environment are worlds apart but intrinsically linked
14 May 2024 | Spinoff
Why the UK parliament is monitoring our fast-track consenting bill
24 April 2024 | 1 News
Govt reveals first changes to Resource Management Act
22 March 2024 | Stuff
Aquaculture farms consent extension ‘dodgy’
22 March 2024 | NZGeo
Goodbye, environmental laws! We’re in our construction era now
15 March 2024 | Rural News
SNA rules suspended – farmers happy, environmentalists outraged
15 March 2024 | Spinoff
We can’t find the environmental group that was extensively consulted on the fast-track consenting bill
15 March 2024 | RNZ
Andrew Hoggard walks back SNA announcement experts say is unlawful
08 March 2024 | bnn
New Zealand’s Fast-Track Bill Sparks Outrage: Environmental Groups and Industry at Odds
08 March 2024 | The Daily Blog
Fast-track Bill Release Marks ‘Dark Day For Nature And Democracy’ – Greenpeace
08 March 2024 | Politik
The big Beehive power grab
08 March 2024 | RNZ
Shane Jones on Fast Track Approval bill
02 March 2024 | RNZ
Environmental group rails against proposal to automatically extend marine farm resource consents
01 March 2024 | NZ Herald (Premium)
The National Party, the PM, and busting myths about their approach to climate change: Sir Ian Taylor
01 March 2024 | The Daily Blog
Another Missile Launched In Government’s War On Nature – Environmental Defence Society
01 March 2024 | RNZ
Overseas gold investors eye up market as Government looks to bolster mining
29 February 2024 | bnn
Bluegreen Forum at Waitangi: Bridging Politics and Environmental Action
29 February 2024 | bnn
New Zealand’s Plan for 25-Year Marine Farm Consents Sparks Environmental Outcry
29 February 2024 | RNZ
Overseas gold investors eye up market as Government looks to bolster mining
25 February 2024 | Newshub
Environmental group calls Government our most radical ‘anti-environment’ since 1980s
23 February 2024 | Newsroom
ECan’s evidence about Rakaia River used against it in court
15 February 2024 | RNZ
Environmental groups say government’s plans breach free trade agreement
12 February 2024 | Newstalkzb
Environmental groups condemn Government’s proposal to introduce ‘fast track’ consents bill, labels it a war on nature
07 February 2024 | Newsroom
Brace yourself for Think Big II, warn environmentalists
04 February 2024 | 1 News
Govt plan to fast-track infrastructure alarms environmentalists
02 February 2024 | Carbon Pulse
NZ govt’s fast-tracked development approval plans alarm environmental groups
29 January 2024 | The Post
The new, old law that no-one can seem to kill
09 January 2024 | Newsroom
Court documents show ECan pulled out rug over Rakaia River
2023
20 December 2023 | Newsroom
More pollution for longer: Government ‘rebalances’ towards commerce
18 December 2023 | Guardian
New Zealand’s environmental credentials on the line as coalition takes power
04 December 2023 | Energy Portal
New Zealand’s Largest Solar Farm Proposed for the Mackenzie Basin
04 December 2023 | Newsroom
New Government crashes environment
01 December 2023 | RNZ
Plan to build New Zealand’s largest solar farm in Mackenzie Basin goes for consultation
17 November 2023 | RNZ
Water clarity: The murky management of Rakaia River
15 November 2023 | The Press
ECan’s withdrawal from Rakaia litigation baffles conservationists
14 November 2023 | Newsroom
Surprise at Canterbury council’s ‘misleading’ court withdrawal
10 November 2023 | Newsroom
Commissioners reject big Mackenzie Basin solar farm
10 November 2023 | RNZ
Tekapo solar farm application rejected on ecological grounds
30 October 2023 | Newsroom
New Govt could panel-beat legislation without writing it off
27 October 2023 | Newsroom
Warning over looming water battle
13 October 2023 | RNZ
Reaction to new forestry slash regulations
22 September 2023 | Energy Portal
National Leader Christopher Luxon Calls for Repeal of New Resource Management Legislation
14 September 2023 | NZ Herald
Election 2023: Act’s Simon Court says no climate emergency, Green’s James Shaw describes him as a ‘clown show’ in debate
14 September 2023 | Newshub
Election 2023: How ACT Party sparked controversy at debate on protecting the planet
20 August 2023 | Scoop
RMA Reform Just The Start
09 August 2023 | North and South
Solar eclipse: Our renewable power struggle
24 July 2023 | Newsroom
Lakes will ‘die’ without urgent action
09 July 2023 | NZ Geographic
Taking on water
09 July 2023 | The Post
Ocean sanctuary debacle illustrates need for ocean management overhaul
26 April 2023 | Newsroom
The planet burns on a bonfire of farming regulations
28 March 2023 | Newshub
Increasing number of snapper caught in Hauraki Gulf suffering from starvation
06 March 2023 | Newsroom
The case for an Environmental Defence Force
27 February 2023 | Newsroom
Court puts river protection case on fast-track
25 February 2023 | RNZ
Prof Jonathan Boston: how to manage managed retreat
24 February 2023 | RNZ
Forestry inquiry welcomed by sector groups
14 February 2023 | Newsroom
We deserve more than a climate house of cards
14 February 2023 | RNZ
Business commentator Pattrick Smellie on Nine to Noon talking about managed retreat and EDS’s new report
13 February 2023 | Stuff
A law could allow flood-hit homeowners to seek safer ground, if the Government would fund it
01 February 2023 | Newsroom
Time for stronger forestry regulations to control pollution
27 January 2023 | Stuff
Calls for inquiry into forestry practices after boy killed at beach
27 January 2023 | NZ Herald
Forestry slash: Boy’s death after being struck by log at beach a ‘wake-up’ call
23 January 2023 | RNZ
Forestry slash: what is the solution?
22 January 2023 | Today FM
Gary Taylor, EDS CEO, talking forestry slash on Today FM
18 January 2023 | Stuff
Tairāwhiti locals launch petition seeking changes to stop forestry ‘carnage’
16 January 2023 | RNZ
The Panel with David Cormack and Cas Carter (Part 2)
16 January 2023 | RNZ
Forestry Minister on reforms to forestry after Cyclone Hale
16 January 2023 | RNZ
Cyclone Hale aftermath: Defence Force vehicles used to supply Tairāwhiti’s isolated pockets
16 January 2023 | NZ Herald
‘East Coast disaster’: Environmental group calls for inquiry into forestry practices
16 January 2023 | Scoop
EDS Calls For Formal Inquiry Into Forestry Practices Following East Coast Disaster
2022
18 October 2022 | NZ Herald
Raewyn Peart: My story as told to Elisabeth Easther
19 September 2022 | RNZ
Climate Change Commission chair Dr Rod Carr calls for reform of emissions trading scheme
08 September 2022 | newsroom.
Forestry needs an urgent reset
05 September 2022 | Newshub
Government accused of failing to follow conservation law with stewardship land review
04 September 2022 | newsroom.
‘Outstanding’ land stewards spark conservation clash
02 September 2022 | newsroom.
Bad economics trumps good environmental outcomes
22 August 2022 | Stuff
Freshwater reforms reveal difficulty in science-driven policy, report says
09 June 2022 | newsroom.
New report reveals Aotearoa’s waters face crisis, authors want sweeping, urgent reform
17 April 2022 | Stuff
The Laws of Nature: Why old legislation is standing in the way of tackling environmental crisis
13 April 2022 | Stuff
Seasick Series – Saving the Hauraki Gulf
29 March 2022 | newsroom.
Warning over Mackenzie development ‘goldrush’
21 March 2022 | University of Otago, Faculty of Law
Alumni Newsletter feat. Raewyn Peart: Environmental Defender
02 January 2022 | newsroom.
Time to give the ocean its own legal voice
2021
16 December 2021 | newsroom.
Legal threat looms over ECan’s hidden river report
11 December 2021 | Listener Magazine
How the land lies
20 November 2021 | Beehive
100% renewable electricity grid explored with pumped storage ‘battery’
21 September 2021 | Magic Talk
Rural Today with Dominic George talking to Gary Taylor on pines versus natives
13 September 2021 | NZ Herald
Gary Taylor: Auckland needs a proper metro rail system
17 August 2021 | RNZ
Tourism operators want new rules for national parks
29 June 2021 | newsroom.
The Detail: The tipping point for Dome Valley residents
22 June 2021 | NZ Herald
Fishing restrictions and new protection areas for Hauraki Gulf/Tikapa Moana
09 June 2021 | NZ Climate Commission
Ināia tonu nei: a low emissions future for Aotearoa – our advice to Government
01 June 2021 | Newshub
Ngāi Tahu launches legal action against Government over conservation land
28 May 2021 | RNZ
Rio Tinto takes on some cost of Tiwai Pt clean-up, but $200m of work still up in the air
26 May 2021 | Stuff
Help buy the hill: Your chance to help create 500ha conservation park
12 April 2021 | RMLA
RMLA Auckland : Implementation Road Show
06 April 2021 | RNZ
Government considering law changes over Tiwai Pt
30 March 2021 | newsroom.
Govt looks at waste rules after smelter case
09 March 2021 | newsroom.
Last piece in puzzle for Mackenzie protection
10 February 2021 | NZ Herald
Government confirms it will scrap Resource Management Act, create three new acts
10 February 2021 | NZ Herald
Government confirms it will scrap Resource Management Act, create three new acts
10 February 2021 | Otago Daily Times
Dross protest and pragmatism
02 February 2021 | Stuff
‘Not transformational’: climate commission’s blueprint disappoints green activists
02 February 2021 | Stuff
‘Not transformational’: climate commission’s blueprint disappoints green activists
2020
29 May 2020 | Stuff
A push for new coal mines amid ‘alarming’ fast-tracking of infrastructure
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