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Degrowth Aotearoa New Zealand
Working to enable collective wellbeing within ecological limits.
Many of us have long questioned whether economic growth is always a good thing. We are concerned about overshoot, planetary boundaries and the overwhelming responsibility of high income nations and individuals for the climate crisis, biodiversity loss, water and soil pollution.
Degrowth Aotearoa NZ (DANZ) was formed by a small group of individuals passionately dedicated to raising awareness about the urgent need to find ways of living within biophysical limits.
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Solidarity With Māori
Friday, 9 February 2024, 11:53 am | DANZ
We offer this statement of solidarity with Māori to position ourselves counter to the government’s undermining actions. The way forward requires a government who trusts Māori and their vision for a healthy future. As Kara Puketapu-Dentice ... More >>
Government has negotiated itself into a corner over ETS auction
Friday, 15 December 2023, 7:26 pm | DANZ
If the coalition government wants a “strong and stable ETS”, as the Minister for Climate Change has recently stated , the price of petrol and diesel will rise, causing inflation and public disapproval, according to Degrowth Aotearoa New Zealand ... More >>
Government Has Negotiated Itself Into A Corner Over ETS Auction
Tuesday, 12 December 2023, 4:21 pm | Degrowth Aotearoa New Zealand
If the coalition government wants a “strong and stable ETS”, as the Minister for Climate Change has recently stated , the price of petrol and diesel will rise, causing inflation and public disapproval, according to Degrowth Aotearoa New Zealand ... More >>
Petition for implementing an effective fossil fuel reduction scheme in NZ
Monday, 4 December 2023, 5:56 pm | Degrowth Aotearoa New Zealand
Given the urgency of reducing greenhouse gas emissions, a group is calling for the investigation of a more effective approach than the current Emissions Trading Scheme. Degrowth Aotearoa New Zealand (DANZ) will present its petition with 722 signatures ... More >>
Renewables – Almost Impossible In A Growing Economy
Monday, 18 September 2023, 7:35 pm | Degrowth Aotearoa New Zealand
Hydrolakes in Aotearoa/New Zealand have had many years of low rainfall, but it is now happening more frequently. In dry years we revert to coal generation, making the transition to renewables harder. When New Zealand hydroelectricpower stations ... More >>
Upcoming Conference Explores A Future Beyond Growth
Sunday, 10 September 2023, 9:43 pm | Degrowth Aotearoa New Zealand
New Zealand is hosting its first conference on degrowth next weekend, entitled Beyond Growth Aotearoa. This two-day conference will run over 16 – 17 September, and will feature online presentations by French degrowth scholar Timothee Parrique and US-based ... More >>
Planned Obsolescence Legislation Should Be An Easy Win For The Degrowth Movement
Saturday, 26 August 2023, 5:47 pm | Degrowth Aotearoa New Zealand
The degrowth movement is a global movement that advocates for a transition to a less consumerist and more sustainable way of life. One of the key tenets of the degrowth movement is opposition to planned obsolescence. Planned obsolescence is the practice ... More >>
Commercial Banks’ Dangerous Power Over Business Investment
Tuesday, 22 August 2023, 4:58 pm | Degrowth Aotearoa New Zealand
The power of banks to create money as interest-bearing debt has a dangerous influence on the global economy. By allowing commercial banks to do this, we give them the power to decide what resources are mined, manufactured, and grown. And because they ... More >>
Labouring For A Better, Not Bigger Future
Wednesday, 9 August 2023, 2:45 pm | Degrowth Aotearoa New Zealand
By Sahra Kress “Our hope can only ever be as strong as our struggle”1. I am writing about the future from my position as a midwife, for two reasons. I am passionately concerned about the future of every child I deliver. Also, being intimately More >>
DANZ Presents Exciting New Social Media Takeover Season
Monday, 18 May 2020, 3:45 pm | DANZ
Dance Aotearoa New Zealand (DANZ) is excited to be launching its new Social Media Takeover Season this week, kicking off twelve weeks of creative inspiration and sharing from New Zealand dance artists practising across a range of genres. At a time when ... More >>
Olivia O’Brien Announced as DANZ Dance Residency Recipient
Tuesday, 19 November 2019, 12:38 pm | DANZ
Dance Aotearoa New Zealand (DANZ), has selected Olivia O’Brien as the recipient of the 2019 DANZ Dance Residency at The Arts Centre Te Matatiki Toi Ora in Christchurch. The residency is being delivered for the first time in Christchurch by DANZ in partnership ... More >>
Happy homecoming for 2019 Māori Dance Residency recipient
Monday, 7 October 2019, 1:28 pm | DANZ
Dance Aotearoa New Zealand (DANZ), has selected Sophie Williams (Te Arawa, Ngāpuhi), as the recipient of the 2019 Te Kanikani Whakamātau/Māori Dance Residency. The residency is being delivered for the first time in Rotorua by DANZ in partnership ... More >>
DANZ Announces 2019 Dance Residencies
Monday, 2 September 2019, 11:40 am | DANZ
Dance Aotearoa New Zealand (DANZ) is delighted to be announcing two dance residencies in October and November of this year. DANZ will offer the Māori Dance Residency (Te Kanikani Whakamātau) in partnership with Lakes Performing Arts Company (LPAC) ... More >>
New Zealand Dance Week 2019: Dancing Around the Country
Wednesday, 27 March 2019, 1:27 pm | DANZ
New Zealand Dance Week (NZDW) returns in 2019 from 27 April – 5 May with a growing programme of dance activity taking place around the country. More >>
Developing Dance in Dunedin with Hip Hop Champs
Friday, 12 October 2018, 2:56 pm | DANZ
Dance Aotearoa New Zealand (DANZ), the national support organisation for dance in Aotearoa, are proud to be offering Dunedin the chance to dance with and learn from two champion dance artists. More >>
Tru Paraha is the 2018 Māori Choreolab Recipient
Thursday, 9 August 2018, 4:57 pm | DANZ
DANZ Announces Tru Paraha as the 2018 Māori Choreolab Recipient Dance Aotearoa New Zealand (DANZ) has selected Tru Paraha as the 2018 Māori Choreolab: Te Kanikani Whakamātau recipient. Supported by DANZ and with funding from Foundation North, ... More >>
DANZ gets Christchurch dancing for NZ Dance Week
Wednesday, 11 April 2018, 10:12 am | DANZ
From 21-29 April 2018 dancers and dance lovers across New Zealand will be making movement and celebrating the annual New Zealand Dance Week (NZDW). More >>
Democrats Abroad New Zealand – Conversations on Gun Violence
Thursday, 22 February 2018, 11:14 am | DANZ
AUCKLAND - DANZ is an official country committee of Democrats Abroad, and we strive to provide Americans abroad a Democratic voice in our government and elect Democratic candidates by mobilizing the overseas vote. This year’s Annual General Meeting ... More >>
Celebrating Dance in All Its Forms
Thursday, 21 December 2017, 12:37 pm | DANZ
From 21-29 April 2018 dancers and dance lovers across New Zealand will be making movement and celebrating the annual New Zealand Dance Week (NZDW). More >>
Shona Dunlop MacTavish’s legacy dances on
Thursday, 9 November 2017, 12:30 pm | DANZ
New Zealand is alive with dance; from children learning ballet in small community halls, to cultural groups enlivening festivals and celebrations, to hip-hop dancers in the street, to groups and individuals perfoming on the world stage – dance is ... More >>
