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Climate Justice Taranaki Rejects The Fast-Track List
Monday, 7 October 2024, 10:01 am | Climate Justice Taranaki
The list of 149 projects includes seven for aquaculture, 19 for mining and quarrying, 22 renewable electricity including hydro, 43 infrastructure including roads and irrigation, and 58 housing and land developments. More >>
Climate Strike Going To New Plymouth Council This Friday
Thursday, 26 September 2024, 7:32 pm | Climate Justice Taranaki
In New Plymouth, the Climate Strike is starting at Puke Ariki Landing at 1:45 and will hikoi to the New Plymouth District Council buildings to arrive around 2pm to speak to the mayor and other councillors in the council chambers. More >>
NZ Dairy Kills 2 Million Calves A Year
Monday, 26 August 2024, 5:32 am | Climate Justice Taranaki
Statistics from a 2017 Horizon survey found that shockingly, half of NZers surveyed did not know a cow had to give birth to produce milk. More than 80% of those asked, vastly underestimated the number of bobby calves killed each year; 60% said they ... More >>
Activists Blockade Todd Energy House During Energy Forum
Wednesday, 12 June 2024, 10:27 am | Climate Justice Taranaki
The Energy Resources Taranaki Forum was supposed to hold their annual conference in New Plymouth today but due to climate activists coming from across the country to stop them, they decided to cancel and meet online. The climate protectors wasted ... More >>
Govt's Mineral Strategy An Environmental Disaster In The Making
Friday, 24 May 2024, 10:50 am | Climate Justice Taranaki
"The government's 'Draft Mineral Strategy' released this week by Minister for Resources Shane Jones is a disaster in the making for the environment, the climate and people as more and more rural communities will have to battle these companies ... More >>
Fast Track Bill A Blatant Act Of Vandalism For Corporate Kleptocracy
Thursday, 7 March 2024, 5:30 pm | Climate Justice Taranaki
Climate Justice Taranaki describes the Fast Track Approvals Bill introduced into Parliament today as a blatant act of vandalism for corporate kleptocracy, and an annihilation of environmental stewardship and democracy. “The Bill gives Ministers ... More >>
Boycott Americarna - Taranaki Community Rejects Car Festival In The Middle Of A Climate Crisis
Tuesday, 20 February 2024, 10:17 am | Climate Justice Taranaki
Climate Justice Taranaki, Palestinian Solidarity Taranaki and Better Streets Project are calling on the public and local schools to boycott this week’s Americarna. Spanning four days from 21-24th February this year, Americarna will penetrate not ... More >>
Parihaka Day Protest Targets Dairy, Gas And Fertiliser Factories
Monday, 6 November 2023, 8:41 pm | Climate Justice Taranaki
The Whareroa Fonterra Dairy factory, the Kapuni Ballance fertiliser factory and the Todd Energy gas plant were blockaded simultaneously this Parihaka Day, 5 November, by environmental, peace and social justice activists from across the country. The ... More >>
Climate Justice Group Vows To Continue Its Work At The Wake Of Election
Monday, 16 October 2023, 11:16 am | Climate Justice Taranaki
Climate Justice Taranaki is determined to continue its work for a just world where people and the environment thrive, as election results emerge. "It is a pretty bleak election outcome for all of us, for the climate, for the poor and marginalised. ... More >>
How Much Blood Was Spilled For Industrial Dairying Today?
Sunday, 27 August 2023, 5:41 am | Climate Justice Taranaki
In collaboration with groups across Aotearoa commemorating Bobby Calf Day this weekend, Climate Justice Taranaki visited Federated Farmers and chalked the streets of New Plymouth on Friday. There will be demonstrations at large meat and dairy processors ... More >>
BlackRock Deal A Slippery Slope
Wednesday, 9 August 2023, 2:48 pm | Climate Justice Taranaki
Climate Justice Taranaki describes the government’s announcement to partner with BlackRock as a dangerous slippery slope of aggravated energy corporatisation, risking Aotearoa New Zealand’s collective energy sovereignty. “We are talking about energy ... More >>
Over 3,000 People Back Petition To End Taranaki Oil And Gas Drilling
Wednesday, 26 July 2023, 6:19 am | Climate Justice Taranaki
"Over 3,000 people have signed our petition calling on the Government to stop handing out oil and gas permits for onshore drilling in Taranaki" says Urs Signer, member of community group Climate Justice Taranaki. "The government’s Block ... More >>
Petition To End Taranaki Oil And Gas 'block Offer' Already At 2800
Wednesday, 21 June 2023, 2:23 pm | Climate Justice Taranaki
A new local campaign is aiming to stop the Government from handing out oil and gas permits for onshore drilling in Taranaki. A petition by community group Climate Justice Taranaki called 'A bid for the future - no more oil and gas drilling in Taranaki' ... More >>
Climate Justice Group Cautions Unconstrained Renewable Energy Push
Friday, 2 June 2023, 10:00 am | Climate Justice Taranaki
Climate Justice Taranaki criticises the Ministry for Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE)’s proposals to enable vast expansion of renewable energy generation and transmission by removing policy barriers. “The proposed national policy statements ... More >>
End Big Dairy Campaigners To Protest National Dairy Awards
Thursday, 11 May 2023, 8:43 am | Climate Justice Taranaki
The National Dairy Awards are coming to Auckland this Saturday 13 May but this time community groups frustrated with the industry’s inaction on climate change, environmental protections, Te Tiriti justice and animal welfare, will be greeting award attendees ... More >>
Taranaki To Join Global Climate Strike This Friday
Wednesday, 1 March 2023, 6:23 am | Climate Justice Taranaki
Two weeks on from Cyclone Gabrielle, New Plymouth along with ten other cities across Aotearoa, and thousands more communities across the world, are calling for more urgent action to curb climate change. Climate Justice Taranaki, Rapid Reforestation, Forest ... More >>
2700 Signatures Against Beach Energy Drilling In Taranaki
Tuesday, 6 December 2022, 5:29 am | Climate Justice Taranaki
Members of Climate Justice Taranaki will present a petition with over 2700 signatures to the Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) hearing in New Plymouth this Tuesday opposing the plans of Australian oil and gas company Beach Energy to drill for more ... More >>
Protesting Farmers Have Their Heads In The Mud
Thursday, 20 October 2022, 8:49 am | Climate Justice Taranaki
"The Groundswell protest today shows just how stuck in the mud some farmers are when it comes to moving with the times. That after decades of scientific evidence and easily felt changes here on farms in Aotearoa, some people still call climate ... More >>
Agricultural Emissions Reduction Proposal Not Good Enough
Wednesday, 12 October 2022, 6:17 pm | Climate Justice Taranaki
"The so-called 'pragmatic proposal' to reduce agricultural emissions released by the government yesterday fails to curb emissions in a significant way and instead locks rural Aotearoa into a pathway of further industrialisation and loss of community ... More >>
Taranaki Rallies For Global Climate Strike This Friday
Wednesday, 21 September 2022, 12:24 pm | Climate Justice Taranaki
A coalition of community groups is planning a rally this Friday to support the Global Climate Strike first initiated by student activist Greta Thunberg in 2018. The coalition is calling for urgent action to reduce emissions and support communities to adapt ... More >>
