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Unprofessional Police Conduct Sparks IPCA Complaint
Monday, 13 April 2026, 7:06 am | Climate Liberation Aotearoa
Edwards was visited by police on the morning of Monday 6th April, at which time he was verbally trespassed from the area, but indicated that he would not be coming down. More >>
Climate Activist Arrested After Shutting Down Coal Mine Expansion For 5 Days
Friday, 10 April 2026, 2:44 pm | Climate Liberation Aotearoa
Edwards has been arrested and charged with trespass today, after ending his five day occupation on Thursday afternoon. He says he stands by his actions. More >>
Activist Leaves Tree After Disrupting Work At The South Cypress Mine For 5 Days
Thursday, 9 April 2026, 6:37 pm | Climate Liberation Aotearoa
Edwards is one of many people who have resisted coal mining on the West Coast. There is a rich history of New Zealanders peacefully protesting extractivist industries in the area. More >>
Activists Occupy Cypress Mine For Third Day
Tuesday, 7 April 2026, 3:17 pm | Climate Liberation Aotearoa
The Cypress Mine was hotly contested by the community groups including the Save Happy Valley Coalition from 2004-2013, because of the known environmental damage it would cause. More >>
30 Hours Into Tree Occupation, Activist Not Coming Down
Monday, 6 April 2026, 3:12 pm | Climate Liberation Aotearoa
“We’re here to stop Bathurst Resources from felling native forests and to halt its creeping expansion towards the Denniston Plateau,” Hamish Edwards says. More >>
Actors Playing Coalition Leaders Burn Environmental Policies At Protest Opposing Plan To Abolish Environment Ministry
Wednesday, 11 March 2026, 5:05 pm | Climate Liberation Aotearoa
Forty years ago, MfE was created through the Environment Act. The need for a dedicated environmental agency was considered so important that Parliament chose to write it into law. More >>
Fast Track Ammendment Protest At Parliament Today
Tuesday, 9 December 2025, 9:29 am | Climate Liberation Aotearoa
Climate Liberation Aotearoa is calling forurgent public resistance to the Government’s proposed Fast Track Approvals Amendment Bill. More >>
The Carnival For Change Celebrates Activism And Blocks Coal
Saturday, 6 December 2025, 3:19 pm | Climate Liberation Aotearoa
This Carnival is supporting people blocking coal trains from getting to Lyttelton Port, Aotearoa’s largest coal port. In a massive win, KiwiRail have agreed to cancel all coal trains today moving between Christchurch and Lyttleton Port. More >>
The Carnival For Change Celebrates Activism And Blocks Coal!
Tuesday, 2 December 2025, 4:09 pm | Climate Liberation Aotearoa
The Carnival is being organised by Climate Liberation Aotearoa, Coal Action Network Aotearoa, Save Our Springs, Extinction Rebellion Ōtautahi, Peace Action Ōtautahi and Ōtautahi Palestine Solidarity Network Aotearoa. More >>
Climate Protesters Appear In Court After 23 Day Bucket Occupation
Wednesday, 20 August 2025, 2:22 pm | Climate Liberation Aotearoa
The pair are well and feeling great after their 23 day occupation of Bathurst Resources’ aerial coal bucket, said Climate Liberation Aotearoa spokesperson Rosemary Penwarden. More >>
Vans Set Ablaze After Denniston Visit
Monday, 18 August 2025, 1:01 pm | Climate Liberation Aotearoa
"The arson event is both shocking and shameful, and we feel for those affected. These students camped on this beautiful landscape and got back to find their vans and possessions destroyed. Is this how we treat each other these days?" More >>
Save Denniston Protesters Living In Coal Bucket 80M Up
Tuesday, 12 August 2025, 10:31 am | Climate Liberation Aotearoa
The police have not made any attempts to remove the climbers as they enter their third week of disruption to Bathurst’s infrastructure. More >>
Day Ten - Update Part Two, Police Advise Gunshots Are Bird Scarer
Wednesday, 6 August 2025, 6:25 pm | Climate Liberation Aotearoa
CLA has contacted Bathurst resources for comment on the actions taken by employees and are awaiting a reply. More >>
Day 10: Protesters Still In Place Despite Intimidation With Firearms
Wednesday, 6 August 2025, 10:43 am | Climate Liberation Aotearoa
“People are already losing their homes and loved ones in climate crisis. This is what is at stake, in Aotearoa and all around the world. Bathurst are willing to put lives at risk every day by fueling this deadly climate emergency. That’s why we’re ... More >>
Coal Bucket Protest Reaches Day 5
Friday, 1 August 2025, 12:33 pm | Climate Liberation Aotearoa
The aerial ropeway, used to transport 1 million tonnes of coal from the mine each year, has been turned off since Monday. More >>
Coal Activists Still Camped In Bucket After Four Days
Thursday, 31 July 2025, 5:06 pm | Climate Liberation Aotearoa
Rach and Tāmati have occupied an empty coal bucket since Monday morning. Zipline equipment was used to access the coal bucket, which is 250 metres from the nearest pylon and 80 metres above a forested gully. More >>
No Coal From Stockton Mine Today
Monday, 28 July 2025, 8:21 am | Climate Liberation Aotearoa
The International Court of Justice ruled last week that countries must address the "urgent and existential threat" of climate change by cooperating to curb emissions and yet the Fast-Track Bill is enabling the expansion of the fossil fuel industry More >>
Climate Activist Draw Attention To Outdated Regulations Of Heli Tourism In Aoraki National Park
Friday, 9 May 2025, 6:31 pm | Climate Liberation Aotearoa
Climate Liberation Aotearoa recently displayed several large banners around the Aoraki/Mt Cook area to protest for a new long-term sustainability plan for helicopters in Aoraki National Park. More >>
Restore Passenger Rail Climate Protest Charges Dropped 6 May
Tuesday, 6 May 2025, 4:56 pm | Climate Liberation Aotearoa
The group said that their actions in 2022-23 were an attempt to match the urgency of the climate catastrophe, which was, and is still, being largely ignored by the government. More >>
UPDATE: Denniston Protest Over, Climbers Down
Wednesday, 23 April 2025, 9:11 pm | Climate Liberation Aotearoa
The protest targeted Australian-owned Bathurst Resources' plan to mine 20 million tonnes of coal from the pristine Denniston Plateau under the government's new fast-tracked consent process. The company has a history of consent breaches in Aotearoa, and campaigners ... More >>
