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Climate Change & Business Conference Communique
Wednesday, 10 October 2018, 12:43 pm | Environmental Defence Society
What a difference a year makes, the National Party’s environment spokesperson, Scott Simpson, told the EDS Climate Change and Business Conference yesterday. More >>
Resource Management Law Reform Project
Friday, 5 October 2018, 1:05 pm | Environmental Defence Society
EDS has released its third working paper as part of its Resource Management Law Reform Project. The project is taking a first-principles look at how New Zealand’s resource management system operates and how it could be improved for the coming decades. More >>
Reform or Transform: RMLA Conference 2018
Tuesday, 14 August 2018, 5:29 pm | Environmental Defence Society
The Resource Management Law Association’s annual conference Reform or Transform is being held this year at Te Papa in just 5 weeks. EDS is supporting this important opportunity for resource management professionals to network and upskill. More >>
The Road to Resource Management Reform
Monday, 23 July 2018, 4:05 pm | EDS
This workshop will examine three potential stages for resource management reform over the coming years. First, it will review changes proposed to the Resource Management Act likely to be enacted during 2018. These include the Government’s expressed ... More >>
Ministers & National put their cases: EDS 2018 Conference
Monday, 16 July 2018, 6:19 pm | Environmental Defence Society
Green Light or Light Green? The Government’s environmental reforms 1-2 August 2018, Grand Millennium Auckland More >>
EDS to file High Court proceedings re Te Mata Peak
Wednesday, 4 July 2018, 9:28 am | Environmental Defence Society
The Environmental Defence Society (EDS) will file proceedings in the High Court at Napier later this week challenging the decision-making process that led to Craggy Range Vineyards building a track across the face of Te Mata Peak. More >>
Latest Land and Water Forum Report released
Tuesday, 26 June 2018, 12:25 pm | Environmental Defence Society
The Land and Water Forum publicly released its most recent report today. The report is the fifth since the Forum was set up at the initiative of the Environmental Defence Society in 2009. More >>
EDS supports Visitor Levy
Friday, 15 June 2018, 2:09 pm | Environmental Defence Society
The Environmental Defence Society supports the Government’s proposal to introduce a targeted Visitor Levy to apply at the New Zealand border. More >>
EDS welcomes National’s support for Climate Commission
Friday, 15 June 2018, 11:41 am | Environmental Defence Society
The Environmental Defence Society has welcomed National’s commitment to the development of an independent Climate Commission. More >>
EDS releases second working paper
Thursday, 24 May 2018, 2:49 pm | Environmental Defence Society
EDS has released its second working paper as part of its RM Reform Project. The project is taking a first principles look at how New Zealand’s resource management system operates and how it could be improved for the coming decades. More >>
Conservation Reform at EDS's 2018 Conference
Monday, 21 May 2018, 7:53 pm | Environmental Defence Society
Green Light or Light Green? The Government’s environmental reforms 1-2 August 2018, Grand Millennium Auckland More >>
EDS congratulates Government on DOC funding increases
Thursday, 17 May 2018, 4:54 pm | Environmental Defence Society
The Environmental Defence Society has welcomed the budget announcement of increased funding for the Department of Conservation. Finance Minister Hon Grant Robertson announced a $181.6m increase in DOC’s funding over four years. This represents ... More >>
EDS Fisheries Seminar Communique
Thursday, 10 May 2018, 5:21 pm | Environmental Defence Society
At a seminar last evening hosted by Auckland law firm Simpson Grierson, over 100 people heard a presentation by EDS Policy Director Raewyn Peart on her new book Voices from the sea: managing New Zealand’s fisheries . The presentation outlined how ... More >>
Government has a clear mandate to clean up freshwater
Tuesday, 8 May 2018, 2:48 pm | Environmental Defence Society
The Environmental Defence Society says that the reaction to Environment Minister David Parker’s comments about cows has been ill-informed. More >>
Green Light or Light Green? The Govt’s environmental reforms
Monday, 7 May 2018, 12:03 pm | Environmental Defence Society
Freshwater was a prominent election issue and is high on this government’s agenda. On Sunday, Minister Parker announced big changes to freshwater policy including a reformed national policy statement on freshwater management. This conference session ... More >>
Fisheries Reform Seminar: Panelists Announced
Wednesday, 2 May 2018, 1:34 pm | Environmental Defence Society
Please join us for this evening seminar to hear the highlights from EDS’s recent investigation into inshore fisheries management and a panel which will consider options for fisheries reform. Copies of the recent EDS publication Voices from the Sea: Managing ... More >>
EDS disappointed at TOKM’s denial of problems in fisheries
Sunday, 29 April 2018, 7:16 pm | Environmental Defence Society
Te Ohu Kaimoana (TOKM) today released a media statement attacking the credibility of the recently released EDS book Voices from the Sea: Managing New Zealand’s Fisheries . More >>
Report is a call for action on environment
Thursday, 19 April 2018, 11:24 am | Environmental Defence Society
The Environmental Defence Society has commended the Ministry for the Environment and Stats New Zealand for their latest environmental report, Our Land 2018. More >>
New book concludes inshore fisheries need a radical shakeup
Tuesday, 10 April 2018, 11:32 am | Environmental Defence Society
The Environmental Defence Society today launched its latest publication ‘Voices from the Sea’ which is the result of an in-depth investigation into the operation of New Zealand’s inshore fisheries management system. Authored by EDS Policy Analyst ... More >>
Positive decision on the Hauraki Gulf/Bay of Plenty
Monday, 26 March 2018, 7:51 pm | Environmental Defence Society
Positive decision on the Hauraki Gulf/Bay of Plenty rock lobster fishery, but more still to be done More >>