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Desperate For Climate Action: Standing Firm In The Face Of Violence At Victoria Tunnel
Monday, 4 September 2023, 9:32 am | Extinction Rebellion
Extinction Rebellion Tamaki Makaurau urges the activists with Restore Passenger Rail at Victoria Tunnel to stand firm. The violence being done to our communities and communities around the world by the fossil fuel, agribusiness and transport sectors ... More >>
Stopping Fonterra, Again. Their Footprint Is Unconscionable.
Thursday, 13 April 2023, 5:52 am | Extinction Rebellion
April 13, 2023 From 6 am this morning, climate activists from Extinction Rebellion and Greenpeace staged non-violent civil disobedience outside dairy giant Fonterra’s headquarters in Fanshawe St in Auckland’s CBD. Large footprints were painted around ... More >>
Court Sentencing Of OMV Oil Rig Activists
Thursday, 16 March 2023, 7:12 pm | Extinction Rebellion
Extinction Rebellion activists Siana Fitzjohn and Nick Hanafin will appear in the Christchurch District Court for sentencing this Friday 17thMarch at 2:15pm, for boarding OMV’s oil rig as it travelled through the Cook Strait in 2020 in an attempt to ... More >>
Court Sentencing Of OMV Oil Rig Activists
Wednesday, 15 March 2023, 1:26 pm | Extinction Rebellion
Extinction Rebellion activists Siana Fitzjohn and Nick Hanafin will appear in the Christchurch District Court for sentencing this Friday 17th March at 2:15pm, for boarding OMV’s oil rig as it travelled through the Cook Strait in 2020 in an attempt ... More >>
Climate Activists Laid Siege To The Climate Crime Scene Fonterra’s Head Office In Auckland’s CBD
Thursday, 23 February 2023, 10:21 am | Extinction Rebellion
At 6 am this morning climate activists laid siege to Fonterra’s head office in Auckland’s CBD, calling it a climate crime scene. This action to shut down a major polluter is being taken because of inadequate action on the climate crisis by successive ... More >>
Airport Sendoff To Cabinet Ministers And Deputy Prime Minister: Act On The Climate Crisis Now
Friday, 17 February 2023, 3:50 pm | Extinction Rebellion
With the Opening of Parliament rescheduled because of Cyclone Gabrielle with un precidented rainfall as a result of warming seas resulting from the climate crisis, this action is more pertinent than ever. Extinction Rebellion are sending the Cabinet ... More >>
Extinction Rebellion Tamaki Makauraru Issue Banks With Letters Of Demand
Monday, 28 November 2022, 10:53 am | Extinction Rebellion
Extinction Rebellion Tamaki Makauraru (XRTM) is outraged at the dismal failure of COP 27 to stop fossil fuel exploration and extraction. In Aotearoa BNZ, ANZ & ASB insist on ongoing investment in the fossil fuel sector actively contributing ... More >>
Climate Change And Business Conference - Low Expectations
Friday, 16 September 2022, 11:18 am | Extinction Rebellion
WHO & WHAT & WHERE & WHEN The Environmental Defense society has partnered with Climate Change Leaders and Sustainable Business for the Climate Change and Business Conference, 19th and 20th September at Aotea Centre. Most conference ... More >>
Extinction Rebellion Whakatū Announce Their Candidate For This Year's Local Body Election
Friday, 12 August 2022, 11:51 am | Extinction Rebellion
Today, XR Whakatū are blocking the Trafalgar St to launch “The People” in the form of Te Tiriti based peoples assemblies as their candidate for this year's local body elections. “The climate and ecological crisis proves our political system ... More >>
Extinction Rebellion Ōtautahi Presents “giant Open Letter” To Duncan Webb MP
Friday, 29 October 2021, 2:54 pm | Extinction Rebellion
Today at 12:30pm members of Extinction Rebellion Ōtautahi presented their “giant open letter” to the office of Duncan Webb MP for Christchurch Central on Armagh st. Spokesperson James Barber says, “the government has delayed its climate plan ... More >>
KiwiRail Stop Hauling Coal
Thursday, 28 January 2021, 8:43 am | Extinction Rebellion
Today, for the second time in two months Dunedin climate protectors have locked themselves to the railway tracks outside the Dunedin Railway station to stop the KiwiRail coal train from Bathurst Resources’ Takitimu mine in Southland to Fonterra’s ... More >>
Declaration Of ‘Symbolic’ Climate Emergency
Friday, 27 November 2020, 6:16 am | Extinction Rebellion
Does the Government know we are in a climate and ecological emergency, our house is on fire, and we are heading for a catastrophe? Today the government signalled that next week in parliament they intend to pass a climate emergency motion. The ... More >>
Climate Roadshow Arrives In Hawkes Bay On Tuesday, Sept 22nd At Pania Of The Reef, Marine Parade
Wednesday, 23 September 2020, 5:50 am | Extinction Rebellion
Helen Howard speaking at Hawke's Bay The Climate Roadshow, which started in Cape Reinga in the North and Bluff in the South, arrived in Napier on Tuesday 22 September as part of its journey to the capital. The Roadshow is being organised by Extinction ... More >>
On An Aotearoa Citizens' Assembly
Monday, 21 September 2020, 6:18 pm | Extinction Rebellion
Assemblies a way to re-engage non-voters As odd as it may seem to those who love democracy, around a third of New Zealanders will choose not to vote in the upcoming election, prompting calls for new ways of “voting” on important issues. Citizens' ... More >>
Roadshow In Queenstown And Whangarei
Wednesday, 16 September 2020, 6:24 am | Extinction Rebellion
The Election Roadshow for Climate, an initiative of Extinction Rebellion (XR) supported by Aotearoa Climate Emergency (ACE), is well on its way to put climate and ecological change at the forefront of this election. The Roadshow, which started concurrently ... More >>
First Day Of Election Roadshow For Climate A Success
Tuesday, 15 September 2020, 5:04 pm | Extinction Rebellion
Phil Saxby, Jen Olsen and Noel Peterson at Stirling Point, Bluff The Election Roadshow for Climate, an initiative of Extinction Rebellion (XR) supported by Aotearoa Climate Emergency (ACE), has had a successful start to the eleven day journey to put climate ... More >>
Climate Roadshow Ready To Roll
Monday, 7 September 2020, 3:04 pm | Extinction Rebellion
The Election Roadshow for Climate is an initiative of Extinction Rebellion (XR) to put the climate emergency at the front and centre of the 2020 election. The Roadshow starts concurrently from Bluff and Cape Reinga on September 14 and ends at Parliament ... More >>
Kids Protest Tree Felling, Celebrate One Month Occupation
Sunday, 9 August 2020, 11:31 am | Extinction Rebellion
Children will protest the felling of native trees at 58 Canal Road, Avondale at 1 pm today. The Lorax-themed protest celebrates one month since a local stood in front of a wood chipper, starting an occupation. The event includes local actor Kevin ... More >>
Fonterra: Milk And Coal Don’t Mix!
Wednesday, 8 July 2020, 9:50 am | Extinction Rebellion
Fonterra will be greeted by drums, cow costumes, placards and a pile of coal on Thursday morning, 9 July, as Extinction Rebellion Ōtautahi ask the question, ‘Why are Fonterra still using coal in a climate emergency?’ The group will be gathering ... More >>
Jacinda Covid Hero! Jacinda Climate Hero?
Friday, 22 May 2020, 11:15 am | Extinction Rebellion
On Sunday May 24th Extinction Rebellion groups across Aotearoa will be gathering outside Labour Party electorate offices to thank MPs for their effective Covid-19 response and to actively advocate for a Green Covid Stimulus. “Extinction Rebellion ... More >>
