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Insure Our Future, Not Adani’s Coal Mine
Friday, 13 March 2020, 11:10 am | Extinction Rebellion
Next week Extinction Rebellion Ōtautahi (XRŌ) will be protesting against insurance brokers Marsh, the brokers for Adani’s mega-mine in Australia. Adani is planning to open the Carmichael mine in an area of cultural and ecological significance in ... More >>
Extinction Rebellion Ōtautahi Boards OMV Rig In Cook Strait
Tuesday, 3 March 2020, 5:13 pm | Extinction Rebellion
Tuesday, March 3: At 10.30am today Extinction Rebellion Ōtautahi intercepted OMV’s oil rig at sea as it travelled past the Marlborough Sounds. Siana Fitzjohn and Nick Hanafin boarded the 100 metre high rig and are now secured to the side of ... More >>
Coming together for the climate on Waitangi Day
Thursday, 6 February 2020, 9:52 am | Extinction Rebellion
According to local climate activist group, Extinction Rebellion Whangārei (XRW), it has everything to do with it. More >>
Extinction Rebellion encouraged as police drop charges
Saturday, 25 January 2020, 2:47 pm | Extinction Rebellion
Just three days prior to his court hearing, the Police have withdrawn their case against Dylan Parker, the first Extinction Rebellion member to be charged in Aotearoa. More >>
Christchurch Activists Stand with Australia
Monday, 13 January 2020, 12:03 pm | Extinction Rebellion
Over 100 activists came together today in central Christchurch to show support and love for Australia as catastrophic bushfires are still raging across their country. “The people of Christchurch know what it is like to live through disasters, and ... More >>
Australia Vigil: Mourning for Australia
Friday, 10 January 2020, 3:04 pm | Extinction Rebellion
What: A vigil and procession for what has been lost in the Australian bushfires on the Global Day of Action for Australia More >>
XR members risk arrest to disrupt gas forum
Thursday, 31 October 2019, 8:56 am | Extinction Rebellion
Extinction Rebellion Ōtautahi is today disrupting the New Zealand Gas Conference at Rydges Latimer Square. Over 50 people are gathered with flags and drums outside the hotel to disrupt 'business as usual' for the fossil fuel industry. More >>
XR to disrupt GasNZ Forum
Wednesday, 30 October 2019, 10:28 am | Extinction Rebellion
Extinction Rebellion Ōtautahi will be disrupting the New Zealand Gas Conference this Thursday the 31st October at 7am, at Rydges Latimer Square. More >>
Dear Jacinda, this is an emergency
Monday, 14 October 2019, 8:40 am | Extinction Rebellion
You famously said climate change was this generation’s nuclear-free moment. But when Extinction Rebellion uses the tactics of the Nuclear Free movement, you say you aren’t impressed. More >>
Extinction Rebellion Aotearoa launch decolonisation action
Tuesday, 8 October 2019, 8:31 am | Extinction Rebellion
Today in Wellington, Extinction Rebellion Aotearoa stormed parliament grounds and desecrated the statue of ‘King Dick’ (Richard Seddon), drawing attention to his major role in the colonisation and exploitation of Mãori land. Well known Nga Puhi ... More >>
Extinction Rebellion protesters arrested
Monday, 7 October 2019, 6:38 pm | Extinction Rebellion
More than thirty members of Extinction Rebellion have been arrested after a day of civil disobedience in Wellington. More >>
XR rebels move to outside the Beehive
Monday, 7 October 2019, 4:19 pm | Extinction Rebellion
The rebels are now making their way to the garden of the Beehive, where arrests are expected. More >>
Extinction Rebellion Block MBIE
Monday, 7 October 2019, 9:06 am | Extinction Rebellion
Extinction Rebellion is blocking the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE) on Stout Street, Wellington. More >>
Great-grandmother to lead Wellington blockade
Sunday, 6 October 2019, 2:00 pm | Extinction Rebellion
Extinction Rebellion will disrupt central Wellington tomorrow starting an international wave of climate and environmental civil disobedience. More >>
Extinction Rebellion to disrupt Wellington
Friday, 4 October 2019, 12:27 pm | Extinction Rebellion
Extinction Rebellion will disrupt Wellington on Monday 7 October, starting an international wave of climate and environmental civil disobedience. More >>
Forced to Sail
Tuesday, 1 October 2019, 9:07 am | Extinction Rebellion
Local yachtsman David Zenco is determined to travel to Wellington to attend a global climate protest in a carbon neutral way. However, as New Zealand has no fossil fuel-free public transport options, he was forced to take his boat. More >>
Forced to Sail
Sunday, 29 September 2019, 7:39 pm | Extinction Rebellion
Local yachtsman David Zenco is determined to travel to Wellington to attend a global climate protest in a carbon neutral way. However, as New Zealand has no fossil fuel-free public transport options, he was forced to take his boat. More >>
End the Petroleum Conference
Saturday, 28 September 2019, 1:22 pm | Extinction Rebellion
The amazing participation in the climate strike across New Zealand yesterday showed the depth of feeling about action on the climate and ecological crisis, said a member of Extinction Rebellion Otepoti. Jen Olsen said they now cannot let the Petroleum ... More >>
Ōpōtiki District Council declares a Climate Change Emergency
Thursday, 5 September 2019, 3:04 pm | Extinction Rebellion
At today’s Ordinary Council Meeting, Members of Extinction Rebellion Ōpōtiki urged ODC to make a Climate & Ecological Emergency Declaration (CEED), including signing the Local Government Leaders’ Climate Change Declaration 2017, giving notice ... More >>
Ōpōtiki District Council Declares Climate Emergency
Thursday, 5 September 2019, 1:54 pm | Extinction Rebellion
Ōpōtiki District Councillors voted at the General Meeting on Thursday 5th September 2019 to Declare a Climate Emergency. Mayor John Forbes and four of the five councilors present voted in favour of the motion that “Ōpōtiki District Council declares ... More >>
