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Agricultural sector must be held accountable

Tuesday, 26 March 2019, 8:10 pm | New Zealand Climate and Health Council

Health professionals have expressed concern about a newly-released report by New Zealand’s Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment examining how to deal with greenhouse gas emissions from agriculture. While the report contains some useful ... More >>

The Zero Carbon Bill – a crucial Bill for health

Thursday, 12 July 2018, 12:44 pm | New Zealand Climate and Health Council

www.orataiao.org.nz MEDIA RELEASE 12 July 2018 The Zero Carbon Bill – a crucial Bill for health, and an easy way to submit OraTaiao: The New Zealand Climate and Health Council, working with other health groups, has released an online submission ... More >>

An historic meeting for climate change and health

Friday, 6 July 2018, 7:09 pm | New Zealand Climate and Health Council

Today members of 18 leading health professional organisations met with the Minister for Climate Change, Hon. James Shaw, to add their collective voices of support for a strong Zero Carbon Act. More >>

Zero Carbon Bill crucial for NZ’s health

Thursday, 7 June 2018, 1:38 pm | New Zealand Climate and Health Council

Zero Carbon Bill crucial for NZ’s health – but must be faster, fairer and Treaty-based More >>

Health and climate change impacts must be assessed

Friday, 26 January 2018, 12:26 pm | New Zealand Climate and Health Council

Health professionals remain concerned that the so-called Comprehensive and Progressive Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) will obstruct action to address major 21st century health threats such as climate change. More >>

Health professionals support climate policy challenge

Tuesday, 27 June 2017, 12:37 pm | New Zealand Climate and Health Council

New Zealanders’ health is at stake in a court case challenging the government over its failure to tackle climate change. Law student Sarah Thomson is taking on the Minister for Climate Change Issues, arguing that New Zealand’s greenhouse gas emissions ... More >>

Maori health leader speaks about climate change at COP22

Friday, 18 November 2016, 10:11 am | New Zealand Climate and Health Council

World leaders are meeting in Marrakesh to bring to life the promises made to limit climate change in the Paris Agreement. Earlier this week Rhys Jones, a Maori doctor and co-convenor of OraTaiao: The NZ Climate & Health Council, called for climate ... More >>

Health groups call for TPPA health check-up

Wednesday, 3 February 2016, 4:37 pm | New Zealand Climate and Health Council

Health groups across New Zealand are repeating their call for an independent expert health impact assessment of the draft TPP agreement. More >>

Paris Agreement is health agreement for the 21st Century

Wednesday, 23 December 2015, 9:03 am | New Zealand Climate and Health Council

The Paris Agreement on climate change will be at the heart of progress in public health in every country around the world, providing the blueprint for a healthy and safe future. The deal lays the groundwork for global action to limit warming well ... More >>

Health professional groups call for healthy climate action

Monday, 12 October 2015, 10:06 am | New Zealand Climate and Health Council

Sixteen of New Zealand’s most prestigious health professional organisations are today calling for New Zealand to take urgent action on climate change and health, a critical health issue. These health groups (listed below) represent tens of thousands ... More >>

Climate – a big reason Kiwis say no to the TPPA!

Wednesday, 12 August 2015, 2:35 pm | New Zealand Climate and Health Council

“International trade agreements should support, not undermine, global health and environmental treaties. We can't have overseas investors putting up barriers to any country reducing carbon emissions. Climate change is a medical emergency,” said ... More >>

NZ Climate target shows disdain for people’s health

Wednesday, 8 July 2015, 2:27 pm | New Zealand Climate and Health Council

8 July 2015 Yesterday's Government announcement of New Zealand’s post-2020 climate target is a shocking failure to act to reduce health damaging greenhouse gas emissions, says OraTaiao: The NZ Climate and Health Council. ‘This shameful response reneges ... More >>

Pressure to stop head in the sand approach to climate change

Sunday, 7 December 2014, 10:42 am | New Zealand Climate and Health Council

Health professionals say pressure is mounting, both locally and in Lima at the UN climate negotiations, for New Zealand to pull it head out of the sand on climate. This includes international condemnation of our government's inaction as well as ... More >>

Groundbreaking health and climate conference

Thursday, 28 August 2014, 11:46 am | New Zealand Climate and Health Council

The World Health Organization (WHO) is holding its first conference on climate change and health at its headquarters in Geneva this week, with New Zealand health experts in attendance. More >>

No more hesitation, we need climate legislation

Thursday, 3 July 2014, 9:19 am | New Zealand Climate and Health Council

Health professionals strongly support Generation Zero’s ‘Big Ask’ for cross-party legislative action on climate. “We must work together now to respond to our changing climate,” says Dr Alex Macmillan, acting co-convenor of OraTaiao: The New Zealand ... More >>

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