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The Truth About Food: Miles, Cheap Labour & Emissions

April 19, 2023

This week, we were stunned to learn just how far some preserved pears had travelled. The news comes to us thanks to our friends at earthly education (you can check out their amazing Instagram page ...

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UN Takes a Stand for Climate Justice, Urged by Vanuatu

March 30, 2023

GOOD NEWS! The United Nations has taken a critical step towards addressing the climate crisis in a just and equitable way, by passing a landmark resolution on climate justice. The resolution, initi...

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Seals Killed by the Thousands for the Fur Trade

March 26, 2023

It may shock you to know that, in this day and age, baby seal hunting is still a thriving trade. And, thanks to climate change, we may continue to see the population of seals dip in a double whammy...

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Good & Bad News About our Oceans

March 16, 2023

There’s good news and bad in the world’s ocean this week, and both stories are related to climate change. On the one hand, a historic treaty has been signed which could protect biodiversity across ...

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The Year so far in Review

March 9, 2023

The first two months of 2023 have been incredibly turbulent, with natural and human catastrophes here in New Zealand and across the globe. We’ve watched the onslaught of climate-related events with...

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Why The Egg Shortage Matters

February 16, 2023

Food shortages are an easy topic for news stories to plug in. The basic formula: create a brief-lived drama on a slow news day to stir up a delayed shipment, turning it into a frantic ‘panic’ over ...

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Breaking News: Update on the Floods & Cyclone Gabrielle

February 14, 2023

Last week, we posted about the floods ravaging the North Island and parts of the South, ending with the hope that this would be the last of the wet weather to come. Since then, the floods have turn...

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Extreme Flooding Hits Auckland - Climate Change is Here

February 6, 2023

While the lower South Island battles against a heatwave, the North Island and parts of the upper South Island have more pressing concerns. Auckland, the Coromandel, Nelson, Northland, Tairāwhiti, t...

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