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Weakening Environmental Protection in the Middle of an Ecological Crisis – A Good Thing?

Posted on by Catherine Murupaenga-Ikenn in Uncategorized

Last month, I submitted a formal objection to the Environment (Disestablishment of Ministry for the Environment) Amendment Bill (the Bill) to Parliament’s Environment Committee. What the Bill seeks to do is abolish the standalone Ministry for the Environment and absorb its functions into a consolidated mega-ministry dominated by housing, transport, infrastructure, and local government portfolios. … Continue reading Weakening Environmental Protection in the Middle of an Ecological Crisis – A Good Thing? →

Kai sovereignty update, Summer 2026

Posted on by Peter Bruce-iri in Communication and engagement, Food systems, health, Local Government, regeneration, Regenerative Agriculture, System Change, Tai Tokerau, Uncategorized

The Kai Sovereignty project funded by the NRC's Climate Communities Resilience Fund continues into 2026. You can read our report Our Food Web here. We are refining our strategy through action to promote local, regenerative food systems. This way, the more we do, the more we learn, and more people's insights help us to ground … Continue reading Kai sovereignty update, Summer 2026 →

Regenerative Kiwifruit Field Day

Posted on by Peter Bruce-iri in Food systems, Plants cool, regeneration, Regenerative Agriculture, soil carbon, Tai Tokerau, Tools and Approaches, Uncategorized

The Regenerative Shift:Rethinking Kiwifruit & Avocado Soils Field Day – Tuesday 24 February 2026 | MaungatapereFree Coffee from 9:30am • BBQ at the CloseSupported by Quorum Sense Outline of Topics Join us for an in-depth exploration of regenerative practices in kiwifruit orcharding. We'll dive into four key topics, with 30 minutes dedicated to each. To … Continue reading Regenerative Kiwifruit Field Day →

From consumers to citizens

Posted on by Peter Bruce-iri in Climate activism, Community building, Food systems, health, Policy, regeneration, System Change, Tai Tokerau, Uncategorized

I was born in 1956, a year after Victor Lebow proclaimed the gospel of consumption. Our enormously productive economy demands that we make consumption our way of life, that we convert the buying and use of goods into rituals, that we seek our spiritual satisfaction, our ego satisfaction, in consumption.… We need things consumed, burned … Continue reading From consumers to citizens →

Working the local-global nexus

Posted on by Peter Bruce-iri in Communication and engagement, Community building, Local Government, Policy, regeneration, System Change, Uncategorized

Nations' governments are unreliable actors for climate action. As politics becomes more polarised, we can expect shorter parliamentary terms and greater swings in policy focus. Cities and regions are doing much better, with organisations such as the C40 leading the way. The C40 now includes 97 cities representing 22% of the global economy. The current … Continue reading Working the local-global nexus →