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Politician Monica Lennon tells PinkNews why LGBT+ Scots should vote for her to be the leader of the Scottish Labour Party

Brent Barretts Home Planet: Climate Change Commission roadmap a start 22 Feb, 2021 05:05 AM 4 minutes to read School Strike 4 Climate students provided brilliant examples of people pressuring leaders to lead, such as these protesters in Palmerston North in 2019. School Strike 4 Climate students provided brilliant examples of people pressuring leaders to lead, such as these protesters in Palmerston North in 2019. Manawatu Guardian Im back! For those with a penchant for such things, you may recal...

The presentation was made by members of the All Aboard coalition, Paul Winton of 1point5.org.nz, David Robertson from Generation Zero, and Cooper from Lawyers for Climate Action. Cooper said an early legal test of whether councillors are meeting their legal obligations to act could come when Auckland’s draft Regional Land Transport Plan (RLTP) is released. The RLTP is the $31 billion, 10-year plan work programme involving local and government-run projects, involving NZTA Waka Kotahi and th...

Wellington Airport (file image). Photo: 123RF While international air travel might have ground to a halt, Wellington Airports $1 billion expansion plans are getting ready for takeoff. The airport is currently consulting with the public on some of the early development, which will see the airport grow out into the neighbouring suburbs. Public feedback is currently being sought on some of the early development. But Eleanor West, a Wellington-based volunteer for environmental group Generation Zer...

Our voices can unlock climate action Newsroom 2/02/2021 © Provided by Newsroom WWF-New Zealands Livia Esterhazy explains why the Climate Change Commission’s very existence is proof that our voices matter COMMENT: The key takeaway from the Climate Change Commission report released this week is simple: Together, we can do this. Together, we can make it possible for Aotearoa to do our bit in the global work to confront the climate crisis and keep warming below 1.5ºC. This analysis has shown...

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Sunday, 31 January 2021, 2:30 pm Young people throughout Aotearoa have made it clear that urgent action is needed towards an equitable, resilient and zero carbon future, with the latest findings from the Climate Change Commission echoing these concerns. Aotearoa will miss its emissions reduction targets if it doesnt engage in strong and decisive action now. “We conceptualised the Zero Carbon Act to establish a Climate Change Commission to provide independent, expert analysis of what is neede...

Live updates Welcome to The Spinoff’s live updates for February 1. Contact us at info@spinoff.co.nz. Keep The Spinoff ticking by donating 5.45pm: NZ ‘deeply concerned’ about Myanmar coup The minister of foreign affairs, Nanaia Mahuta, has issued a statement in response to events in Myanmar (see 1.45pm). Here it is, in full: “Aotearoa New Zealand is deeply concerned by the military’s seizure of power in Myanmar. New Zealand is a long-standing supporter of Myanmar’s democratic transi...

The Bulletin: Reaction to big changes required by first emissions report Good morning and welcome to The Bulletin. In today’s edition: Reaction to big changes required by first emissions report, stories swirl about managed isolation places, and UK in bid to join NZ-inclusive trade bloc. The Climate Change Commission has released a major report setting out the changes that will need to be made for New Zealand to meet international emissions obligations. Commissioner Dr Rod Carr described it a...

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