The Briefing

The controversial Fast-Track Approvals Bill circumvents legal protections for the environment and threatens public health.

It’s coming up to a year since Cyclone Gabrielle struck Aotearoa New Zealand becoming the most costly weather-related disaster in the country’s history. The ongoing disruption to lives and livelihoods shows the need for more government investment in resilient infrastructure and support for managed retreat for those in vulnerable areas.

The health organisation OraTaiao convened a group of experts to analyse the climate change policies of NZ political party policies. This blog takes a supplementary approach, looking at actual climate related actions taken in the last Parliamentary term (since late 2014).