The Government has rejected all of the Climate Change Commission’s recommendations to strengthen New Zealand’s emissions targets. The move comes despite the commission warning the effects of climate change are hitting New Zealand sooner and more severely than expected, and that New Zealand can and should be doing more. The Government had already indicated it would reject recommendations to strengthen the 2050 targets for methane and carbon emissions. Former Green co-leader, Russel Norman reacts

UN Sounds Alarm: Aotearoa at Risk of “Systemic Racism” The United Nations has issued one of its strongest warnings yet to Aotearoa, saying the country is showing “grave signs” of systemic racism, particularly in policies affecting Māori. The Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination says recent government decisions – including removing Treaty protections in education, reducing Māori-focused programmes, and shifting health policy away from Māori-led structures – may breach internation