New Zealand – The Good Campaigner

Break Free shows the potential for people powered campaigns

I felt a little ball of excitement in my belly this month watching 350.org’s fortnight of action unfold.

TPPA No Way!

This afternoon I joined protests against the Trans Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPPA). The biggest trade deal in history is being signed in Auckland today by its 12 members from across the Pacific region. Naomi Klein, in her book This Changes Everything, says that indigenous communities are on the forefront of the battles against climate change […]

Campaigning

Best bits from Step It Up 2015: value frames, tactical voting and a potty-mouthed economist

I was invited this week to speak at the Step It Up conference in Auckland, organised by NZ Progress. It was great to get out and share ideas with other New Zealand campaigners, trade unionists and activists.

Human rights

Rights groups need to prepare for climate refugees

The news this morning that a Pacific islander may have lost his fight to be recognised as a climate refugee by the New Zealand government reminded me of what a monumental task lies ahead for rights groups.