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New Zealand’s first Greenwashing legal settlement

Jessica Palairet, Executive Director of Lawyers for Climate Action NZ, gives a rundown of this landmark case....

The 12 Days of Climate Christmas

At the KiC Auckland Christmas event, it was a pleasure to host our two guest speakers – David Hall (Toha Network, and one of the KiC book authors) and Charlotte Rutherford (Fonterra).It’s been hard yakka (technical term) working in the climate space this year, so we wanted to bring some international flavour to our end of year drinks, as well as provide the opportunity for KiC’ers to raise a glass and toast their mahi this year.Charlotte spoke of her experience at NY Climate Week, an...

KiC Convenor steps up to a new Opportunity

Qiulae (“Q”) was a Kiwis in Climate convenor since early 2024, coming on board as we were still figuring out precisely what we stood for and how we might grow. She has made a huge contribution to the organisation, from the nitty-gritty of running the organisation, to flying the KiC flag onstage as a panelist at the September 2024 Climate Change & Business Conference (CCBC) in Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland....

KiC People in profile: Amanda Ellis

Based in Hawaii, Amanda is the Asia-Pacific Executive Director for ASU’s Global Institute of Sustainability and Innovation, and former New Zealand Ambassador to the UN....

An electric kōrero

For Matariki, 30+ members, friends and allies got together in Tāmaki Makaurau for KiC Auckland’s first ever panel event, an electric kōrero. By Bryce Groves...

Lessons from the Trailblazers

The classic “we’ll make it work” kiwi spirit was on full display at our recent Climate Veterans Webinar — a virtual hui where some of Aotearoa’s earliest climate champions took us behind the scenes of their decades-long work.The spark for this event was a cheeky suggestion from one of our old hands: Nigel Jollands, who thought it would be enlightening to get together the “old farts” in the sector. We settled on the more polite “veterans,” but the idea stuck. Working across the ...

KiC People in Profile: Laura Somerset

We are beyond thrilled to introduce you to our brand new, first ever Kiwis in Climate coordinator - Laura Somerset! ...

KiC People in Profile: Teall Crossen

Recently joined KiC member Teall Crossen talks about her experience working on climate finance in Dili, Timor-Leste, one of the most vulnerable countries in the world to climate perils....

The Ultimate Dividend

KiC convenor Ben Bartle reflects on COP29, dubbed the "Finance COP"...

Communicating on Climate

This KiC webinar explored the challenges and opportunities in communicating on climate, with diverse expertise from Marc Daalder (Senior Political Reporter, Newsroom), Pip Wheaton (climate problem solver and systems thinker), and Dr Jess Aitken (research psychologist)....

Natural Impact: a KiC London event

On 24 April 2024, 24 Kiwis (how’s that for a serendipitous discovery?) gathered for the second in-person London KiC event of the year. By KiC member Tracey Wong...

Change the system, not the climate

We hear this cry often in the climate space. But what system do we actually want? And how might we get there? KiC convenor Ellie Domigan reflects on a new documentary....

In memory of Rod Oram

"The planet and humanity has lost a true hero, but he's left a template for how we can keep the truth alive with authenticity and love!"...

KiC people in profile: Izzy Fenwick

An interview by Tessa Vincent.On a sunny afternoon in Auckland, I am thrilled to be sipping an iced coffee with Izzy Fenwick – a Kiwis in Climate member who is not afraid to bring climate centre stage, and who is intent on driving climate action within the business community and seeing New Zealand’s businesses “do better”....

COP27 report

COP27 took three small steps forward and a big one backwards....