http://www.kiwisinclimate.org/blog/ The latest Blog feeds from www.kiwisinclimate.org en-us Tue, 30 Jun 2026 17:18:31 +1200 Rocketspark http://www.kiwisinclimate.org/blog/post/166321/introducing-the-kic-book-club/ This month, members of Kiwis in Climate in Aotearoa and around the world met up in-person and virtually to discuss our first climate read.We chose Is a River Alive by Robert Macfarlane, which argues that rivers are not just matter for human use, but living beings – who should be recognised as such in both imagination and law.Of course, this idea isn’t novel for New Zealanders, especially those who hail from the Whanganui - which was referenced in the very first pages of the book.Members... Sat, 13 Jun 2026 10:47:02 +1200 http://www.kiwisinclimate.org/blog/#post166321 http://www.kiwisinclimate.org/blog/post/166320/launching-our-mentorship-programme/ Kiwis in Climate is a network of almost 400 experts and practitioners in climate and sustainability. Our members come from all sectors and experience levels, with careers spanning grassroots advocacy to international diplomacy.Recognising the unique skill and experience in our network, it’s long been our dream to host a mentorship programme that can develop and celebrate talent in the New Zealand climate community.We recently saw this become a reality with the launch of our first mentorship co... Sat, 13 Jun 2026 10:05:15 +1200 http://www.kiwisinclimate.org/blog/#post166320 http://www.kiwisinclimate.org/blog/post/166319/kic-people-in-profile-charles-lee/ Charles Lee is the Director of Te Tumu Whakaora Taiao - Environmental Research Institute (ERI) at the University of Waikato. He is an Antarctic scientist, and previously served as the Co-Principal Investigator for the New Zealand Antarctic Science Platform.... Sat, 13 Jun 2026 09:32:00 +1200 http://www.kiwisinclimate.org/blog/#post166319 http://www.kiwisinclimate.org/blog/post/163517/welcoming-our-new-advocacy-convenor/ Billy Rine has joined Kiwis in Climate as our new head of advocacy.... Fri, 17 Apr 2026 08:34:55 +1200 http://www.kiwisinclimate.org/blog/#post163517 http://www.kiwisinclimate.org/blog/post/161435/minister-responds-to-our-open-letter/ Minister Watts has responded to our open letter but declined to meet.... Thu, 05 Mar 2026 13:25:21 +1300 http://www.kiwisinclimate.org/blog/#post161435 http://www.kiwisinclimate.org/blog/post/158301/new-zealands-first-greenwashing-legal-settlement/ Jessica Palairet, Executive Director of Lawyers for Climate Action NZ, gives a rundown of this landmark case.... Fri, 19 Dec 2025 16:52:01 +1300 http://www.kiwisinclimate.org/blog/#post158301 http://www.kiwisinclimate.org/blog/post/158261/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... Fri, 19 Dec 2025 08:41:11 +1300 http://www.kiwisinclimate.org/blog/#post158261 http://www.kiwisinclimate.org/blog/post/157269/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.... Tue, 02 Dec 2025 10:24:35 +1300 http://www.kiwisinclimate.org/blog/#post157269 http://www.kiwisinclimate.org/blog/post/156020/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.... Tue, 11 Nov 2025 13:36:10 +1300 http://www.kiwisinclimate.org/blog/#post156020 http://www.kiwisinclimate.org/blog/post/156169/an-electric-korero/ 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... Thu, 10 Jul 2025 00:00:00 +1200 http://www.kiwisinclimate.org/blog/#post156169