http://www.kiwisinclimate.org/blog/ The latest Blog feeds from www.kiwisinclimate.org en-us Sun, 19 Apr 2026 01:30:30 +1200 Rocketspark 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 http://www.kiwisinclimate.org/blog/post/156166/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 ... Thu, 06 Mar 2025 00:00:00 +1300 http://www.kiwisinclimate.org/blog/#post156166 http://www.kiwisinclimate.org/blog/post/156468/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! ... Thu, 27 Feb 2025 00:00:00 +1300 http://www.kiwisinclimate.org/blog/#post156468 http://www.kiwisinclimate.org/blog/post/156170/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.... Sat, 09 Nov 2024 00:00:00 +1300 http://www.kiwisinclimate.org/blog/#post156170