NZ Firsts Bill to fight Woke Banks w Dr Chanelle Duley 19 February 2025.mp3

As of last week, New Zealand First has introduced a member’s bill aimed at preventing banks from refusing their services to businesses based on the ESG or Environmental, Social and Governance Framework.

This bill amends the Financial Markets Act 2022, New Zealand First claims this will mean that new decisions will be based on lawful or commercial grounds, rather than on “unelected, globalist, climate radicals.”

I spoke to Dr Chanelle Duley, a lecturer in Business at the University of Auckland, about the introduction of a new bill that will aim at preventing banks from refusing their services to businesses.