Greenpeace has announced an upcoming “March for Nature” in response to the current Government’s environmental policies, which they have called a “war on nature.”
Their website says this protest is targeting the Fast Track Consent Bill which “undermines democracy and Te Tiriti.”
Wire Host Caeden spoke to Greenpeace spokesperson Sinead Deighton-O'Flynn about the upcoming march.
They started by asking what the demands of the march were.
Sherry Zhang has her weekly talk with Green party co-leader James Shaw on the recent budget announcment, which includes 1.1 billion investment into nature based jobs. They also talked about essential service workers, and how the budget may be addressing climate change. James touches on the controversial COVID-19 Public Health Response Act, which is currently being reviewed by the select committee.
Zina Swanson is a Ōtautahi Christchurch-based artist working amongst an artistic practice of painting, drawing, sculpture and instalation. Her practice delves into the exploration of the both fluctuating and porous relationship between humans and the natural world—often looking into these uncanny plant-related lores that occupy a slight nod to a darker view of humanity's relationship with the natural world.
Her current exhibition on at Sumer,Their Seeds Are Winged and Borne in Pairs continues and builds on Swanson's exploration of the natural world, navigating its rhythms and textures. Within this exhibition Swanson looks to the Sycamore plant, specifically their seeds. Producing an inquisitive new body of work that includes series of paintings, both acrylic on canvas and watercolour on paper, as well as human scale sculptures in clay and painted steel.
Inviting us to look a bit closer at the natural world around us, and ponder in its porous boundaries between humans.
Maya had a kōrero with Zina Swanson about the show and overall practice.
Oto and Jaycee had a kōrero with Marc Conaco, a Filipino artist based in Tāmaki Makaurau, about his recent exhibition at Studio One called "Ang Sininang Bulawan - The Golden Dress" and the role of the Babaylan in pre-colonial Filipino society.
Jaycee and Marc also talked about their shared experiences as Filipino creatives balancing familial expectations with their artistic pursuits.
This week, Ilena explains how the newly released draft of the Natural and Built Environments Act builds on the Resource Management Act, how the public submission process works and the content in the bill. She speaks with Rick Zwaan, Forest and Bird's Otago and Southland conservation manager and RMA reform campaign leader about it.
Aneeka brings us a report on the Department of Conservation's, Jobs for Nature Programme. Within the $1.3bn being invested in environmental work under the government's Covid-19 recovery plan, $200m is going towards this programme which will hopefully cement conservation efforts in Aotearoa as stimulate jobs for a growing number of Kiwis in struggling industries.
This week in their weekly catch up, James and Brooke talk about EV's and siginificant natural areas.
Recent the governement has announced a discount on EV's, as well as a new fees on non-electric cars. ACT has opposed this move, due to the impact it will have on farmers and large families.
James and Brooke then talk about siginificant natural areas, which will potentially face changes as councils are currently able to take siginigcant natural areas for conservation purposes. ACT has raised concerns over the power which is given to council to take land.
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