Select committees

Environment: Minister's response to the emissions reduction monitoring report for 2025, Thursday 13 November 8:00am - 8:30am, Live Stream Available

Primary Production: Briefing on Government support for research and development in the primary industries, Thursday 13 November 9:00am - 10:00am, Live Stream Available.

Online events

AlterCOP 30 New Zealand: As New Zealand represents one of the key enablers of Climate Action in the APAC region, Climate Club Aotearoa, Climate Crew, Climate Training Co and BetterBytes are delighted to bring AlterCOP's vision to New Zealand to raise awareness of COP, climate science, and prompt more action. 17 Nov - 20 November, online and in-person in Tāmaki Makaurau.

Fresk events: These workshops are open to the general public and are run by Climate Fresk volunteers. The workshops will teach you how climate change works and empower you to take effective action as a citizen.

Regional events

Auckland

AlterCOP 30 New Zealand: As New Zealand represents one of the key enablers of Climate Action in the APAC region, Climate Club Aotearoa, Climate Crew, Climate Training Co and BetterBytes are delighted to bring AlterCOP's vision to New Zealand to raise awareness of COP, climate science, and prompt more action. 17 Nov - 20 November, online and in-person in Tāmaki Makaurau.

Environmental Defence Society and Forest & Bird's environmental summit, Grand Millennium Hotel, 24–25 June 2026.

The Climate Change and Business Conference, organised by the Environmental Defence Society, the Sustainable Business Council and the Climate Leaders Coalition, is scheduled to take place at the Viaduct Events Centre on 7-8 September 2026.

Rotorua

ForestTECH 2025, technology event for forest resource managers, remote sensing, GIS and mapping specialists, inventory foresters, and tree crop and forest establishment managers from across Australasia. 18-19 November.

Wellington

International Conference on Urban Health (ICUH) 2025, Tuesday 18 November to Thursday 20 November, Takina Wellington Convention and Exhibition Centre, 50 Cable Street, Te Aro.

Interactive climate change exhibition at Te Papa.

ETS auctions 2025

Upcoming: 3 December

Consultation

Petitions

Green Party: Restore passenger rail

Action Station: Bring back the Southerner train

Climate Action & Resistance VUW: Call for Victoria University of Wellington to divest from fossil fuels

The Future is Rail: Ensure replacement Cook Strait ferries can carry trains. Don’t cast the South Island adrift!

All Railways: Save Our National Passenger Rail Network.

Change.org: Save Kaipara District's Climate Adaptation Programme

Common Grace Aotearoa: Don't Subsidise Pollution: End Free Carbon Credits.

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