Online events

Climate Change: The Evolving Global and Local Context: Helen Clark Foundation webinar with leading climate change policy experts Dr Rod Carr and Kay Harrison exploring the evolving context, both globally and locally. 21 April, 12:00pm.

Connecting nature, climate, and capital webinar: a deep-dive into the recent report looking at how to unlock domestic and international market potential for voluntary nature-based credits from Aotearoa New Zealand, delivered in collaboration with The Nature Conservancy Aotearoa New Zealand, Deloitte and the Bank of New Zealand. Wednesday, 22 April, 10:00 am.

Fuel, Physics, and What Comes Next: Our Climate Declaration webinar with Nathan Surendran. Nathan, who is an energy engineer and Chair of the Wise Response Society, argues that NZ will probably hit its climate targets. Not because of good policy, but because the economy is being forced into contraction by an energy crisis. 29 April at 7:30pm.

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

Writing the Climate Reckoning, Auckland Writers Festival event with esteemed Indian novelist and thinker Amitav Ghosh, eco-thriller author Charlotte McConaghy (Wild Dark Shore, Migrations) and Toha Network co-founder David Hall (Kiwis in Climate), 17 May, 11:30am – 12:30pm, Hunua Room, Aotea Centre.

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

The Climate Change and Business Conference, organised by the Environmental Defence Society, the Sustainable Business Council and the Climate Leaders Coalition, Viaduct Events Centre, 7-8 September.

Hamilton

Carbon and Energy Professionals Conference 26-27 May, Claudelands, Hamilton.

Wellington

NZ Agriculture and Climate Change Conference, 29–30 April at Tākina Wellington Convention and Exhibition Centre.

The Reality of Everything Symposium, aims to bring together Aotearoa New Zealand's leading experts on issues including the polycrisis, climate change, energy realities, the economy and trade, and food security. 26 Jun, 9:30am to 5:00pm, Rutherford House.

Interactive climate change exhibition at Te Papa.

Queenstown

Electrify Queenstown, at the Queenstown Events Centre, Sunday 17 to Tuesday 19 May.

ETS auctions 2026

9 June, 8 September, 1 December

Petitions

Future is Rail: petition calling on the Minister of Transport, Waka Kotahi and transport decision makers to support the Golden Triangle by Train: Te Huia to Tauranga.

Comms Declare: ban fossil fuel advertising in Aotearoa.

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

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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