Select Committees

Environment

Environment (Disestablishment of Ministry for the Environment) Amendment Bill, Thursday 2 April, 8:00am - 9:10am, 11:40am - 1:10pm.

Planning Bill; Natural Environment Bill, Thursday 2 April, 9:30am - 10:20am.

Online events

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.

Nationwide events

Freskival – A nationwide weekend of climate workshops

Climate Fresk is a hands-on, collaborative workshop that helps groups map the causes and consequences of climate change.

Taking place Friday 17 – Sunday 19 April, the workshops will run simultaneously across Whangārei, Auckland, Hamilton, Tauranga, New Plymouth, Wellington, Nelson, Christchurch, and Dunedin, plus online. Workshops are open to everyone aged 14+. Places are limited, booking is encouraged.  

Regional events

Auckland

Climate-resistant gardening: Join organic gardener, Dee Pignéguy, for a practical talk on gardening for a changing climate. Sunday 19 April, 1pm-2pm, Whangaparāoa Library, 9 Main Street, Stanmore Bay.

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.

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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