Select committees

Ministry for the Environment and Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet, Long-term Insights Briefing 2025, Thursday 19 February, 9:45am - 10:30am. Live stream available.

Online events

Become a Climate Change-maker: ClimateChangeBowl is running a live online session via Zoom every Tuesday in February from 7:00 pm to 8:00 pm.

New Zealand Climate Litigation Conference, March 26-27, co-hosted by Lawyers for Climate Action, the New Zealand Centre for Environmental Law, and the Legal Research Foundation, online and in-person.

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

Nationwide

Kiwis in Climate book launch tour, in multiple centres, March 11 - 20.

Auckland

New Zealand Climate Litigation Conference, March 26-27, co-hosted by Lawyers for Climate Action, the New Zealand Centre for Environmental Law, and the Legal Research Foundation, online or in-person at Fale Pasifika, University of Auckland.

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.

Wellington

Fabian society event: When will we see action on climate change? Climate researcher James Renwick and Jessica Palairet of Lawyers for Climate Action talk about communicating issues successfully and taking action. February 19 from  6:00 pm to 7:00 pm, 2/57 Willis St.

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.

Wanaka

Wao Aotearoa Harvest Festival Showcase Weekend, two full days of workshops, talks, garden and foraging tours, celebrating local food knowledge, skills, and resilience on 14–15 March at Rippon Hall and locations across the district.

ETS auctions 2026

3 March, 9 June, 8 September, 1 December

Consultation

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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