Raewyn Peart
Environmental Defence Society on charges to national parks
The Government is considering charging New Zealanders $20 to access national parks and $30 for international visitors. Environmental Defence Society policy director Raewyn Peart spoke to Morning… Audio
New book details New Zealand's biggest environmental battles
For over five decades the Environmental Defence Society has been involved in legal battles to help protect New Zealand's unique natural assets. Audio
The Week in Detail: Postnatal depression, football fever and fish farming
The Detail podcast brings you the issues behind the news every weekday. Here's what we covered this week. Audio
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The Week in Detail: Postnatal depression, football fever and fish farming
The Detail podcast brings you the issues behind the news every weekday. Here's what we covered this week.
AudioSheep, beef and fish: Unlocking New Zealand's aquaculture potential
The government has a goal to grow aquaculture to a $3 billion-a-year industry. But red tape – and red flags – stand in the way. Audio
Sheep, beef and fish: Unlocking New Zealand's aquaculture potential
The government has a goal to grow aquaculture to a $3 billion-a-year industry. But red tape – and red flags – stand in the way.
AudioFailure to protect our landscapes: calls for central governance
A new report condemns the system for failing to protect our landscapes and calls for more direction from central government. The Environmental Defence Society's just released Synthesis Report argues… Audio
Should the government dictate how we grow?
One of the key factors blamed for the runaway housing market is a shortage of supply, which is in turn, blamed, largely on red tape and outdated planning laws. Audio
Dire warnings over health of the Hauraki Gulf
Ominous warnings about the health of the Hauraki Gulf are laid out in a new report which finds fisheries in peril, and polluted waterways choked with sediment build up. The State of the Gulf 2020… Audio
Salmon set to surpass dairy, save the planet
New Zealand’s biggest salmon farmer has an audacious project to make aquaculture bigger than dairy. Think huge underwater salmon paddocks under the Cook Strait, and an industry with an environmental… Audio
Hauraki Gulf clean-up plan resurrected
A sweeping plan to clean up and protect the Hauraki Gulf that's languished in a drawer for two years is being dusted off and will be put into action. The Conservation Minister, Eugenie Sage, is set to… Audio
Hauraki Gulf Health inertia
There's disappointment and frustration from some groups over the lack of official response to a groundbreaking report on how to improve the deteriorating health of the Hauraki Gulf. When it was… Audio
Report: 'Quota management system needs overhaul'
Calls for a full independent review into the fisheries quota management system, following new in-depth research from the Environmental Defence Society. Kathryn Ryan speaks with its Policy Director… Audio
Fisheries shake-up labelled a rebranding exercise
A shake-up of the Ministry for Primary Industries is being criticised for not going far enough to fix the country's fisheries. Last week a new organisation, Fisheries New Zealand was unveiled as a… Audio
The story of the Hauraki Gulf
Concerns about the decline of the Hauraki Gulf have prompted a book looking at the unique marine space's history in the hope people will be prompted into protecting the area. Raewyn Peart's grown up… Audio, Gallery
A new future for marine protected areas in New Zealand
Environment Minister Nick Smith is championing new legislation for marine protected areas, and Raewyn Peart from the Environmental Defence Society has some thoughts on its strengths and weaknesses. Audio
A new future for marine protected areas in New Zealand
Environment Minister Nick Smith is championing new legislation for marine protected areas, and Raewyn Peart from the Environmental Defence Society has some thoughts on its strengths and weaknesses.
AudioGovt under fire for not considering EEZ in marine review
The Government's facing criticism from environmental groups for its decision not to include most of the country's ocean in its overhaul of law governing marine protection. Audio
Insight for 20 April 2014 - Marine Reserves - Protection or Tokenism?
Alison Hossain explores whether NZ's marine reserves are world leading protection or tokenism. Audio
Govt extends set net fishing ban to protect dolphins
The Government is extending its set net fishing ban to protect the critically endangered Maui's dolphins. Audio
