Category: Latest News
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Climate Liberation Aotearoa Disrupts Viking Cruises Twice In One Day
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in Latest News3 July 2024 Yesterday at 10:30am and 6:30pm, Climate Liberation Aotearoa disrupted the two Viking Explorers information sessions in Christchurch at the Rydges Hotel. Supporters of CLA called out Viking’s greenwashing and hypocrisy as they profit from luxury emissions. Approximately a dozen protestors at each info session, predominantly young people, urged potential customers to reconsider…
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Climate Liberation Aotearoa Shows Viking Cruises Who Wears The Horns
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in Latest News2 July 2024 The Climate Liberation Aotearoa has disrupted a Viking Explorers information session to call out their greenwashing and hypocrisy of appearing environmentally friendly whilst profiting from luxury emissions. Protestors urged potential customers to reconsider their holiday options, and demanded Viking Cruise transparency in their environmental impacts and pollution. “Viking cruises burnt 41,180 tonnes…
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Climate Change Minister Leaves EDS Conference, Climate Activists Claim Win
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in Latest News11 June 2024 A group of young activists from School Strike for Climate and Climate Liberation Aotearoa cut Simon Watts’ speech short today at the Environmental Defense Society conference at Te Pae with chants and banners opposing new oil and gas exploration. “Simon Watts was standing there spreading greenwashed lies while his government wages a…
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Protesters Intercept Fast Track Minister
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in Latest NewsJune 2024 Minister Chris Bishop stays silent on threat to endangered species. In Dunedin this morning at around 10:50am, supporters of Climate Liberation Aotearoa intercepted Minister Chris Bishop on his way to attend a budget briefing event arranged by Business South, in order to raise concerns with him about the Fast-track Approvals Bill. Dressed as…
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Climate Liberation Aotearoa Celebrates End Of P & O Pacific Explorer
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in Latest News5 June 2024 Climate Liberation celebrates ending of Pacific Explorer NZ cruises as a win for environment, people, and climate. The P & O Pacific Explorer, which operates out of New Zealand for part of each year, will be retired in February 2025. According to Josh Weinstein, CEO of Carnival Corporation owner of the Pacific…
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Climate Liberation Aotearoa Demands Action On Shipping And Aviation Emissions
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in Latest News15 May 2024 Supporters of Climate Liberation Aotearoa (CLA) will address Christchurch City Council (CCC) today, to ask them to take action on addressing the emissions from international shipping and aviation by voting to include these emissions in the city’s emissions reduction plans. “Setting targets is step one. Targets without a plan give an illusion…
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Climate Liberation Aotearoa Demands Action On Shipping And Aviation Emissions
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in Latest News15th May 2024 Supporters of Climate Liberation Aotearoa (CLA) will address Christchurch City Council (CCC) today, to ask them to take action on addressing the emissions from international shipping and aviation by voting to include these emissions in the city’s emissions reduction plans. “Setting targets is step one. Targets without a plan give an illusion…
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Climate Liberation Aotearoa Disrupts TRENZ Tourism Conference Wellington May 9th
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in Latest News9th May 2024 At the TRENZ Tourism Conference in Wellington this Thursday, supporters of Climate Liberation Aotearoa will hold banners, hand out leaflets and speak through megaphones to protest luxury emissions, greenwashing, and the free ride that the tourism industry’s international emissions get. “TRENZ’s claims about sustainability are just greenwashing unless they start calling for…
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Climate Liberation Aotearoa exposes hypocrisy at Turanga event, From 5:30 PM, Thursday 2nd May
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in Latest News2nd May 2024 At the ‘Outgrowing the System’ discussion panel, members of Climate Liberation Aotearoa will hold Ali Adams, Chief Executive Officer of Christchurch NZ, to account by attending with banners, pamphlets, and asking the hard questions. Climate Liberation Aotearoa supports Christchurch NZ wanting to ‘Outgrow the System’. We admire their ambitious goal to transform…
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Majestic Princess Taking The Piss As Hard Working Kiwis Struggle To Pay The Bills, Says Climate Liberation Aotearoa
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in Latest News19th April 2024 On 19 April at 8:30 AM, Supporters of Climate Liberation Aotearoa will be at Princes Wharf ensuring that passengers from the Majestic Princess cannot turn a blind eye to the damage that cruise ships are doing to our environment. They will hold banners, which read: “You Cruise – We Lose” and share…
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Climate Liberation Aotearoa Takes Action At Wellington Today, Marking 4th Cruise Ship Protest In The Last 8 Days
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in Latest News15th April 2024 Climate Liberation Aotearoa takes action at Zealandia, Wellington on Monday 15 April, marking 4th cruise ship protest in the last 8 days. At 9:30AM on Monday 15th April, Supporters of Climate Liberation Aotearoa will be at Zealandia Wildlife Sanctuary holding banners, handing out leaflets and speaking with cruise ship passengers about the…
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Reduced Cruise Numbers Something To Celebrate Says CLA
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in Latest News12th April 2024 Climate Liberation Aotearoa celebrates Cruise Association chief executive Jacqui Lloyd’s announcement of a decrease in cruise ship visits for next season. “This is a win for our precious climate, for air and water quality, and for local communities!” Says Spokesperson Michael Apathy. “With the cruise industry already departing Aotearoa due to high…
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Climate Campaigners Address Christchurch City Council
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in Latest News19th March 2024 Climate campaigners to council – tourists better to fly than cruise. Tomorrow morning (20th March), between 9 and 10 am, Supporters of Climate Liberation Aotearoa will address Christchurch City Council urging them to add cruise ship emissions to the Christchurch emissions targets so that they are included in the emissions reduction plan.…
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Pōneke march against the Cruise Industry
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in Latest NewsTuesday 9th April 2024 Climate Liberation Aotearoa and supporters will be in Pōneke Tuesday the 9th of April while the cruise ship Ovation of the Seas is docked in the port of Wellington. Concerned locals and supporters will be marching to draw attention to the climate, environmental, and human rights impacts of the cruise ship…
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Otautahi protest against the cruise ship Ovation of the Seas
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in Latest News8th April 2024 Climate Liberation Aotearoa and supporters will be at The Bridge of Remembrance on Monday the 8th of April at 8.30am to greet passengers from the cruise ship Ovation of the Seas. Concerned locals and supporters will also be installing a very large banner on Camp Bay Road to greet the cruise ship.…
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Slow March For Life
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in Latest News16th March 2024 Climate Liberation Aotearoa supporters will today Slow March along George Street, Port Chalmers to greet the passengers from Noordam and Pacific Explorer. “We are marching for life” says spokesperson Jen Olsen. “We invite all people concerned about climate breakdown to join us. This moment is pivotal. The new government is full steam…
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Watch out kids: this Santa’s bad!
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in Latest News8th December 2023 Restore Passenger Rail supporters will be on the move in Tāmaki Makaurau again, this time on a slow march (very slow) beginning at 12 midday at the corner of Great South Road and Cornwall Park Avenue, and they’ve got a guest with them — Santa But it’s a Santa Parade with a…
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Call to action for a fairer New Zealand
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in Latest News6th December 2023 This morning a Restore Passenger Rail supporter spray-painted the windows of two Auckland luxury car yards at 100 and 119 Great North Road, Grey Lynn, Auckland. “Their luxuries are our floods. Their greed is killing us” said Restore Passenger Rail spokesperson Joseph J Fullerton. “And this new government is encouraging it.” “Those…
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Call to climate action never clearer – join us!
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in Latest News4 December 2023 Supporters of Restore Passenger Rail are taking to the streets of Takapuna, Tāmaki Makaurau this morning. They will be marching slowly from Potters Park, Takapuna, to Climate Change Minister Simon Watts’ office, leaving at 10:30 am and arriving at Minister Watts’ office at 11:45. Watts will be in Dubai later this week…
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Slow March for Life
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in Latest News13 November 2023 Today at noon Restore Passenger Rail supporters will Slowly March along Queen Street beginning at Mayoral Drive. Police and traffic officers have been informed. “We are marching for life” says spokesperson Robin Bealing. “We invite all people concerned about climate breakdown to join us. This moment is pivotal. Whatever shape the new…